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Carb Arrest

by Viva Vitamins · capsule · 120 veggie caps

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 8 12720 01571 0
  • DSLD label 316295
  • Serving 2 veggie caps; amounts per 4 veggie caps
  • 30 servings

Carb Arrest by Viva Vitamins lists 6 ingredients, 6 with an amount per serving of 4 veggie caps, such as 1,000 mg of phase 2, 500 mg of gymnema sylvestre leaf extract, 500 mg of citrin and 500 mg of chitosan. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on July 25, 2024.

What is in Carb Arrest?

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

Carb Arrest: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 316295, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Phase 2as White Kidney Bean Extract, Dried1,000 mgBean in Carb Arrest against 208 products1,000 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 300 mg to 1,000 mg, the median 500 mg.1,000 mg

Higher than 62% of 208 products listing bean (median 500 mg). Per day at the most servings: 2,000 mg.

Gymnema sylvestre Leaf Extractstandardized for500 mgGymnema in Carb Arrest against 444 products500 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 67 mg to 323.33 mg, the median 200 mg.500 mg

Higher than 85% of 444 products listing gymnema (median 200 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,000 mg.

Gymnemic Acid25%125 mg
Citrinas Garcinia cambogia Fruit Extractstandardized for500 mgGarcinia in Carb Arrest against 676 products500 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 200 mg to 1,000 mg, the median 500 mg.500 mg

47% of 676 products listing garcinia give more (median 500 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,000 mg.

Hydroxycitric Acid50% (-)250 mgHydroxycitric Acid in Carb Arrest against 126 products250 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 250 mg to 900 mg, the median 500 mg.250 mg

67% of 126 products listing hydroxycitric acid give more (median 500 mg). Per day at the most servings: 500 mg.

Chitosanas deacetylated Chitin90% deacetylated500 mgChitosan in Carb Arrest against 77 products0.5 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.45 g to 1 g, the median 1 g.0.5 g

61% of 77 products listing chitosan give more (median 1 g). Per day at the most servings: 1 g.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 316295 (entered July 25, 2024), 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?

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 2 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 Carb Arrest's, rare ingredients counting for more.

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: As a dietary supplement, take two capsules 30 minutes before breakfast and another two capsules 30 minutes before lunch. If you prefer, you may take 2 capsules 30 minutes before supper in place of breakfast or lunch. Take with 8 ounces of water.
Warnings
Keep out of the reach of children.
Do not use if safety seal under cap is broken or missing.
Contains: Crustacean Shellfish (lobster, crab, shrimp)
Allergens and what it does not contain
Non-GMO
Contains No: Gluten, sugar, salt, starch, corn, wheat, lactose, citrus, milk, egg, artificial coloring, flavoring, or preservatives.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place. Do not refrigerate.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 316295.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Cellulose.

How many labels does Carb Arrest have?

3 labels are on file under this name since March 25, 2013: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 316295 (current) Entered July 25, 2024 · on the market · 120 veggie caps · UPC 8 12720 01571 0
  2. Label 250418 Entered August 23, 2021 · on the market · 120 veggie caps · UPC 8 12720 01571 0
  3. Label 19948 Entered March 25, 2013 · off the market April 23, 2021 · 120 veggie caps · UPC 8 12720 01571 0

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

Who makes it?

The label names Viva Vitamins (distributor), Valencia, CA. All Viva Vitamins products.

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