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Carb-Edge

by PureFormulas · capsule · 90 vegetarian capsules

  • Off the market since March 2023 (NIH)
  • UPC PUF1093
  • DSLD label 205509
  • Serving 1 vegetarian capsule
  • 90 servings

Carb-Edge by PureFormulas lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 1 vegetarian capsule, such as 100 mg of L-theanine, 100 mg of rhodiola rosea and 50 mg of L-tryptophan. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on July 24, 2019.

What is in Carb-Edge?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 vegetarian 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).

Carb-Edge: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 205509, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Relora250 mg
L-Theanine100 mgTheanine in Carb-Edge against 1,602 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 90 mg to 200 mg, the median 100 mg.100 mg

47% of 1,602 products listing theanine give more (median 100 mg).

Rhodiola rosea100 mgRhodiola in Carb-Edge against 945 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 250 mg, the median 100 mg.100 mg

49% of 945 products listing rhodiola give more (median 100 mg).

L-Tryptophan50 mgTryptophan in Carb-Edge against 605 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 55 mg to 471 mg, the median 123 mg.50 mg

76% of 605 products listing tryptophan give more (median 123 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 205509 (entered July 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 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-Edge'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.

Warnings
Keep out of reach of children.
Warning: If pregnant or nursing, consult your healthcare practitioner before taking this product.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Non-GMO
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 205509.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Capsules, Maltodextrin, Magnesium Stearate, Silicon Dioxide.

How many labels does Carb-Edge have?

One label is on file, entered on July 24, 2019.

  1. Label 205509 (current) Entered July 24, 2019 · off the market March 27, 2023 · 90 vegetarian capsules · UPC PUF1093

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

Who makes it?

The label names PureFormulas (distributor), Miami, FL. All PureFormulas products.

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