Blood Sugar Wellness
by Bio Nutrition · capsule · 60 vegetarian capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 8 54936 00304 4
- DSLD label 200630
- Serving 1 vegetable capsule
Blood Sugar Wellness by Bio Nutrition lists 14 ingredients, 10 with an amount per serving of 1 vegetable capsule, such as 200 mcg of chromium picolinate, 300 mg of cinnamon extract, 100 mg of alpha lipoic acid and 90 mg of banaba; 4 sit inside a blend without their own amounts. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on April 25, 2019.
What is in Blood Sugar Wellness?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 vegetable 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chromium Picolinate | 200 mcg | 600% | 39% of 121 products listing chromium picolinate give more (median 200 mcg). Per day at the most servings: 600 mcg. |
| Cinnamon extract | 300 mg | Higher than 61% of 601 products listing cinnamon (median 200 mg). Per day at the most servings: 900 mg. | |
| Alpha Lipoic Acid | 100 mg | Higher than 56% of 2,407 products listing alpha lipoic acid (median 50 mg). Per day at the most servings: 300 mg. | |
| Banaba | 90 mg | Higher than 76% of 241 products listing banaba (median 25 mg). Per day at the most servings: 270 mg. | |
| Bitter Melon extract | 60 mg | 67% of 273 products listing bitter melon give more (median 125 mg). Per day at the most servings: 180 mg. | |
| Nopal Cactus | 50 mg | 86% of 104 products listing prickly pear cactus give more (median 500 mg). Per day at the most servings: 150 mg. | |
| Blueberry Leaf Extract | 50 mg | 67% of 378 products listing blueberry give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 150 mg. | |
| Dandelion root extract | 50 mg | 71% of 793 products listing dandelion give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 150 mg. | |
| Fenugreek extract | 40 mg | 93% of 628 products listing fenugreek give more (median 300 mg). Per day at the most servings: 120 mg. | |
| Vanadyl Sulfate | 10 mg | The label names the compound (Vanadyl Sulfate); its amount is likely the compound's weight, not the vanadium it holds, so it is not placed among other products. | |
| In a natural base of | no amount given | ||
| Wolfberry fruit powder | no amount given | ||
| Acai fruit powder | no amount given | ||
| Noni fruit powder | no amount given | ||
| Cayenne Pepper | no amount given |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 200630 (entered April 25, 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?
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:
- 86% of the 104 products that print an amount of prickly pear cactus list more than its 50 mg of nopal cactus (filed by NIH under prickly pear cactus) (median 500 mg).
- 93% of the 628 products that print an amount of fenugreek list more than its 40 mg of fenugreek (median 300 mg).
The NIH database records 1 to 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?
The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Blood Sugar Wellness's, rare ingredients counting for more.
- SugarRegNature's Sunshine 6 shared, 41% alike
- GlucoResistanceBioMed Balance · off the market 6 shared, 36% alike
- LevelRightNuNaturals 6 shared, 36% alike
- Blood Sugar DefenseKAL 7 shared, 35% 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 (1) capsule with a meal up to three times daily or as recommended by your health care professional.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Free of yeast, corn, dairy, sugar, salt, wheat, soy and preservatives.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 200630.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Vegetable Cellulose, Vegetable Stearate.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Halal Food Council Halal USA; Vegetarian.
How many labels does Blood Sugar Wellness have?
One label is on file, entered on April 25, 2019.
- Label 200630 (current) Entered April 25, 2019 · on the market · 60 vegetarian capsules · UPC 8 54936 00304 4
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Bio Nutrition, Inc. (manufacturer), Island Park, NY, U.S.A.. All Bio Nutrition products.