PQQ Complex
by Protocol For Life Balance · capsule · 30 veg capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 7 07359 13168 2
- DSLD label 73752
- Serving 1 veg capsule
PQQ Complex by Protocol For Life Balance lists 4 ingredients, 4 with an amount per serving of 1 veg capsule, such as 1,000 mcg of vitamin B12, 200 mg of acetyl-L-carnitine, 30 mg of coenzyme Q10 and 20 mg of BioPQQ. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on May 24, 2017.
What is in PQQ Complex?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 veg 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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vitamin B12as MethylcobalaminVitamin B-12 (Form: as Methylcobalamin) | 1,000 mcg | 41,667% | Higher than 89% of 14,425 products listing vitamin B12 (median 36 mcg). |
| Acetyl-L-Carnitineas Acetyl-L-Carnitine HClAcetyl-L-Carnitine (Form: from Acetyl-L-Carnitine HCl) | 200 mg | 72% of 933 products listing acetyl L-carnitine give more (median 500 mg). | |
| Coenzyme Q10 | 30 mg | 67% of 2,922 products listing coenzyme Q-10 give more (median 60 mg). | |
| BioPQQas PQQ Disodium SaltBioPQQ (Form: as PQQ Disodium Salt) (Alt. Name: Pyrroloquinoline Quinone) | 20 mg | Higher than 54% of 168 products listing pyrroloquinoline quinone (median 10 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 73752 (entered May 24, 2017), 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?
1 product lists the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- PQQ EnergyNOW same ingredients
- Qh + PqqJarrow Formulas · off the market 2 shared, 60% alike
- Enhanced VitaPQQQuality Of Life · off the market 2 shared, 60% alike
- Enhanced PQQ with UbiquinolSwanson Ultra · off the market 2 shared, 60% alike
- Enhanced PQQ with UbiquinolSwanson 2 shared, 60% alike
- Cogni-QAOR Advanced Orthomolecular Research Advanced 2 shared, 60% alike
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: Take 1 capsule daily, or as directed by your healthcare practitioner.
- Warnings
- Cautions/Interactions: Acetyl-L-Carnitine may interact with warfarin and acenocoumerarol. If you are taking either of these medications, consult your healthcare practitioner before using this product.
- Not manufactured with wheat, gluten, soy, corn, milk, egg, fish, shellfish or tree nut ingredients. Produced in a GMP facility that processes other ingredients containing these allergens.
- Do not eat freshness packet. Keep in bottle.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Non-GMO
- Not manufactured with wheat, gluten, soy, corn, milk, egg, fish, shellfish or tree nut ingredients.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 73752.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Cellulose, Cellulose powder, Stearic Acid, Silica.
How many labels does PQQ Complex have?
3 labels are on file under this name since October 27, 2014: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 73752 (current) Entered May 24, 2017 · on the market · 30 veg capsules · UPC 7 07359 13168 2
- Label 69387 Entered January 25, 2017 · off the market March 28, 2017 · 30 veg capsules · UPC 7 07359 13168 2
- Label 39047 Entered October 27, 2014 · off the market November 30, 2016 · 30 veg capsules · UPC 7 07359 13168 2
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Protocol For Life Balance (manufacturer), Bloomingdale, IL. All Protocol For Life Balance products.