to the heated geloil sc coenzyme q 10 vitamin e and if desired additional antioxidant in compatible form the vacuum being to prevent oxidation of any of the ingredients blend and continuously stir of all the ingredients into a mixture mix the mixture within the container under a blanket of nitrogen gas to prevent oxidation of any of the ingredients and encapsulate the mixture in a soft gel capsule if the cooled mixture sits for any length of time under its blanket of nitrogen before encapsulation re mix under the blanket of nitrogen to assure a homogeneous mixture for encapsulation the bioavailability or intestinal absorption of coq 10 has been a major controversy in the international coq 10 research community previous data indicate that only 1 to 3 of a dry powder coq 10 formulation is absorbed through the lacteals in the intestines and appears in the blood over a twelve hour interval in general blood levels of 1 2 to 1 6 u03bcg ml have been reported when taking 30 to 60 mg day dry powder coq 10 formulation for 30 days it has been reported that when a dry powder coq 10 formulation is taken with a fat such as peanut butter steady state blood levels of 2 0 to 2 8 u03bcg ml are measurable multiple clinical trials were conducted in the united states and europe using the folkers u s pat no 4 824 669 soft gel with a dosage of 100 mg day multiple investigators have reported group mean blood levels of 2 3 to 3.