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Hmb

by BodyTech · capsule · 360 capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 7 66536 01459 0
  • DSLD label 204008
  • Serving 4 capsules
  • 90 servings

Hmb by BodyTech lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 4 capsules, such as 200 mg of potassium and 1,000 mg of calcium HMB. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on June 24, 2019.

What is in Hmb?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 4 capsules. 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).

Hmb: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 204008, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Potassiumas Dipotassium PhosphatePotassium (Form: as Dipotassium Phosphate)200 mg4%Potassium in HMB against 11,614 products200 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 190 mg, the median 99 mg.DV 4,700 mg200 mg

Higher than 76% of 11,614 products listing potassium (median 99 mg). Per day at the most servings: 600 mg.

Calcium HMBas Calcium Beta-Hydroxy Beta-Methylbutyrate MonohydrateCalcium HMB (Form: as Calcium Beta-Hydroxy Beta-Methylbutyrate Monohydrate)1,000 mgCalcium hydroxymethylbutyrate in HMB against 97 products1 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.945 g to 1.5 g, the median 1.5 g.1 g

60% of 97 products listing calcium hydroxymethylbutyrate give more (median 1.5 g). Per day at the most servings: 3 g.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 204008 (entered June 24, 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?

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 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
Directions: Take four (4) capsules three (3) times daily with meals. Do not exceed recommended dose.
Warnings
Do not exceed recommended dose.
Warning: Consult your healthcare provider prior to use if you are pregnant, nursing, taking any medication or have any medical conditions.
Keep out of reach of children.
Tamper evident Do not use if outer seal is broken or missing.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Does not contain: Gluten, sugar, salt.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 204008.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Gelatin, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Magnesium Stearate, Silicon Dioxide.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Quality Promise Tested & Trusted 30 day money back guarantee.

How many labels does Hmb have?

8 labels are on file under this name since January 25, 2016: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 204008 (current) Entered June 24, 2019 · on the market · 360 capsules · UPC 7 66536 01459 0
  2. Label 203977 Entered June 24, 2019 · on the market · 120 capsules · UPC 7 66536 01458 3
  3. Label 180605 Entered August 31, 2018 · off the market January 4, 2019 · 360 capsules · UPC 7 66536 01459 0
  4. Label 180603 Entered August 31, 2018 · off the market January 4, 2019 · 120 capsules · UPC 7 66536 01458 3
  5. Label 60132 Entered May 22, 2016 · off the market May 9, 2018 · 360 capsules · UPC 7 66536 01459 0
  6. Label 60130 Entered May 22, 2016 · off the market May 9, 2018 · 120 capsules · UPC 7 66536 01458 3
  7. Label 55179 Entered January 25, 2016 · off the market April 11, 2016 · 360 capsules · UPC 7 66536 01459 0
  8. Label 55176 Entered January 25, 2016 · off the market April 11, 2016 · 120 capsules · UPC 7 66536 01458 3

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

Who makes it?

The label names Vitamin Shoppe, Inc. (distributor), Secaucus, NJ. All BodyTech products.

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