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Blood Sugar Essentials with Cinnamon Extract

by Swanson Condition Specific Formulas · capsule · 90 capsules

  • Off the market since July 2018 (NIH)
  • UPC 0 87614 07059 9
  • DSLD label 78207
  • Serving 1 capsule

Blood Sugar Essentials with Cinnamon Extract by Swanson Condition Specific Formulas lists 9 ingredients, 9 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 67 mg of vitamin C, 30 mcg of vitamin K, 3.3 mg of vitamin B6 and 67 mcg of chromium. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on October 21, 2017.

What is in Blood Sugar Essentials with Cinnamon Extract?

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).

Blood Sugar Essentials with Cinnamon Extract: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 78207, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Vitamin Cas Ascorbic Acid, Ascorbyl PalmitateVitamin C (Form: as Ascorbyl Palmitate) (Alt. Name: Ascorbic Acid)67 mg74%Vitamin C in Blood Sugar Essentials with Cinnamon Extract against 18,583 products67 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 60 mg to 270 mg, the median 100 mg.DV 90 mgUL 2,000 mg67 mg

64% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 201 mg.

Vitamin Kas PhytonadioneVitamin K (Form: as Phytonadione)30 mcg25%Vitamin K in Blood Sugar Essentials with Cinnamon Extract against 4,607 products30 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 35 mcg to 100 mcg, the median 80 mcg.DV 120 mcg30 mcg

76% of 4,607 products listing vitamin K give more (median 80 mcg). Per day at the most servings: 90 mcg.

Vitamin B6as Pyridoxine HydrochlorideVitamin B-6 (Form: as Pyridoxine HCl)3.3 mg196%Vitamin B6 in Blood Sugar Essentials with Cinnamon Extract against 15,277 products3.3 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 2 mg to 20 mg, the median 6 mg.DV 1.7 mgUL 100 mg3.3 mg

63% of 15,277 products listing vitamin B6 give more (median 6 mg). Per day at the most servings: 9.9 mg.

Chromiumas Chromax Chromium PicolinateChromium (Form: from Chromax Chromium Picolinate)67 mcg190%Chromium in Blood Sugar Essentials with Cinnamon Extract 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.

Alpha-Lipoic Acid200 mgAlpha Lipoic Acid in Blood Sugar Essentials with Cinnamon Extract against 2,407 products200 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 150 mg, the median 50 mg.200 mg

Higher than 78% of 2,407 products listing alpha lipoic acid (median 50 mg). Per day at the most servings: 600 mg.

Cinnulin PF80 mgCinnamon in Blood Sugar Essentials with Cinnamon Extract against 601 products80 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 500 mg, the median 200 mg.80 mg

70% of 601 products listing cinnamon give more (median 200 mg). Per day at the most servings: 240 mg.

N-Acetyl Cysteine25 mgN-Acetyl Cysteine in Blood Sugar Essentials with Cinnamon Extract against 1,259 products25 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 55 mg to 500 mg, the median 150 mg.25 mg

89% of 1,259 products listing N-acetyl cysteine give more (median 150 mg). Per day at the most servings: 75 mg.

Quercetin25 mgQuercetin in Blood Sugar Essentials with Cinnamon Extract against 1,548 products25 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 26.5 mg to 250 mg, the median 100 mg.25 mg

75% of 1,548 products listing quercetin give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 75 mg.

Vanadiumas Vanadium Amino Acid ChelateVanadium (Form: from Vanadium AAC)330 mcgVanadium in Blood Sugar Essentials with Cinnamon Extract against 1,744 products330 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 10 mcg to 100 mcg, the median 25 mcg.UL 1,800 mcg330 mcg

Higher than 91% of 1,744 products listing vanadium (median 25 mcg). Per day at the most servings: 990 mcg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 78207 (entered October 21, 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?

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:

  • 89% of the 1,259 products that print an amount of N-acetyl cysteine list more than its 25 mg of N-acetyl cysteine (median 150 mg).
  • Its 330 mcg of vanadium is higher than 91% of the 1,744 vanadium products that print an amount; 153 list more.

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?

1 product lists 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
Suggested Use: As a dietary supplement, take one capsule three times per day with food and water.
Warnings
Do not use if seal is broken.
Keep out of reach of children.
Warning: Consult your healthcare provider if you are using blood-thinning medications or are pregnant or nursing.
Because chromium may enhance insulin sensitivity and affect glucose levels, diabetics and hypoglycemics should consult their healthcare provider before using this product.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 78207.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Rice Flour, Gelatin, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Stearic Acid, Silica.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Guaranteed purity & potency.

How many labels does Blood Sugar Essentials with Cinnamon Extract have?

One label is on file, entered on October 21, 2017.

  1. Label 78207 (current) Entered October 21, 2017 · off the market July 31, 2018 · 90 capsules · UPC 0 87614 07059 9

DSLD also links this label to: Blood Sugar Essentials (image difference, same product), Blood Sugar Essentials (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 Swanson Health Products (distributor), Fargo, ND. All Swanson Condition Specific Formulas products.

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