PlainVitamins

Kwik Energy

by Universal · tablet or pill · 60 tablets

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 0 39442 04585 0
  • DSLD label 38255
  • Serving 1 tablet
  • 60 servings

Kwik Energy by Universal lists 4 ingredients, 4 with an amount per serving of 1 tablet, such as 250 mg of caffeine anhydrous, 50 mg of cocoa extract, 50 mg of kola nut seed powder and 50 mg of guarana seed powder. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on October 27, 2014.

What is in Kwik Energy?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 tablet. 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).

Kwik Energy: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 38255, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Caffeine Anhydrous250 mgCaffeine in Kwik Energy against 3,358 products250 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 275 mg, the median 200 mg.250 mg

Higher than 69% of 3,358 products listing caffeine (median 200 mg).

Cocoa extractas Phenylethylamine50 mgCocoa in Kwik Energy against 255 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 450 mg, the median 150 mg.50 mg

74% of 255 products listing cocoa give more (median 150 mg).

Kola Nut seed powderas Methylxanthines50 mgCola in Kwik Energy against 39 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 75 mg to 212.5 mg, the median 175 mg.50 mg

79% of 39 products listing cola give more (median 175 mg).

Guarana seed powderas Methylxanthines50 mgGuarana in Kwik Energy against 317 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 300 mg, the median 125 mg.50 mg

71% of 317 products listing guarana give more (median 125 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 38255 (entered October 27, 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?

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?

The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Kwik Energy'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
DOSAGE: For best results take one tablet 30 minutes before your workout or when extra energy is needed.
Warnings
Made in a GMP facility on equipment that processes milk, soy, egg, peanuts, tree nuts, fish, shellfish, and wheat.
Do not exceed 2 tablets per day.
WARNING: This product is not intended for those with a serious medical condition or pregnant or lactating women.
This product is not for use by anyone under the age of 18.
Please consult with a physician before using this product, especially if you are using any prescription drug, over-the-counter medication, or supplements.
California Residents Proposition 65 Warning: This product contains a substance known to the State of California to cause birth defects or other reproductive harm.
Keep out of reach of children.
Do not exceed recommended dose.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 38255.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Microcrystalline Cellulose, Dicalcium Phosphate, Stearic Acid, Magnesium Stearate, Red #40, Pharmaceutical Glaze.

How many labels does Kwik Energy have?

One label is on file, entered on October 27, 2014.

  1. Label 38255 (current) Entered October 27, 2014 · on the market · 60 tablets · UPC 0 39442 04585 0

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

Who makes it?

The label names Universal Nutrition (manufacturer, distributor), New Brunswick, New Jersey. All Universal products.

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