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When a dietary supplement product name says “energy”, what’s in the bottle? (634.1)
Author(s) -
Saldanha L,
Dwyer J,
Bailen R,
Andrews K,
Bailey R,
Betz J,
Burt V,
Chang F,
Costello R,
Emenaker N,
Gahche J,
Harnly J,
Hardy C,
Pehrsson P
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
the faseb journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.709
H-Index - 277
eISSN - 1530-6860
pISSN - 0892-6638
DOI - 10.1096/fasebj.28.1_supplement.634.1
Subject(s) - caffeine , food science , chemistry , product (mathematics) , taurine , medicine , mathematics , biochemistry , amino acid , geometry
Caffeine in energy products is currently a focus of concern. However, not all energy products are caffeinated. Objective : To profile dietary ingredients (DI) in DS sold as energy products. Methods : We used the Dietary Supplement Label Database (DSLD) to identify DS with “energy” in the product name and compile their composition. We categorized the DI using the LanguaL ® DS Thesaurus. Results : 157 DS in DSLD had “energy” in the product name; 126 in non‐liquid (mainly pills) and 31 in liquid (serving size >1 fl oz) form. Of the non‐liquid forms 52 of 126 (41%) declared caffeine on the label and 43 of 52 (83%) provided the amount of caffeine. Of the liquid forms 30 of the 31 (97%) and 9 of the 30 (30%) respectively did so. The table below provides the % content of other DI of interest in energy products surveyed.Vitamins Botanicals L‐Carnitine Glucuronolactone/Glucuronic Acid Taurine Non‐liquid 62% 86 16 0 13 Liquid 81 42 10 55 65Conclusions : Few products report amounts of non‐Daily Value (DV) nutrients on the label, e.g., taurine, glucuronolactone (or glucuronic acid), and L‐carnitine. Labeling amounts of these DI is optional if a component of a blend. Thus, estimating exposure to these DI from the label information is not possible. Specialized databases for non‐DV, DI of interest are needed from manufacturers, publications and/or analyzed data. Grant Funding Source : Office of Dietary Supplements, NIH