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CoQ10
Coenzyme Q10 200 mg30 capsules · 30 servings
- 200 mg coenzyme Q10 as ubiquinone
- One capsule a day
- Vegetable capsule
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One container is 30 servings: about 30 days at the label amount.
- The manufacturer's lab report covers heavy metals and microbes, but not strength. What that means
The whole label
What’s in it
| Serving size 1 capsule | ||
| Servings per container 30 | ||
| Amount per serving | Amount | % Daily Value** |
|---|---|---|
| Coenzyme Q-10 (Ubiquinone) | 200 mg | *** |
| **% Daily Value (%DV) based on a 2,000 calorie diet.***Daily Value (DV) not established. | ||
- Other Ingredients:
- Rice Flour, Hypromellose (vegetable capsule).
- Form
- Capsule
- Contents
- 30 capsules
- Servings
- 30 (1 capsule each)
- Lasts
- About 30 days at the label amount
- Manufactured in
- USA, according to the manufacturer. Where the ingredients come from is not stated.
- Manufacturer states
- gluten-free, vegetarian, vegan friendly
About the ingredients: CoQ10
Directions
How to take it
Take one capsule a day. The label suggests 20 to 30 minutes before a meal.
Directions on the label
Take one (1) capsule once a day as a dietary supplement. For best results, take 20-30 min before a meal or as directed by your healthcare professional.
Label warnings
Do not exceed recommended dose. Pregnant or nursing mothers, children under the age of 18, and individuals with a known medical condition should consult a physician before using this or any dietary supplement.
Keep out of reach of children. Do not use if the safety seal is damaged or missing. Store in a cool, dry place.
Graded honestly
What the evidence says
One capsule supplies 200 mg of coenzyme Q10 in the ubiquinone form. Your body makes CoQ10 and uses it inside cells to produce energy and as an antioxidant, and supplements raise the amount in the blood. Whether that helps healthy adults feel or perform better is not established: studies show small, inconsistent effects, and most of the encouraging research comes from patients with medical conditions, which we do not turn into claims.
How it works
CoQ10 is a fat-like compound made by the body and found in most tissues, with the highest levels in the heart, liver, kidneys and pancreas. Inside mitochondria, the parts of the cell that turn food into usable energy, it passes electrons along the chain of reactions that produces ATP. It also works as an antioxidant. Tissue levels fall with age, and statin medicines lower blood levels. Swallowed CoQ10 is fat-soluble and is absorbed best with fat. Whichever form you take, most of it circulates in the blood as ubiquinol.
The dose in this product
The label dose is one 200 mg capsule a day. Human studies have usually used 90 to 390 mg a day, so 200 mg is a typical research dose.
How that compares with the studiesHide the comparison
Healthy adults: supplements raise blood levels, but effects on exercise performance are small and inconsistent and effects on fatigue are only suggestive. Of the three fatigue trials in healthy people pooled in a 2022 meta-analysis, two used ubiquinol at 100 to 150 mg a day and one used 200 mg of CoQ10 for four weeks in nurses. That is too little to support a fatigue claim for this product.
Patient groups: much of the CoQ10 research was done in patients under medical care. NIH's complementary health center describes that research as inconclusive or unsupportive, and says CoQ10 probably has no meaningful effect on blood pressure. None of it is the basis of any claim here.
Ubiquinone versus ubiquinol: this product is ubiquinone, the oxidized form commonly used in supplements. In 21 healthy adults aged 65 to 74, a single 100 mg dose of ubiquinol capsules was not absorbed significantly better than ubiquinone capsules, and about 90% of the CoQ10 in blood was ubiquinol either way. In ten older men, two weeks of 200 mg a day raised blood levels with ubiquinol but not significantly with ubiquinone.
So ubiquinol may have an edge in older adults, the evidence is small and mixed, and how a product is formulated matters at least as much. Absorption: a National Institutes of Health summary for health professionals states that CoQ10 is absorbed best with fat and that lipid preparations are absorbed better than the purified compound. This product is a dry powder in a capsule, and its label says to take it 20 to 30 minutes before a meal.
Both points are likely to work against absorption.
- Moderate evidence
Raises blood levels of CoQ10
A 2025 meta-analysis of 24 placebo-controlled studies in healthy adults found that CoQ10 supplements consistently raised blood CoQ10. How much depends on the product. A National Institutes of Health summary notes that oil-based preparations are absorbed better than the plain compound, and this product is a dry powder capsule. In one small crossover trial, 200 mg a day of ubiquinone for two weeks did not raise levels significantly in ten older men, while the same dose of ubiquinol did. [3][2][6]
- Early evidence
Supplies CoQ10, which cells use to produce energy and as an antioxidant
The role of CoQ10 in the cell's energy-producing machinery is established biochemistry. Evidence that taking more helps healthy adults is weak. The same 2025 meta-analysis found small, inconsistent effects on exercise performance and only suggestive evidence of less fatigue, with certainty rated very low to low. In a 2022 meta-analysis of fatigue, 10 of the 13 trials were in people with medical conditions. In ten older men, two weeks at 200 mg a day changed neither blood markers of oxidative stress nor ATP levels in blood cells. EU regulators have not authorized any energy or antioxidant statement for CoQ10. [2][3][4][6][5]
Strong evidence: many human trials agree, at the amount in this product. Moderate evidence: human trials mostly agree, but they are small, short or mixed. Early evidence: a few small human studies or lab work. Promising, not proven.
Safety
Who it is for, and who should ask first
Good fit if
- Adults who want to raise their CoQ10 level and accept that benefits in healthy people are not established
- Older adults, whose tissue levels of CoQ10 decline with age
- People who want a vegetarian capsule (the shell is plant cellulose)
Ask your doctor first if
- You take warfarin
- You use insulin or other medicines to lower blood sugar
- You are being treated for cancer
- You take a statin and have muscle pain (see your prescriber before changing anything)
- You are pregnant or nursing
- You are under 18
- You have trouble sleeping
Interactions
- Warfarin: CoQ10 may reduce the body's response to warfarin, making it less effective. Do not start or stop CoQ10 without telling whoever manages your warfarin, so that your INR can be checked.
- Insulin and other diabetes medicines: CoQ10 can lower insulin requirements. Monitor your blood sugar and tell your prescriber.
- Cancer treatment: CoQ10 may not be compatible with some treatments. Ask your oncology team before taking it.
- Statins, and some other cholesterol and blood sugar medicines, lower CoQ10 levels in the blood. That is not in itself a reason to take a supplement.
Possible side effects
- No serious side effects have been reported.
- Mild insomnia has been reported at 100 mg a day or more.
- Digestive upset: nausea, heartburn or upper stomach pain.
- Less often: headache, dizziness, rash, irritability or sensitivity to light.
- Raised liver enzymes have been seen with 300 mg a day taken for long periods, without liver damage.
Upper limit
No official upper intake level exists for CoQ10. A published risk assessment found strong evidence of safety in clinical trials at intakes up to 1,200 mg a day and named that the observed safe level; its authors worked for a supplement industry trade association. One capsule (200 mg) is one sixth of that.
The National Cancer Institute reports no serious toxicity.
Combining with our other products
No other product in this line contains CoQ10, so there is no risk of doubling up within the range. Take one capsule a day as the label directs. We found no research on combining CoQ10 with the other products in this line.
Lab reports
What the lab report covers
We hold the manufacturer’s lab report for a production lot of this product. It reports on the manufacturer’s own lot, not on the container you receive. This is what it covers and what it leaves out.
No CoQ10 result is reported.
- Strength of the main ingredient
- Not measured
- Identity test
- Not reported
- Heavy metals
- Measured
- Microbes
- Tested
- Lab named on the report
- No
- Latest report
- January 2026
Answers
Questions people ask
Will CoQ10 give me more energy?
We cannot promise that. CoQ10 is part of how cells make energy, but studies in healthy adults show at most small, inconsistent effects on exercise performance and only hints of less fatigue. If you are short of energy most days, see a doctor to look for a cause.
Is it good for the heart?
We make no heart claim. The heart research on CoQ10 was done in patients under medical care, and NIH's complementary health center describes it as inconclusive. The same source says CoQ10 probably has no meaningful effect on blood pressure.
I take a statin. Should I take CoQ10?
Statins do lower the amount of CoQ10 in the blood. But NIH's complementary health center concludes that the overall evidence does not support CoQ10 for muscle pain caused by statins. If you have muscle aches on a statin, talk to your prescriber; do not stop the statin or add a supplement on your own.
Ubiquinone or ubiquinol: which is better?
This product is ubiquinone, the form most often used in supplements. Most CoQ10 in the blood is ubiquinol whichever form you swallow. Two small studies in older adults disagree: one found ubiquinol raised blood levels more, the other found no significant difference. How a product is formulated seems to matter at least as much as the form.
How should I take it?
The label says one capsule a day, 20 to 30 minutes before a meal. CoQ10 is fat-soluble, and a National Institutes of Health summary says it is absorbed best with fat, which points to taking it with a meal that contains some fat. Some people report trouble sleeping, so if it affects your sleep, take it earlier in the day.
Is it safe with warfarin or other medicines?
Check with your prescriber first if you take warfarin, insulin or other diabetes medicines, or are having cancer treatment. CoQ10 may make warfarin less effective and can lower insulin needs, so doses may need monitoring.
What are the side effects?
No serious side effects have been reported. Some people get mild trouble sleeping, an upset stomach, heartburn, headache or a rash. Stop and seek advice if you notice anything that worries you.
Does CoQ10 really fall with age?
Yes. Tissue levels fall as people age, according to a National Institutes of Health summary. That is one reason people take it, but lower levels with age do not prove that topping up improves health, and trials in healthy adults have not shown clear benefits.
Read the studies
Sources
- 1.National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NIH). Coenzyme Q10. Last updated January 2019. Open source (opens in a new tab)Research on CoQ10 in patient groups is inconclusive or unsupportive, it probably has no meaningful effect on blood pressure, side effects are mild, and it may interact with warfarin, insulin and some chemotherapy medicines.
- 2.PDQ Integrative, Alternative, and Complementary Therapies Editorial Board. Coenzyme Q10 (PDQ): Health Professional Version. National Cancer Institute. Updated October 31, 2024. Open source (opens in a new tab)CoQ10 is made by the body and used by mitochondria to produce energy and as an antioxidant; tissue levels fall with age; it is absorbed best with fat; studies usually use 90 to 390 mg a day; no serious toxicity is reported; it can reduce the response to warfarin and lower insulin needs.
- 3.Deng H, et al. Coenzyme Q10 supplementation increases blood concentrations but shows limited and inconsistent effects on exercise performance: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Br J Nutr. Published online December 29, 2025. doi:10.1017/S0007114525106211. Open source (opens in a new tab)In 24 placebo-controlled studies of healthy adults, CoQ10 reliably raised blood levels, while effects on exercise performance were small and inconsistent and evidence for less fatigue was only suggestive, with very low to low certainty.
- 4.Tsai IC, Hsu CW, Chang CH, Tseng PT, Chang KV. Effectiveness of Coenzyme Q10 Supplementation for Reducing Fatigue: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. Front Pharmacol. 2022;13:883251. Open source (opens in a new tab)Across 13 trials with 1,126 participants, CoQ10 reduced fatigue scores modestly, but 10 of the trials were in people with medical conditions, only three were in healthy people, and the authors found signs of publication bias.
- 5.European Commission. EU Register of health claims made on foods (Food and Feed Information Portal database). Entries for coenzyme Q10, viewed October 1, 2026. Open source (opens in a new tab)Every submitted CoQ10 statement is listed as non-authorized, including energy-yielding metabolism, blood pressure, protection from oxidative damage, cognitive function, cholesterol and endurance performance (EFSA opinion reference 2010;8(10):1793).
- 6.Zhang Y, Liu J, Chen XQ, Chen CYO. Ubiquinol is superior to ubiquinone to enhance Coenzyme Q10 status in older men. Food Funct. 2018;9(11):5653-5659. Open source (opens in a new tab)In ten older men, 200 mg a day for two weeks raised plasma CoQ10 significantly with ubiquinol but not with ubiquinone, and neither form changed markers of oxidative stress or ATP in blood cells.
- 7.Pravst I, et al. Comparative Bioavailability of Different Coenzyme Q10 Formulations in Healthy Elderly Individuals. Nutrients. 2020;12(3):784. Open source (opens in a new tab)In 21 healthy adults aged 65 to 74, a single 100 mg dose of ubiquinol capsules was not significantly better absorbed than ubiquinone capsules, and about 90% of CoQ10 in plasma was ubiquinol whichever form was taken.
- 8.Hathcock JN, Shao A. Risk assessment for coenzyme Q10 (Ubiquinone). Regul Toxicol Pharmacol. 2006;45(3):282-288. Open source (opens in a new tab)Reviewing clinical trials, the authors (from the Council for Responsible Nutrition, a supplement trade association) judged the evidence of safety strong at intakes up to 1,200 mg a day and named that the observed safe level.
Reviewed 2026-10-01. This page is information, not medical advice.
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