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Abdominal Lean

by Cardiovascular Research · capsule · 60 vegicaps

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 6 96859 13108 0
  • DSLD label 304348
  • Serving 2 vegicaps
  • 30 servings

Abdominal Lean by Cardiovascular Research lists 6 ingredients, 6 with an amount per serving of 2 vegicaps, such as 200 mcg of chromium, 500 mg of chitosan, 500 mg of garcinia cambogia extract and 200 mg of L-carnitine. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on December 14, 2023.

What is in Abdominal Lean?

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

Abdominal Lean: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 304348, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Chromiumas Chromium Polynicotinate200 mcg570%Chromium in Abdominal Lean against 7,825 products200 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 45 mcg to 200 mcg, the median 100 mcg.DV 35 mcg200 mcg

Higher than 72% of 7,825 products listing chromium (median 100 mcg).

Chitosanas Shellfish500 mgChitosan in Abdominal Lean against 77 products0.5 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.45 g to 1 g, the median 1 g.0.5 g

61% of 77 products listing chitosan give more (median 1 g).

Garcinia cambogia Extract500 mgGarcinia in Abdominal Lean against 676 products500 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 200 mg to 1,000 mg, the median 500 mg.500 mg

47% of 676 products listing garcinia give more (median 500 mg).

L-Carnitine200 mgL-Carnitine in Abdominal Lean against 1,338 products200 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 110.5 mg to 1,000 mg, the median 500 mg.200 mg

69% of 1,338 products listing L-carnitine give more (median 500 mg).

Gymnema sylvestre Extractas Gymnemic Acids25% gymnemic acids300 mgGymnema in Abdominal Lean against 444 products300 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 67 mg to 323.33 mg, the median 200 mg.300 mg

Higher than 67% of 444 products listing gymnema (median 200 mg).

Lipase8x USP18 mgLipase in Abdominal Lean against 366 products18 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 5 mg to 25 mg, the median 10 mg.18 mg

Higher than 64% of 366 products listing lipase (median 10 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 304348 (entered December 14, 2023), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD or its label image (PDF). Amounts are what the maker printed; DSLD does not test products. Daily Values: the FDA's Daily Value page.

Is that a lot?

Every amount on this label with a position sits within the middle 80% of the products that list the same ingredient.

The NIH database records one serving a day from the label's directions; its % Daily Values are for adults and children 4 or more years of age. The directions as printed are further down this page.

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 Abdominal Lean'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 does the label say about taking it?

Quoted from the label as DSLD transcribed it: the maker's words, including any claim about what the product does, which the FDA has not evaluated and PlainVitamins does not endorse.

Directions
Directions Take two capsules daily before meals, or as directed by a physician.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Free of corn, soy, yeast, wheat, sugar, starch, coloring agents or artificial flavoring.
Gluten free, casein free

Source: label statements in DSLD label 304348.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Hypromellose, Water, Stearic Acid, Silicon Dioxide.

How many labels does Abdominal Lean have?

4 labels are on file under this name since July 25, 2013: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 304348 (current) Entered December 14, 2023 · on the market · 60 vegicaps · UPC 6 96859 13108 0
  2. Label 283415 Entered March 22, 2023 · off the market December 22, 2022 · 60 capsules · UPC 6 96859 13108 0
  3. Label 271183 Entered July 21, 2022 · off the market June 20, 2022 · 60 capsules · UPC 6 96859 13108 0
  4. Label 22346 Entered July 25, 2013 · on the market · 60 capsules

DSLD also links this label to: B-12 1,000 mcg (image difference, same product).

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

Who makes it?

The label names Cardiovascular Research, LTD. (distributor), Concord, CA. All Cardiovascular Research products.

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