PlainVitamins

Explosive Energy Metabolizer

by GNC AMP Advanced Muscle Performance · other (e.g. tea bag) · 30 packs

  • On the market (NIH)
  • DSLD label 317646
  • Serving 2 orange caplets
  • 30 servings

Explosive Energy Metabolizer by GNC AMP Advanced Muscle Performance lists 17 ingredients, 17 with an amount per serving of 2 orange caplets, such as 120 mg of vitamin C, 20 mg of niacin, 2 mg of vitamin B6 and 10 mg of pantothenic acid. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on September 25, 2024.

What is in Explosive Energy Metabolizer?

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

Explosive Energy Metabolizer: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 317646, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Vitamin Cas Ascorbic Acid120 mg133%Vitamin C in Explosive Energy Metabolizer against 18,583 products120 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 60 mg to 270 mg, the median 100 mg.DV 90 mgUL 2,000 mg120 mg

Higher than 51% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C (median 100 mg).

Niacin20 mg125%Niacin in Explosive Energy Metabolizer against 12,413 products20 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 13.2 mg to 48 mg, the median 20 mg.DV 16 mgUL 35 mg20 mg

46% of 12,413 products listing niacin give more (median 20 mg).

Vitamin B6as Pyridoxine Hydrochloride2 mg118%Vitamin B6 in Explosive Energy Metabolizer against 15,277 products2 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 2 mg to 20 mg, the median 6 mg.DV 1.7 mgUL 100 mg2 mg

69% of 15,277 products listing vitamin B6 give more (median 6 mg).

Pantothenic Acidas Calcium D-Pantothenate10 mg200%Pantothenic Acid (Vitamin B5) in Explosive Energy Metabolizer against 10,060 products10 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 6 mg to 50 mg, the median 12 mg.DV 5 mg10 mg

52% of 10,060 products listing pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) give more (median 12 mg).

Ginger Root Extract500 mgGinger in Explosive Energy Metabolizer against 1,770 products500 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 150 mg, the median 60 mg.500 mg

Higher than 91% of 1,770 products listing ginger (median 60 mg).

Gingerols5%25 mgGingerol in Explosive Energy Metabolizer against 45 products25 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 1 mg to 11.25 mg, the median 4 mg.25 mg

Higher than 82% of 45 products listing gingerol (median 4 mg).

Yerba Mate leaf extract500 mgMate in Explosive Energy Metabolizer against 131 products500 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 400 mg, the median 100 mg.500 mg

Higher than 79% of 131 products listing mate (median 100 mg).

Caffeine8%40 mgCaffeine in Explosive Energy Metabolizer against 3,358 products202 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 275 mg, the median 200 mg.202 mg

Higher than 66% of 3,358 products listing caffeine (median 200 mg).

Guarana Seed Extract422 mgGuarana in Explosive Energy Metabolizer against 317 products422 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 300 mg, the median 125 mg.422 mg

Higher than 80% of 317 products listing guarana (median 125 mg).

Caffeine36%152 mg
Black Tea leaf extract100 mgBlack Tea in Explosive Energy Metabolizer against 81 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 1,000 mg, the median 350 mg.100 mg

73% of 81 products listing black tea give more (median 350 mg).

Caffeine10 mg
Polyphenols60 mgPolyphenols in Explosive Energy Metabolizer against 249 products60 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 19.5 mg to 180 mg, the median 80 mg.60 mg

55% of 249 products listing polyphenols give more (median 80 mg).

Schisandra chinensis fruit extract100 mgSchisandra in Explosive Energy Metabolizer 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).

L-Carnitineas L-Carnitine Fumarate25 mgL-Carnitine in Explosive Energy Metabolizer against 1,338 products25 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 110.5 mg to 1,000 mg, the median 500 mg.25 mg

87% of 1,338 products listing L-carnitine give more (median 500 mg).

Dill Flower, Leaf, Stem Extractas Dill Flower Extract, Dill Leaf Extract, Dill Stem Extract5 mgDill in Explosive Energy Metabolizer against 35 products5 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 5 mg to 1,000 mg, the median 450 mg.5 mg

63% of 35 products listing dill give more (median 450 mg).

Grape Seed Extract1 mgGrape in Explosive Energy Metabolizer against 1,900 products1 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 100 mg, the median 50 mg.1 mg

98% of 1,900 products listing grape give more (median 50 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 317646 (entered September 25, 2024), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD or its label image (PDF). 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:

  • Its 500 mg of ginger is higher than 91% of the 1,770 ginger products that print an amount; 120 list more.
  • 87% of the 1,338 products that print an amount of L-carnitine list more than its 25 mg of L-carnitine (median 500 mg).
  • 63% of the 35 products that print an amount of dill list more than its 5 mg of dill (median 450 mg).
  • 98% of the 1,900 products that print an amount of grape list more than its 1 mg of grape (median 50 mg).

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?

The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Explosive Energy Metabolizer'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
Directions: As a dietary supplement, take the contents of one pack daily with food.
Warnings
Contains: Soy.
Total Caffeine = 202 mg per serving. Warning: Cancer and reproductive harm - www.P65Warnings.ca.gov. Discontinue use two weeks prior to surgery. Inform your physician of this product's biotin content before any lab test. Niacin may cause a temporary flushing reaction.
Consult your physician prior to using this product if you are pregnant, nursing, taking medication, or have a medical condition.
Keep out of reach of children.
Allergens and what it does not contain
No artificial flavors, Gluten free. GF Gluten free
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 317646.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Microcrystalline Cellulose, Crospovidone, Hydroxypropyl Cellulose, Dicalcium Phosphate, Croscarmellose Sodium, Maltodextrin, Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, Stearic Acid, Silicon Dioxide, Polydextrose, Titanium Dioxide, Riboflavin, Magnesium Stearate, Sugar, Talc, Medium Chain Triglyceride, Acetoglycerides, Carnauba Wax, Polyethylene Glycol, natural Vanilla Mint flavor, Gum Arabic, Polysorbate 80, Sucralose, Carmine, Tricalcium Phosphate, Sodium Starch Glycolate.

How many labels does Explosive Energy Metabolizer have?

3 labels are on file under this name since January 25, 2020: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 317646 (current) Entered September 25, 2024 · on the market · 30 packs
  2. Label 312701 Entered July 25, 2024 · on the market · 60 orange caplets
  3. Label 210691 Entered January 25, 2020 · off the market December 13, 2022 · 30 packs

DSLD also links this label to: Mega Men Sport Multivitamin (bundle set), Mental Sharpness (bundle set), AOX Recovery (bundle set), N.O. Charger & Circulatory Pump (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 GNC Holdings, LLC (distributor), Pittsburgh, PA. All GNC AMP Advanced Muscle Performance products.

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