Best Overall
Sports Research CoQ10
Key details
- Form
- Ubiquinone plantgel
- Count
- 120 softgels
- CoQ10 Per Softgel
- 100 mg
- Absorption Support
- BioPerine
A 100 mg CoQ10 softgel can be a surprisingly large piece of a daily routine, which is why the Sports Research plantgel is the one we reach for first. It's a small veggie softgel, one a day, with 120 in the bottle. The dose is the common 100 mg, so it fits a simple daily regimen rather than a megadose strategy.
What tips it for us is the formulation. The CoQ10 is ubiquinone USP, paired with BioPerine black pepper extract, and the plantgel is free of carrageenan, fillers, and animal byproducts. We haven't measured absorption, but the combination is designed to make a fat-soluble nutrient easier to take consistently. For a supplement you'll take every day, consistency matters more than a headline number.
The small size is the detail we noticed most. Softgels are often the sticking point for people who dislike pills, and this one is easier to get down than the big 200 mg options here. The 120-count bottle also gives you a four-month supply at one a day, so you're not reordering constantly.
It isn't the pick for someone who has already decided on ubiquinol or wants 200 mg in a single capsule. But the small softgel is easier to keep in a travel pill case, and the bottle takes up less shelf space than the bulk sizes.
Pros
- Small 100 mg plantgel is easy to swallow
- BioPerine included for absorption support
- 120-count bottle is a four-month supply
- Free of carrageenan, fillers, and animal byproducts
Cons
- Only 100 mg per softgel
We recommend it as the default daily CoQ10 for most people because the 100 mg plantgel is small, one-a-day, and paired with BioPerine for absorption.