PQQ Caps Pyrroloquinoline Quinone 10 mg

by Life Extension · capsule · 30 vegetarian capsules

  • Off the market since July 2020 (NIH)
  • UPC 7 37870 15003 9
  • DSLD label 231916
  • Serving 1 vegetarian capsule

PQQ Caps Pyrroloquinoline Quinone 10 mg by Life Extension lists one ingredient: 10 mg of pqq per serving of 1 vegetarian capsule. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on August 23, 2020.

What is in PQQ Caps Pyrroloquinoline Quinone 10 mg?

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

PQQ Caps Pyrroloquinoline Quinone 10 mg: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 231916, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Pqqas Pyrroloquinoline Quinone Disodium Salt10 mgPyrroloquinoline Quinone in PQQ Caps Pyrroloquinoline Quinone 10 mg against 168 products10 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 10 mg to 20 mg, the median 10 mg.10 mg

46% of 168 products listing pyrroloquinoline quinone give more (median 10 mg). Per day at the most servings: 20 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 231916 (entered August 23, 2020), 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 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.

Which products have the closest formulas?

6 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.

  • PqqPatient One 1 MediNutritionals same ingredients
  • PQQ Caps With BioPQQLife Extension · off the market same ingredients
  • PQQ 10 mgLife Extension same ingredients
  • VitaPQQ-SRQuality of Life same ingredients
  • MicroPQQProgressive Professional from Progressive Laboratories same ingredients
  • PQQ 10 mgLake Avenue Nutrition same ingredients

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
Read the entire label and follow the directions carefully prior to use. Directions: Take one (1) capsule, once or twice daily with or without food, or as recommended by a healthcare practitioner.
Warnings
Warnings: Keep out of reach of children.
Do not exceed recommended dose. Do not purchase if outer seal is broken or damaged.
When using nutritional supplements, please consult with your physician if you are undergoing treatment for a medical condition or if you are pregnant or lactating.
To report a serious adverse event or obtain product information, contact 1-866-280-2852.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Non GMO LE Certified
Storage
Store tightly closed in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 231916.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Microcrystalline Cellulose, Vegetable Cellulose, Silica, Stearic Acid.

How many labels does PQQ Caps Pyrroloquinoline Quinone 10 mg have?

2 labels are on file under this name since October 25, 2018: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 231916 (current) Entered August 23, 2020 · off the market July 14, 2020 · 30 vegetarian capsules · UPC 7 37870 15003 9
  2. Label 181899 Entered October 25, 2018 · off the market July 14, 2020 · 30 vegetarian capsules · UPC 7 37870 15003 9

DSLD also links this label to: PQQ Caps With BioPQQ (image difference, same product), PQQ Caps With BioPQQ (image difference, same product), PQQ 10 mg (image difference, same product).

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

Who makes it?

The label names Quality Supplements and Vitamins, Inc. (distributor), Ft. Lauderdale, FL. All Life Extension products.

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