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Berberine+ GlucoDefense

by Dr. Whitaker · tablet or pill · 270 tablets

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 6 78829 21367 5
  • DSLD label 178443
  • Serving 1 tablet
  • 270 servings

Berberine+ GlucoDefense by Dr. Whitaker lists 4 ingredients, 4 with an amount per serving of 1 tablet, such as 20 mg of calcium, 67 mcg of chromium, 500 mg of BerberPure berberine HCl and 333 mg of cinnamon. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on June 25, 2018.

What is in Berberine+ GlucoDefense?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 tablet. 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).

Berberine+ GlucoDefense: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 178443, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calciumas Dicalcium PhosphateCalcium (Form: as Dicalcium Phosphate)20 mg2%Calcium in Berberine+ GlucoDefense against 17,831 products20 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 252 mg, the median 115 mg.DV 1,300 mgUL 2,500 mg20 mg

91% of 17,831 products listing calcium give more (median 115 mg). Per day at the most servings: 60 mg.

Chromiumas Crominex 3+ ChromiumChromium (Form: as Crominex 3+ Chromium (Form: stabilized with Capros standardized Alma extract PlantPart: fruit, and PrimaVie purified and standardized Shilajit))67 mcg191%Chromium in Berberine+ GlucoDefense against 7,825 products67 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 45 mcg to 200 mcg, the median 100 mcg.DV 35 mcg67 mcg

59% of 7,825 products listing chromium give more (median 100 mcg). Per day at the most servings: 201 mcg.

BerberPure Berberine HCl500 mgBerberine in Berberine+ GlucoDefense against 419 products500 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 131.5 mg to 500 mg, the median 400 mg.500 mg

Higher than 55% of 419 products listing berberine (median 400 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,500 mg.

Cinnamon333 mgCinnamon in Berberine+ GlucoDefense against 601 products333 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 500 mg, the median 200 mg.333 mg

Higher than 64% of 601 products listing cinnamon (median 200 mg). Per day at the most servings: 999 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 178443 (entered June 25, 2018), 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 17,831 products that print an amount of calcium list more than its 20 mg of calcium (median 115 mg).

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?

2 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.

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
Doctor’s Suggested Use: Take 3 tablets daily; 1 before each meal.
Warnings
Warning: If you are on insulin, or are hypoglycemic, or pregnant or lactating, consult a health care professional before using this product.
Keep out of reach of children.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Gluten free
Storage
To preserve quality and freshness, store bottle with cap tightly closed in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 178443.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Microcrystalline Cellulose, Croscarmellose Sodium, Magnesium Stearate, Silica, Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, Glycerin.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): GF Gluten Free.

How many labels does Berberine+ GlucoDefense have?

2 labels are on file under this name since June 25, 2018: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 178443 (current) Entered June 25, 2018 · on the market · 270 tablets · UPC 6 78829 21367 5
  2. Label 178429 Entered June 25, 2018 · on the market · 90 tablets · UPC 6 78829 21366 8

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

Who makes it?

The label names Healthy Directions (distributor), Bethesda, MD. All Dr. Whitaker products.

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