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Pick Me Up

by California Natural · tablet or pill · 60 tablets

  • Off the market since October 2024 (NIH)
  • UPC 0 85001 51311 7
  • DSLD label 247770
  • Serving 1 to 2 tablets; amounts per 2 tablets
  • 30 servings

Pick Me Up by California Natural lists 5 ingredients, 5 with an amount per serving of 2 tablets, such as 500 mcg of vitamin B12, 150 mg of calcium, 200 mg of eleuthero and 120 mg of guarana seed extract. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on May 22, 2021.

What is in Pick Me Up?

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).

Pick Me Up: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 247770, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Vitamin B12as CyanocobalaminVitamin B12 (Form: as Cyanocobalamin)500 mcg20,833%Vitamin B12 in Pick Me Up against 14,425 products500 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 6 mcg to 200 mcg, the median 36 mcg.DV 2.4 mcg500 mcg

Higher than 82% of 14,425 products listing vitamin B12 (median 36 mcg).

Calciumas Calcium CarbonateCalcium (Form: as Calcium Carbonate)150 mg12%Calcium in Pick Me Up against 17,831 products150 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 252 mg, the median 115 mg.DV 1,300 mgUL 2,500 mg150 mg

Higher than 58% of 17,831 products listing calcium (median 115 mg).

Eleuthero200 mgEleuthero in Pick Me Up against 726 products200 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 200 mg, the median 100 mg.200 mg

Higher than 74% of 726 products listing eleuthero (median 100 mg).

Guarana seed extract120 mgGuarana in Pick Me Up against 317 products120 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 300 mg, the median 125 mg.120 mg

50% of 317 products listing guarana give more (median 125 mg).

Bee Pollen20 mgBee Pollen in Pick Me Up against 240 products20 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 62.5 mg to 900 mg, the median 265 mg.20 mg

89% of 240 products listing bee pollen give more (median 265 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 247770 (entered May 22, 2021), 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 240 products that print an amount of bee pollen list more than its 20 mg of bee pollen (median 265 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 Pick Me Up'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 Usage: At the first sign of fatigue take one or two tablets. Do not exceed 6 tablets in a 24 hour period. If tiredness or fatigue persists, see a health care professional.
Warnings
Keep out of reach of children.
Warning: Not for sale to minors.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Pick Me Up contains no harsh stimulants and will not induce jitters or produce hard crashes.
No sugar, artificial colors or preservatives added.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 247770.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Dicalcium Phosphate, Micro Crystalline Cellulose, Stearic Acid, Silicon Dioxide, Croscarmellose Sodium, natural Vanilla flavor, Dextrose, Corn Starch, Magnesium Stearate, Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, Gum Acacia.

How many labels does Pick Me Up have?

One label is on file, entered on May 22, 2021.

  1. Label 247770 (current) Entered May 22, 2021 · off the market October 31, 2024 · 60 tablets · UPC 0 85001 51311 7

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

Who makes it?

The label names California Natural Vitamin Labs (distributor), Chatsworth, CA. All California Natural products.

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