Energy Formula
by GNC Mega Men · capsule · 30 packs
- On the market (NIH)
- DSLD label 27450
- Serving 1 brown filled capsule
Energy Formula by GNC Mega Men lists 4 ingredients, 4 with an amount per serving of 1 brown filled capsule, such as 300 mg of guarana seed extract, 100 mg of panax ginseng root extract, 100 mg of rhodiola rosea root extract and 100 mg of yerba mate leaf extract. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on November 25, 2013.
What is in Energy Formula?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 brown filled capsule. The capsule beside an amount places it among every product in the NIH database that lists the same ingredient: the bar is the middle half of their amounts, the line in it the median, the whiskers the 10th and 90th percentiles; the green tick is the FDA Daily Value and the red dashed tick the adult upper limit (IOM).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guarana Seed Extractas CaffeineGuarana Seed Extract (Form: 36% Caffeine Note: = 108 mg) PlantPart: Seed Genus: Paullinia Species: cupana | 300 mg | Higher than 72% of 317 products listing guarana (median 125 mg). | |
| Panax ginseng Root Extractas GinsenosidesPanax ginseng Root Extract (Form: 3% Ginsenosides Note: = 3 mg) PlantPart: Root Genus: Panax Species: ginseng | 100 mg | Higher than 51% of 706 products listing oriental ginseng (median 90 mg). | |
| Rhodiola rosea Root Extractas RosavinsRhodiola rosea Root Extract (Form: 1% Rosavins Note: = 1 mg) PlantPart: Root Genus: Rhodiola Species: rosea | 100 mg | 49% of 945 products listing rhodiola give more (median 100 mg). | |
| Yerba Mate leaf extract | 100 mg | 46% of 131 products listing mate give more (median 100 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 27450 (entered November 25, 2013), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD. Amounts are what the maker printed; DSLD does not test products. Daily Values: the FDA's Daily Value page.
Is that a lot?
Every amount on this label with a position sits within the middle 80% of the products that list the same ingredient.
The NIH database records one serving a day from the label's directions; its % Daily Values are for adults and children 4 or more years of age. The directions as printed are further down this page.
The Tolerable Upper Intake Level is the most of a nutrient per day, from food, water and supplements together, that is likely to pose no risk for almost all adults (Institute of Medicine, 2011). It does not apply under medical supervision. This page compares labels; it is not medical advice.
Sources: amounts from the DSLD label; Daily Values from 21 CFR 101.9(c)(8)(iv); adult upper limits from the Institute of Medicine's DRI summary tables (2011). How positions are computed.
Which products have the closest formulas?
2 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Energy FormulaGNC Herbal Plus Formula same ingredients
- Energy FormulaGNC Herbal Plus same ingredients
- Super StingersDBI Distribution 3 shared, 46% alike
- Energycare/of 2 shared, 44% alike
- Slimming FormulaTerraVita 2 shared, 43% alike
- Slimming Formula Strawberry FlavorTerraVita 2 shared, 43% alike
Source: ingredient lists of every product's current label in DSLD (version 9.4.0); similarity weights each shared ingredient by how rare it is.
What does the label say about taking it?
Quoted from the label as DSLD transcribed it: the maker's words, including any claim about what the product does, which the FDA has not evaluated and PlainVitamins does not endorse.
- Directions
- To ensure a complete nutritional program, take daily with these GNC products: - Triple Strength Fish Oil - Ultra Probiotic Complex 25 - SuperFoods Whole Foods Blend - GNC Protein
- DIRECTIONS: As a dietary supplement, take the contents of one pack daily with food. Do not exceed recommended daily dose.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- No Artificial Colors, No Wheat, No Gluten, No Dairy, Yeast Free.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 27450.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Vegetable Cellulose Capsule, Cellulose.
How many labels does Energy Formula have?
2 labels are on file under this name since January 25, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 27450 (current) Entered November 25, 2013 · on the market · 30 packs
- Label 4252 Entered January 25, 2012 · off the market September 28, 2011
DSLD also links this label to: Mega Men (bundle set), Dhea 25 (bundle set), Saw Palmetto Formula (bundle set).
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names General Nutrition Corporation (distributor), Pittsburgh, PA. All GNC Mega Men products.