PlainVitamins

Vulcan

by Unico Nutrition · capsule · 120 veggie caps

  • On the market (NIH)
  • DSLD label 228427
  • Serving 2 capsules
  • 120 servings

Vulcan by Unico Nutrition lists 9 ingredients, 9 with an amount per serving of 2 capsules, such as 625 mg of acetyl-L-carnitine HCl, 250 mg of L-tyrosine, 250 mg of green tea leaf extract and 75 mg of caffeine anhydrous. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on June 24, 2020.

What is in Vulcan?

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

Vulcan: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 228427, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Vulcan Energy & Opti-Comp Matrixno amount given
Acetyl-L-Carnitine HCl625 mgAcetyl L-Carnitine in Vulcan against 933 products625 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 200 mg to 525 mg, the median 500 mg.625 mg

Higher than 76% of 933 products listing acetyl L-carnitine (median 500 mg).

L-Tyrosine250 mgTyrosine in Vulcan against 1,680 products250 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 150 mg to 989 mg, the median 500 mg.250 mg

64% of 1,680 products listing tyrosine give more (median 500 mg).

Green Tea leaf extractas Catechins, EGCG, PolyphenolsGreen Tea leaf extract (Form: 98% Polyphenols, 75% Catechins, & 45% EGCG) PlantPart: leaf250 mgGreen Tea in Vulcan against 2,595 products250 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 250 mg, the median 100 mg.250 mg

Higher than 73% of 2,595 products listing green tea (median 100 mg).

Caffeine Anhydrous75 mgCaffeine in Vulcan against 3,358 products75 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 275 mg, the median 200 mg.75 mg

86% of 3,358 products listing caffeine give more (median 200 mg).

GS4 Plus0 mg
ActiCissusas Winged Treebine (Cissus quadrangularis) aerial part extract25 mgCissus quadrangularis in Vulcan against 140 products25 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 800 mg, the median 400 mg.25 mg

99% of 140 products listing cissus quadrangularis give more (median 400 mg).

Cayenne Pepper fruit extract25 mgCapsicum in Vulcan against 874 products25 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 100 mg, the median 44.5 mg.25 mg

65% of 874 products listing capsicum give more (median 44.5 mg).

Synephrineas Citrus aurantium unripe fruit extractSynephrine (Form: as Citrus aurantium unripe fruit extract (Alt. Name: AdvantraZ) PlantPart: unripe fruit Genus: Citrus Species: aurantium)10 mgSynephrine in Vulcan against 129 products10 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 20 mg to 40 mg, the median 25 mg.10 mg

85% of 129 products listing synephrine give more (median 25 mg).

Bioperine2.5 mgBlack Pepper in Vulcan against 2,363 products2.5 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 5 mg to 10 mg, the median 5 mg.2.5 mg

86% of 2,363 products listing black pepper give more (median 5 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 228427 (entered June 24, 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?

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:

  • 99% of the 140 products that print an amount of cissus quadrangularis list more than its 25 mg of ActiCissus (filed by NIH under cissus quadrangularis) (median 400 mg).
  • 85% of the 129 products that print an amount of synephrine list more than its 10 mg of synephrine (median 25 mg).
  • 86% of the 2,363 products that print an amount of black pepper list more than its 2.5 mg of bioperine (filed by NIH under black pepper) (median 5 mg).

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 Vulcan'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 else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Vegetarian V-Capsule material, Magnesium Stearate, Rice Flour, Silica.

How many labels does Vulcan have?

One label is on file, entered on June 24, 2020.

  1. Label 228427 (current) Entered June 24, 2020 · on the market · 120 veggie caps

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

Who makes it?

The label names Unico Nutrition (manufacturer). All Unico Nutrition products.

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