Appestacin
by Thorne Research · capsule · 60 vegetarian capsules
- Off the market since December 2019 (NIH)
- UPC 6 93749 04807 7
- DSLD label 35714
- Serving 1 capsule
Appestacin by Thorne Research lists 6 ingredients, 6 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 200 mg of green tea phytosome, 125 mg of velvet bean extract, 75 mg of raspberry ketones and 40 mg of caffeine. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on July 25, 2014.
What is in Appestacin?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 capsule. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green Tea phytosomeas Camellia sinensis extract, Phosphatidylcholine ComplexGreen Tea phytosome (Form: Camellia sinensis extract PlantPart: leaf Genus: Camellia Species: sinensis Note: decaffeinated, Phosphatidylcholine complex) Note: This product uses Indena S.p.A.’s green tea phytosome (Greenselect(R)). | 200 mg | Higher than 63% of 2,595 products listing green tea (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 400 mg. | |
| Velvet Bean extract | 125 mg | 50% of 417 products listing cowhage give more (median 125 mg). Per day at the most servings: 250 mg. | |
| Raspberry ketonesRaspberry ketones Note: 90% | 75 mg | 91% of 383 products listing raspberry ketone give more (median 150 mg). Per day at the most servings: 150 mg. | |
| CaffeineCaffeine Note: Caffeine complexed with Time-Sorb(R), a time-release matrix. | 40 mg | 94% of 3,358 products listing caffeine give more (median 200 mg). Per day at the most servings: 80 mg. | |
| CayenneCayenne PlantPart: fruit Genus: Capsicum Species: annuum Note: This product uses OmniActive’s cayenne extract (Capsimax(R)). | 40 mg | 50% of 874 products listing capsicum give more (median 44.5 mg). Per day at the most servings: 80 mg. | |
| Cacao extract | 25 mg | 85% of 255 products listing cocoa give more (median 150 mg). Per day at the most servings: 50 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 35714 (entered July 25, 2014), 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?
The rows in the top or bottom tenth of the products that list the same ingredient, and any above the adult upper limit at the most servings a day the directions give:
- 91% of the 383 products that print an amount of raspberry ketone list more than its 75 mg of raspberry ketone (median 150 mg).
- 94% of the 3,358 products that print an amount of caffeine list more than its 40 mg of caffeine (median 200 mg).
The NIH database records 2 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?
The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Appestacin's, rare ingredients counting for more.
- Ripped Fuel Extreme CutTwinlab 4 shared, 45% alike
- Ripped Fuel ExtremeTwinlab 4 shared, 45% alike
- Burn On KetoVitamin Bounty 3 shared, 45% alike
- FeelFit Metabolism Support with Green Coffee BeanArbonne 4 shared, 42% alike
- Lean Complex DayLife Time Fitness · off the market 3 shared, 40% alike
- TheanineUP Focused EnergyCalifornia Gold Nutrition 3 shared, 39% alike
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 Use: Take 1 capsule in the morning and 1 capsule in the evening or as recommended by your health-care practitioner.
- Warnings
- Tamper Evident: Use only if bottle is sealed.
- If pregnant, nursing, or trying to conceive, do not use this product.
- Contains ingredient derived from soy (phytosome).
- Storage
- Store tightly sealed in a cool, dry place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 35714.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Hypromellose, high and low viscosity Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose and Magnesium Citrate Laurate, Leucine, Silicon Dioxide.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): {pulled apart capsule}(R) HYPOALLERGENIC; Capsimax(R).
How many labels does Appestacin have?
2 labels are on file under this name since December 21, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 35714 (current) Entered July 25, 2014 · off the market December 18, 2019 · 60 vegetarian capsules · UPC 6 93749 04807 7
- Label 16123 Entered December 21, 2012 · off the market June 26, 2014 · 60 vegetarian capsules · UPC 6 93749 04807 7
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Thorne Research, Inc. (manufacturer), Dover, Idaho. All Thorne Research products.