Formulation One
by Superior Labs · capsule · 90 capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 8 50454 00301 6
- DSLD label 32005
- Serving 3 to 6 capsules; amounts per 3 capsules
- 30 servings
Formulation One by Superior Labs lists 32 ingredients, 11 with an amount per serving of 3 capsules, such as 5,000 IU of vitamin A, 60 mg of vitamin C, 400 IU (10 mcg) of vitamin D and 1.5 mg of thiamine; 21 sit inside a blend without their own amounts. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on April 25, 2014.
What is in Formulation One?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 3 capsules. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vitamin Aas Beta-CaroteneVitamin A (Form: as Beta Carotene) | 5,000 IU | 100% | Higher than 55% of 5,772 products listing vitamin A (median 4,000 IU). Per day at the most servings: 10,000 IU. |
| Vitamin Cas Ascorbic Acid | 60 mg | 100% | 65% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 120 mg. |
| Vitamin Das CholecalciferolVitamin D (Form: as Cholecalciferol) | 400 IU (10 mcg) | 100% | 57% of 14,175 products listing vitamin D give more (median 15 mcg). Per day at the most servings: 20 mcg. |
| Thiamineas Thiamine Mononitrate, Vitamin B1Thiamin (Form: as Thiamine Mononitrate) (Alt. Name: Vitamin B-1) | 1.5 mg | 100% | 66% of 9,830 products listing thiamin give more (median 5 mg). Per day at the most servings: 3 mg. |
| Riboflavinas Vitamin B2 | 1.7 mg | 100% | 64% of 9,824 products listing riboflavin give more (median 4 mg). Per day at the most servings: 3.4 mg. |
| Vitamin B6as Pyridoxine HydrochlorideVitamin B-6 (Form: as Pyridoxine HCl) | 10 mg | 500% | Higher than 55% of 15,277 products listing vitamin B6 (median 6 mg). Per day at the most servings: 20 mg. |
| Vitamin B12as CyanocobalaminVitamin B-12 (Form: as Cyanocobalamin) | 6 mcg | 100% | 74% of 14,425 products listing vitamin B12 give more (median 36 mcg). Per day at the most servings: 12 mcg. |
| Pantothenic Acidas D-Calcium PantothenatePantothenic Acid (Form: as D-Calcium Pantothenate) | 10 mg | 100% | 52% of 10,060 products listing pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) give more (median 12 mg). Per day at the most servings: 20 mg. |
| Manganeseas Manganese AsparateManganese (Form: as Manganese Asparate CorrectedName: Manganese Aspartate) | 75 mg | 19% | This amount is far outside what other labels list for manganese, or disagrees with the label's own %DV: possibly a unit or transcription slip in the database. Check the label image on DSLD. |
| Magnesiumas Magnesium L-AspartateMagnesium (Form: as Magnesium L-Aspartate) | 25 mg | 6% | 77% of 14,003 products listing magnesium give more (median 86 mg). Per day at the most servings: 50 mg. |
| Olive leaf extractas OleuropeinZinc (Form: as Zinc Monomethionine) | 10 mg | 67% | 89% of 822 products listing olive give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 20 mg. |
| Formulation One Blend | 1,835 mg | ||
| Lean Muscle & Recovery Matrix | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Beta-Alanine | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| L-Arginineas Arginine Alpha-Ketoglutarate, Arginine Ethyl Ester, Arginine OrotateL-Arginine (Form: as AKG, Arginine Ethyl Ester, & Arginine Orotate) | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Caffeine Anhydrous | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Creatine Ethyl Ester | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Phenylethylamine | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Guarana Extract | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| L-Glutamine | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| L-Leucine | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| L-Valine | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| L-Isoleucine | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| uva ursi | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| White Willow | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Sexual Performance Matrix | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Horny Goat WeedHorny Goat Weed Genus: Epimedium Species: Grandiflorum Note: Extract | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Cordyceps Sinensis | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Wolfsberry | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Cistanche Salsa | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Mental Focus Matrix | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Gingko biloba | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Betaine HCl | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Men's Health Matrix | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Saw Palmetto | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Pumpkin | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Lycopene | in the blend, no amount given |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 32005 (entered April 25, 2014), 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:
- 89% of the 822 products that print an amount of olive list more than its 10 mg of olive (median 100 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.
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 3 capsules daily (in the morning with breakfast). On workout days, the 3 capsules can be taken prior to exercise. Do not exceed 6 total capsule during any 24 hour period.
- Warnings
- CONSULT YOUR PHYSICIAN PRIOR TO USE IF YOU HAVE A MEDICAL CONDITION, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, HEART, LIVER, KIDNEY, OR THYROID DISEASE, PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS, DIFFICULTY URINATING, DIABETES, HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE, CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA, RECURRENT HEADACHES, ENLARGED PROSTATE OR GLAUCOMA. IMMEDIATELY DISCONTINUE IF YOU EXPERIENCE RAPID HEARTBEAT, DIZZINESS, SEVER HEADACHES OR SHORTNESS OF BREATH.
- DO NOT USE IF PREGNANT OR NURSING.
- NEVER EXCEED THE RECOMMENDED MAXIMUM DOSAGE.
- DO NOT CONSUME SYNEPHRINE, CAFFEINE, OR THYROID-BOOSTING COMPOUNDS FROM OTHER SOURCES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, COFFEE, TEA, SODA, AND OTHER DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS OR MEDICATIONS CONTAINING PHENYLEPHRINE OR CAFFEINE OR ANY STIMULANTS WHATSOEVER.
- CONSULT YOUR PHYSICIAN PRIOR TO USE IF YOU ARE TAKING MEDICATION, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, MAOI INHIBITORS, ANTI-DEPRESSANTS, ASPIRIN, NON-STEROIDAL ANTI-INFLAMMATORY DRUGS OR PRODUCTS CONTAINING PHNYLEPHRINE, EPHEDRINE, PSEUDOPHEDRINE, PHENYLETHYLAMINE OR OTHER STIMULANTS.
- KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.
- USE ONLY AS DIRECTED.
- DO NOT US IF ALLERGIC OR CONTRAINDICATED TO ASPIRIN.
- DISCONTINUE USE TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO SURGERY OF IF STOMACH UPSET OCCURS.
- WARNINGS: FORMULATION ONE IS NOT FOR USE BY PERSONS UNDER THE AGE OF 18.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 32005.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Gelatin, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Magnesium Stearate, FD&C Blue #1, FD&C Red #40.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): SUPERIOR LABS THE SCIENCE OF PERFORMANCE.
How many labels does Formulation One have?
One label is on file, entered on April 25, 2014.
- Label 32005 (current) Entered April 25, 2014 · on the market · 90 capsules · UPC 8 50454 00301 6
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Superior Lab (distributor). All Superior Labs products.