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Calorie Blocker

by Rise-N-Shine · capsule · 30 capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 8 99130 01164 8
  • DSLD label 297075
  • Serving 1 to 2 tablets; amounts per 1 tablet
  • 30 servings

Calorie Blocker by Rise-N-Shine lists 4 ingredients, 4 with an amount per serving of 1 tablet, such as 25 mg of vitamin C, 1,000 mg of chitosan, 200 mg of gymnema sylvestre, powder and 50 mg of garcinia cambogia fruit rind extract. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on September 25, 2023.

What is in Calorie Blocker?

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).

Calorie Blocker: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 297075, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Vitamin Cas Ascorbic Acid25 mg28%Vitamin C in Calorie Blocker against 18,583 products25 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 60 mg to 270 mg, the median 100 mg.DV 90 mgUL 2,000 mg25 mg

88% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 75 mg.

Chitosanas deacetylated Chitin1,000 mgChitosan in Calorie Blocker against 77 products1 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.45 g to 1 g, the median 1 g.1 g

10% of 77 products listing chitosan give more (median 1 g). Per day at the most servings: 3 g.

Gymnema sylvestre, Powder200 mgGymnema in Calorie Blocker against 444 products200 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 67 mg to 323.33 mg, the median 200 mg.200 mg

39% of 444 products listing gymnema give more (median 200 mg). Per day at the most servings: 600 mg.

Garcinia cambogia Fruit Rind Extractas Hydroxycitric Acid50% hydroxycitric acid50 mgGarcinia in Calorie Blocker against 676 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 200 mg to 1,000 mg, the median 500 mg.50 mg

96% of 676 products listing garcinia give more (median 500 mg). Per day at the most servings: 150 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 297075 (entered September 25, 2023), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD or its label image (PDF). 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:

  • 96% of the 676 products that print an amount of garcinia list more than its 50 mg of garcinia (median 500 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?

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
Suggested Use: 1 to 2 tablets taken 30-60 minutes prior to a meal, 1 to 3 times daily or as directed by a healthcare professional. This product should be used in conjunction with a sensible diet and exercise.
Warnings
Caution: Do not exceed recommended dose.
This product is not intended for persons with allergies to shellfish.
Pregnant or nursing mothers, children under 18, and individuals with a known medical condition should consult a physician before using this or any dietary supplement.
This product is manufactured and packaged in a facility which may also process milk, soy, wheat, egg, peanuts, tree nuts, fish and crustacean shellfish.
Keep out of reach of children.
Do not use if safety seal is damaged or missing.
Allergen Warning: Contains Shellfish
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 297075.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Calcium Carbonate, Stearic Acid, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Croscarmellose Sodium, Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, Magnesium Stearate, Silicon Dioxide, Riboflavin.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Formulated in the USA Good Manufacturing GMP Quality Practice Certification.

How many labels does Calorie Blocker have?

2 labels are on file under this name since May 22, 2020: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 297075 (current) Entered September 25, 2023 · on the market · 30 capsules · UPC 8 99130 01164 8
  2. Label 219122 Entered May 22, 2020 · off the market December 13, 2023 · 30 capsules · UPC 8 99130 01153 2

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

Who makes it?

The label names Rise-N-Shine, LLC (distributor), Sparta, NJ. All Rise-N-Shine products.

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