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Pure Energy

by Swanson · capsule · 60 veggie capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 0 87614 21048 3
  • DSLD label 185224
  • Serving 2 veggie capsules
  • 30 servings

Pure Energy by Swanson lists 5 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 2 veggie capsules, such as 100 mg of naturally sourced caffeine, 100 mg of rhodiola rosea root extract and 160 mg of L-theanine; 2 sit inside a blend without their own amounts. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on January 7, 2019.

What is in Pure Energy?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 veggie capsules. 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).

Pure Energy: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 185224, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Naturally sourced CaffeineNaturally sourced Caffeine Note: from100 mgCaffeine in Pure Energy against 3,358 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 275 mg, the median 200 mg.100 mg

72% of 3,358 products listing caffeine give more (median 200 mg). Per day at the most servings: 300 mg.

Green Tea leaf (Camellia sinensis) extractno amount given
Green Coffee bean (Coffea arabica and Coffea canephora) extractno amount given
Rhodiola rosea root extractas RosavinsRhodiola rosea root extract (Form: standardized to 3% Rosavins) PlantPart: root Genus: Rhodiola Species: rosea100 mgRhodiola in Pure Energy against 945 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 250 mg, the median 100 mg.100 mg

49% of 945 products listing rhodiola give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 300 mg.

L-Theanine160 mgTheanine in Pure Energy against 1,602 products160 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 90 mg to 200 mg, the median 100 mg.160 mg

Higher than 60% of 1,602 products listing theanine (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 480 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 185224 (entered January 7, 2019), 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; 2 ingredients sit inside a blend, so their amounts cannot be compared.

The NIH database records 1 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.

Which products have the closest formulas?

The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Pure Energy'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 use: As a dietary supplement, take two capsules up to three times per day with water. Do not exceed recommended dosage.
Warnings
Do not exceed recommended dosage.
Warning: For adults only.
Do not take this product if you are pregnant or nursing. Consult your healthcare provider before use if you are taking any prescription medications.
Discontinue use if you experience excessive sweating, severe headaches or trembling.
Keep out of reach of children.
Do not use if seal is broken.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 185224.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Rice Flour, Hypromellose.

How many labels does Pure Energy have?

One label is on file, entered on January 7, 2019.

  1. Label 185224 (current) Entered January 7, 2019 · on the market · 60 veggie capsules · UPC 0 87614 21048 3

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

Who makes it?

The label names Swanson Health Products (distributor), Fargo, ND. All Swanson products.

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