Sub-Q
by Fusion Bodybuilding · unknown · 120 bullet caplets
- Off the market since November 2023 (NIH)
- UPC 8 36722 00701 6
- DSLD label 33450
- Serving 3 sub-q bullet caplet(s)(r)
- 40 servings
Sub-Q by Fusion Bodybuilding lists 12 ingredients, 11 with an amount per serving of 3 sub-q bullet caplet(s)(r), such as 3 mg of absorption initiator; 1 sits inside a blend without its own amount. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on May 23, 2014.
What is in Sub-Q?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 3 sub-q bullet caplet(s)(r). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beyond Ripped(R) Complex | 924 None | ||
| L-LeucineL-Leucine Note: BCAA - 2:1:1 | 360 mg | 86% of 2,056 products listing leucine give more (median 2.5 g). Per day at the most servings: 1.08 g. | |
| L-IsoleucineL-Isoleucine Note: BCAA - 2:1:1 | 180 mg | 89% of 1,614 products listing isoleucine give more (median 1.23 g). Per day at the most servings: 0.54 g. | |
| L-ValineL-Valine Note: BCAA - 2:1:1 | 180 mg | 89% of 1,632 products listing valine give more (median 1.25 g). Per day at the most servings: 0.54 g. | |
| Razberi-K(R) | 99 mg | 91% of 383 products listing raspberry ketone give more (median 150 mg). Per day at the most servings: 297 mg. | |
| Taraxacum officinaleTaraxacum officinale (Alt. Name: Dandelion) PlantPart: leaf Genus: Taraxacum Species: officinale Note: Standardized for a 4:1 extract | 105 mg | Higher than 52% of 793 products listing dandelion (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 315 mg. | |
| Fat-Incinerator Complex | 627 mg | ||
| Camellia sinensisas Epigallocatechin, Green Tea, MethylxanthinesCamellia sinensis (Form: Green Tea, Standardized for 90% polyphenols, 40% epigallocatechin (Alt. Name: EGCG), 70% total catechins, < 5% methylxanthines) PlantPart: leaf Genus: Camellia Species: sinensis | 201 mg | Higher than 65% of 52 products listing tea (unspecified) (median 150 mg). Per day at the most servings: 603 mg. | |
| Caffeine Anhydrous | 201 mg | Higher than 66% of 3,358 products listing caffeine (median 200 mg). Per day at the most servings: 603 mg. | |
| Forslean(R)as ForskohlinForslean(R) (Form: Standardized to 10% forskohlin) (Alt. Name: Coleus) PlantPart: leaf Genus: Coleus Species: forskohlin | 75 mg | 72% of 303 products listing coleus give more (median 125 mg). Per day at the most servings: 225 mg. | |
| N-Acetyl L-Tyrosine | 75 mg | 84% of 344 products listing N-acetyl tyrosine give more (median 250 mg). Per day at the most servings: 225 mg. | |
| Salvia sclereaSalvia sclerea (Alt. Name: Clary Sage) PlantPart: leaf Genus: Salvia Species: sclerea Note: powder | 75 mg | ||
| Absorption Initiator | 3 mg | 83% of 2,363 products listing black pepper give more (median 5 mg). Per day at the most servings: 9 mg. | |
| Bioperineas PiperineBioperine (Form: Standardized for 95% Piperine) (Alt. Name: Black Pepper) PlantPart: fruit Genus: Piper Species: nigrum | no amount given |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 33450 (entered May 23, 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?
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:
- 91% of the 383 products that print an amount of raspberry ketone list more than its 99 mg of razberi-K(R) (filed by NIH under raspberry ketone) (median 150 mg).
The NIH database records 2 to 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.
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
- Day 3 to 4 2 Bullet Caplets 2 Bullet Caplets Day 5 and beyond 3 Bullet Caplets 3 Bullet Caplets
Source: label statements in DSLD label 33450.
What else is on the label?
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): f FUSION BODYBUILDING(TM).
How many labels does Sub-Q have?
One label is on file, entered on May 23, 2014.
- Label 33450 (current) Entered May 23, 2014 · off the market November 2, 2023 · 120 bullet caplets · UPC 8 36722 00701 6
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names FUSION BODYBUILDING Inc. (distributor), Guelph, ON. All Fusion Bodybuilding products.