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Energy Plus

by Pure Essence Labs · tablet or pill · 60 tablets

  • Off the market since July 2020 (NIH)
  • UPC 6 59670 02003 2
  • DSLD label 2208
  • Serving 2 tablets
  • 30 servings

Energy Plus by Pure Essence Labs lists 17 ingredients, 17 with an amount per serving of 2 tablets, such as 1,000 mg of organic spirulina, 150 mg of codonopsis, 150 mg of cordyceps extract and 150 mg of goji. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on November 25, 2011.

What is in Energy Plus?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 tablets. 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).

Energy Plus: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 2208, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
organic Spirulina1,000 mgBlue-Green Algae in Energy Plus against 709 products1,000 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 1,000 mg, the median 500 mg.1,000 mg

Higher than 69% of 709 products listing blue-green algae (median 500 mg). Per day at the most servings: 2,000 mg.

Codonopsisas PolysaccharidesCodonopsis (Form: 10% Polysaccharides) PlantPart: root Genus: Codonopsis150 mg
Cordyceps extractas Cordycepic AcidCordyceps extract (Form: 10% Cordycepic Acid)150 mgCordyceps in Energy Plus against 450 products150 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 600 mg, the median 250 mg.150 mg

63% of 450 products listing cordyceps give more (median 250 mg). Per day at the most servings: 300 mg.

Gojias PolysaccharidesGoji (Form: 20% Polysaccharides) PlantPart: fruit150 mg
Bai-ZhuBai-Zhu PlantPart: root Genus: Atractylodes Note: 10:1 extract100 mg
Eleutheroas EleutherosidesEleuthero (Form: 0.8% Eleutherosides) PlantPart: root100 mg
GynostemmaGynostemma PlantPart: Aerial Parts Note: 90% gypenosides100 mgJiaogulan in Energy Plus against 67 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 550 mg, the median 250 mg.100 mg

70% of 67 products listing jiaogulan give more (median 250 mg). Per day at the most servings: 200 mg.

Schizandra FruitSchizandra Fruit Note: 5:1 extract100 mgSchisandra in Energy Plus against 460 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 240 mg, the median 108.75 mg.100 mg

50% of 460 products listing schisandra give more (median 108.75 mg). Per day at the most servings: 200 mg.

Cornus FruitCornus Fruit Note: 12:1 extract75 mg
Salvia RootSalvia Root Note: 8:1 extract75 mg
White Peony RootWhite Peony Root Note: 16:1 extract75 mgWhite Peony in Energy Plus against 35 products75 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 983 mg, the median 150 mg.75 mg

80% of 35 products listing white peony give more (median 150 mg). Per day at the most servings: 150 mg.

Astragalusas PolysaccharidesAstragalus (Form: 15% Polysaccharides) PlantPart: root Genus: Astragalus50 mgAstragalus in Energy Plus against 604 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 405 mg, the median 132.5 mg.50 mg

73% of 604 products listing astragalus give more (median 132.5 mg). Per day at the most servings: 100 mg.

Reishi MushroomReishi Mushroom PlantPart: Fruiting body Note: 10% polysaccharides50 mgReishi mushroom in Energy Plus against 500 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 500 mg, the median 180 mg.50 mg

73% of 500 products listing reishi mushroom give more (median 180 mg). Per day at the most servings: 100 mg.

L-Leucine40 mgLeucine in Energy Plus against 2,056 products0.04 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 3.5 g, the median 2.5 g.0.04 g

96% of 2,056 products listing leucine give more (median 2.5 g). Per day at the most servings: 0.08 g.

Aged CitrusAged Citrus PlantPart: peel Note: 4:1 extract25 mgCitrus in Energy Plus against 69 products25 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 28 mg to 200 mg, the median 85 mg.25 mg

75% of 69 products listing citrus give more (median 85 mg). Per day at the most servings: 50 mg.

Zizyphus SeedZizyphus Seed Note: 18:1 extract25 mgJujube in Energy Plus against 115 products25 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 475 mg, the median 100 mg.25 mg

90% of 115 products listing jujube give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 50 mg.

BioPerine Piper nigrum extractBioPerine Piper nigrum extract Genus: Piper Species: nigrum Note: 50:11 mgBlack Pepper in Energy Plus against 2,363 products1 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 5 mg to 10 mg, the median 5 mg.1 mg

97% of 2,363 products listing black pepper give more (median 5 mg). Per day at the most servings: 2 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 2208 (entered November 25, 2011), 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?

The rows in the top or bottom tenth of the products that list the same ingredient, and any above the adult upper limit at the most servings a day the directions give:

  • 96% of the 2,056 products that print an amount of leucine list more than its 0.04 g of L-leucine (filed by NIH under leucine) (median 2.5 g).
  • 90% of the 115 products that print an amount of jujube list more than its 25 mg of zizyphus seed (filed by NIH under jujube) (median 100 mg).
  • 97% of the 2,363 products that print an amount of black pepper list more than its 1 mg of BioPerine piper nigrum extract (filed by NIH under black pepper) (median 5 mg).

The NIH database records 1 to 2 servings 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?

The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Energy Plus's, rare ingredients counting for more.

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
SUGGESTED USE: Two tablets, one or twice daily, as desired.
Warnings
Caution: Please keep all supplements out of children's reach.
Storage
Storage: Keep tightly closed at room temperature in a dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 2208.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Silicon Dioxide, Croscarmellose Sodium, Stearic Acid.

How many labels does Energy Plus have?

One label is on file, entered on November 25, 2011.

  1. Label 2208 (current) Entered November 25, 2011 · off the market July 9, 2020 · 60 tablets · UPC 6 59670 02003 2

DSLD also links this label to: EnergyPlus (package size difference, same product), EnergyPlus (package size difference, same product), EnergyPlus (package size difference, same product), EnergyPlus (package size difference, same product).

Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).

Who makes it?

The label names Pure Essence Laboratories, Inc. (manufacturer), Las Vegas, NV. All Pure Essence Labs products.

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