Garcinia Cambogia
by Absolute · capsule · 180 veggie capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 7 08235 08944 8
- DSLD label 206717
- Serving 2 capsules
- 90 servings
Garcinia Cambogia by Absolute lists one ingredient: 1,000 mg of garcinia cambogia (fruit rind) extract per serving of 2 capsules. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on September 24, 2019.
What is in Garcinia Cambogia?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 capsules. 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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garcinia cambogia (fruit rind) extractas Hydroxycitric AcidGarcinia cambogia (fruit rind) extract (Form: standardized to 60% Hydroxycitric Acid (Alt. Name: HCA)) PlantPart: fruit rind Genus: Garcinia Species: cambogia | 1,000 mg | Higher than 63% of 676 products listing garcinia (median 500 mg). Per day at the most servings: 3,000 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 206717 (entered September 24, 2019), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD. 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 3 servings 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?
6 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Garcinia Cambogia ExtractHealthy Hope Supplements · off the market same ingredients
- Garcinia Cambogia Pro 50% HCAGarcinia Cambogia Pro · off the market same ingredients
- Garcinia Cambogia 60% Hydroxy Citric AcidHard Rhino same ingredients
- Super CitrimaxGNC BodyDynamix same ingredients
- Garcinia Cambogia 1000 mgBasic Vitamins same ingredients
- Garcinia Cambogia (60% HCA)BulkSupplements.com same ingredients
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
- Suggested usage: As a dietary supplement, take two (2) Garcinia Cambogia extract capsules, three (3) times daily with an 8 oz. glass of water, approximately 30-60 minutes before a meal, or as directed by a health care professional.
- Warnings
- Caution: 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.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 206717.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Vegetable Cellulose Capsule, Rice Flour, Magnesium Stearate.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Made in USA.
How many labels does Garcinia Cambogia have?
One label is on file, entered on September 24, 2019.
- Label 206717 (current) Entered September 24, 2019 · on the market · 180 veggie capsules · UPC 7 08235 08944 8
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Absolute Nutrition (distributor), Bloomfield, CT. All Absolute products.