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Performax Sports

by Higher Nature · tablet or pill · 30 tablets

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 5 031013 106743
  • DSLD label 42267
  • Serving 1 tablet
  • 30 servings

Performax Sports by Higher Nature lists 14 ingredients, 14 with an amount per serving of 1 tablet, such as 50 mg alpha-TE of vitamin E, 100 mg of vitamin C, 5 mg of riboflavin and 4 mg of zinc. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on February 25, 2015.

What is in Performax Sports?

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).

Performax Sports: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 42267, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Vitamin EVitamin E Note: 75iu50 mg alpha-TE417%
Vitamin C100 mg125%Vitamin C in Performax Sports against 18,583 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 60 mg to 270 mg, the median 100 mg.DV 90 mgUL 2,000 mg100 mg

50% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 300 mg.

Riboflavinas Vitamin B25 mg357%Riboflavin in Performax Sports against 9,824 products5 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 1.7 mg to 25 mg, the median 4 mg.DV 1.3 mg5 mg

Higher than 51% of 9,824 products listing riboflavin (median 4 mg). Per day at the most servings: 15 mg.

Zinc4 mg40%Zinc in Performax Sports against 13,186 products4 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 5 mg to 15 mg, the median 11 mg.DV 11 mgUL 40 mg4 mg

81% of 13,186 products listing zinc give more (median 11 mg). Per day at the most servings: 12 mg.

Manganese1.3 mg65%Manganese in Performax Sports against 7,016 products1.3 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 1 mg to 3.92 mg, the median 2 mg.DV 2.3 mgUL 11 mg1.3 mg

67% of 7,016 products listing manganese give more (median 2 mg). Per day at the most servings: 3.9 mg.

Selenium50 mcg91%Selenium in Performax Sports against 7,658 products50 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 27 mcg to 100 mcg, the median 55 mcg.DV 55 mcgUL 400 mcg50 mcg

56% of 7,658 products listing selenium give more (median 55 mcg). Per day at the most servings: 150 mcg.

Beta-Carotene2.3 mg
reduced Glutathione20 mgGlutathione in Performax Sports against 717 products20 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 10 mg to 200 mg, the median 50 mg.20 mg

67% of 717 products listing glutathione give more (median 50 mg). Per day at the most servings: 60 mg.

Alpha Lipoic Acid10 mgAlpha Lipoic Acid in Performax Sports against 2,407 products10 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 150 mg, the median 50 mg.10 mg

84% of 2,407 products listing alpha lipoic acid give more (median 50 mg). Per day at the most servings: 30 mg.

L-Cysteine5 mgCysteine in Performax Sports against 516 products5 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 30 mg to 200 mg, the median 85 mg.5 mg

91% of 516 products listing cysteine give more (median 85 mg). Per day at the most servings: 15 mg.

N-Acetyl Cysteine5 mgN-Acetyl Cysteine in Performax Sports against 1,259 products5 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 55 mg to 500 mg, the median 150 mg.5 mg

98% of 1,259 products listing N-acetyl cysteine give more (median 150 mg). Per day at the most servings: 15 mg.

Co-Enzyme Q105 mgCoenzyme Q-10 in Performax Sports against 2,922 products5 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 30 mg to 100 mg, the median 60 mg.5 mg

91% of 2,922 products listing coenzyme Q-10 give more (median 60 mg). Per day at the most servings: 15 mg.

Bilberry10 mgBilberry in Performax Sports against 896 products10 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 20 mg to 100 mg, the median 50 mg.10 mg

85% of 896 products listing bilberry give more (median 50 mg). Per day at the most servings: 30 mg.

Chicory10 mgChicory in Performax Sports against 99 products10 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 991.5 mg, the median 60 mg.10 mg

98% of 99 products listing chicory give more (median 60 mg). Per day at the most servings: 30 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 42267 (entered February 25, 2015), 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:

  • 84% of the 2,407 products that print an amount of alpha lipoic acid list more than its 10 mg of alpha lipoic acid (median 50 mg).
  • 91% of the 516 products that print an amount of cysteine list more than its 5 mg of L-cysteine (filed by NIH under cysteine) (median 85 mg).
  • 98% of the 1,259 products that print an amount of N-acetyl cysteine list more than its 5 mg of N-acetyl cysteine (median 150 mg).
  • 91% of the 2,922 products that print an amount of coenzyme Q-10 list more than its 5 mg of co-enzyme Q10 (filed by NIH under coenzyme Q-10) (median 60 mg).
  • 85% of the 896 products that print an amount of bilberry list more than its 10 mg of bilberry (median 50 mg).
  • 98% of the 99 products that print an amount of chicory list more than its 10 mg of chicory (median 60 mg).

The NIH database records 3 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 Performax Sports'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: Take 1 tablet up to 3 times a day with meals, or as your health professional advises. Do not exceed recommended daily intake.
Warnings
Store in a cool, dry, steam-free environment out of reach of children.
Allergens and what it does not contain
DOES NOT CONTAIN: wheat, gluten, lactose, dairy products, artificial preservatives, colours or flavourings.
Storage
STORAGE: Store in a cool, dry, steam-free environment out of reach of children.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 42267.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: natural Lithothamnion calcarea, Ascorbic Acid, Microcrystalline Cellulose, D-Alpha-Tocopheryl Succinate, Beta-Carotene, Ascorbyl Palmitate, DL-Alpha-Tocopherol, Silicon Dioxide, Glutathione, Reduced, Zinc Citrate, Alpha-Lipoic Acid, Bilberry, Powder, Chicory, Powder, L-Selenomethionine, Microcrystalline Cellulose, L-Cysteine Hydrochloride, Magnesium Stearate, Manganese Citrate, Riboflavin, Coenzyme Q-10, N-Acetyl-L-Cysteine, Zein Protein Coating, Silicon Dioxide.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): GLUTEN FREE DAIRY FREE; Higher Nature(R); Jar {Recycle} 1 PET Lid {Recycle} 5 PP.

How many labels does Performax Sports have?

2 labels are on file under this name since January 23, 2015: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 42267 (current) Entered February 25, 2015 · on the market · 30 tablets · UPC 5 031013 106743
  2. Label 41499 Entered January 23, 2015 · off the market September 2, 2014 · 30 tablets · UPC 5 031013 106743

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

Who makes it?

The label names Higher Nature (manufacturer), Burwash Common, East Sussex, UK. All Higher Nature products.

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