PlainVitamins

Carb Fuel

by Thorne Research · powder · 13.4 oz.

  • Off the market since December 2019 (NIH)
  • UPC 6 93749 00658 9
  • DSLD label 64074
  • Serving 12.7 g (1 scoop)
  • 30 servings

Carb Fuel by Thorne Research lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 12.7 g, beside 2 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on August 24, 2016.

What is in Carb Fuel?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 12.7 g. 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 Fuel: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 64074, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories40 Calories
Total Fat0 g
Total Carbohydrates10 g3%Carbohydrate in Carb Fuel against 21,979 products10 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 6 g, the median 3 g.10 g

Higher than 87% of 21,979 products listing carbohydrate (median 3 g).

Dextrose5 gGlucose in Carb Fuel against 47 products5 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1.13 g to 13.04 g, the median 5 g.5 g

40% of 47 products listing glucose give more (median 5 g).

Carb10 Pea Starch5 gStarch in Carb Fuel against 38 products5 g per serving; the middle half of products list 3.79 g to 25 g, the median 11 g.5 g

61% of 38 products listing starch give more (median 11 g).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 64074 (entered August 24, 2016), 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 one serving 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?

1 product lists 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: Mix 1 level scoop in 8 oz. of water. Consume before, during, and after your workout or as recommended by your health-care practitioner.
Warnings
If pregnant, consult your health-care practitioner before using this product.
Tamper Evident: Use only if bottle is sealed.
Storage
Store tightly sealed in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 64074.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Potassium Bicarbonate, Citric Acid.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): NSF Certified for sport. Listed with: NSF certified (contents or GMP), NSF Certified for Sport (a seal is the label's claim; the certifier's own list confirms it).

How many labels does Carb Fuel have?

One label is on file, entered on August 24, 2016.

  1. Label 64074 (current) Entered August 24, 2016 · off the market December 18, 2019 · 13.4 oz. · UPC 6 93749 00658 9

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

Who makes it?

The label names Thorne Research, Inc. (distributor), Dover, Idaho. All Thorne Research products.

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