Better Stevia Balance
by NOW · powder · 100 packets
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 7 33739 06968 9
- DSLD label 74051
- Serving 1.1 g (1 packet)
- 100 servings
Better Stevia Balance by NOW lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 1.1 g, such as 50 mcg of chromium, 900 mg of inulin and 130 mg of certified organic stevia leaf extract, beside 3 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on June 23, 2017.
What is in Better Stevia Balance?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1.1 g. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 0 Calories | ||
| Total Carbohydrates | 1 g | 1% | 74% of 21,979 products listing carbohydrate give more (median 3 g). |
| Total Sugars | 0 g | ||
| Added Sugars | 0 g | 0% | |
| Chromiumas Chromium ChelaviteChromium (Form: from Chromium Chelavite) | 50 mcg | 143% | 67% of 7,825 products listing chromium give more (median 100 mcg). |
| Inulinas ChicoryInulin (Form: from Chicory PlantPart: root) | 900 mg | Higher than 65% of 370 products listing inulin (median 300 mg). | |
| certified organic Stevia leaf extract | 130 mg | Higher than 81% of 754 products listing stevia (median 44 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 74051 (entered June 23, 2017), 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 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 Better Stevia Balance's, rare ingredients counting for more.
- Stevia Balance With Inulin & ChromiumNOW · off the market 4 shared, 68% alike
- Stevia With Inulin Fiber PowderHerbal Authority · off the market 3 shared, 61% alike
- Stevia With Inulin PowderHerbal Authority 3 shared, 61% alike
- Stevia Powder with InulinPuritan's Pride 3 shared, 61% alike
- SteviaNature's Bounty 2 shared, 60% alike
- Sweet 'n Natural Stevia Leaf ExtractSuperior Source 3 shared, 52% 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 one packet as desired.
- Warnings
- Not manufactured with wheat, gluten, soy, milk, egg, fish, shellfish or tree nut ingredients. Produced in a GMP facility that processes other ingredients containing these allergens.
- Caution: Due to micronutrient content, do not use more than 8 packets per day.
- Consult physician if pregnant/nursing, taking medication, or have a medical condition (especially diabetes or blood sugar irregularities).
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Our focus on quality, purity and freshness gives our stevia its well-rounded, natural, zero-calorie profile and puts the better into BetterStevia!
- Zero calories Gluten-free Nothing artificial
- Not manufactured with wheat, gluten, soy, milk, egg, fish, shellfish or tree nut ingredients.
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place after opening.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 74051.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Silica.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Triangle K.
How many labels does Better Stevia Balance have?
3 labels are on file under this name since October 25, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 74051 (current) Entered June 23, 2017 · on the market · 100 packets · UPC 7 33739 06968 9
- Label 46250 Entered June 25, 2015 · off the market March 24, 2017 · 100 packets · UPC 7 33739 06968 9
- Label 14379 Entered October 25, 2012 · off the market April 24, 2015 · 100 packets · UPC 7 33739 06968 9
DSLD also links this label to: Stevia Balance With Inulin & Chromium (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 NOW Foods (manufacturer), Bloomingdale, IL. All NOW products.