CarbCrave Complex
by Pure Encapsulations · capsule · 90 capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 7 66298 01094 6
- DSLD label 293928
- Serving 2 capsules
- 45 servings
CarbCrave Complex by Pure Encapsulations lists 8 ingredients, 6 with an amount per serving of 2 capsules, such as 3.3 mg of vitamin B6, 200 mcg of chromium, 50 mg of 5-hydroxytryptophan and 250 mg of DL-phenylalanine; 2 sit inside a blend without their own amounts. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on August 23, 2023.
What is in CarbCrave Complex?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vitamin B6as Pyridoxal 5-Phosphate | 3.3 mg | 194% | 63% of 15,277 products listing vitamin B6 give more (median 6 mg). Per day at the most servings: 9.9 mg. |
| Chromiumas Chromium Picolinate | 200 mcg | 571% | Higher than 72% of 7,825 products listing chromium (median 100 mcg). Per day at the most servings: 600 mcg. |
| 5-Hydroxytryptophan | 50 mg | 55% of 676 products listing 5-HTP give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 150 mg. | |
| DL-Phenylalanine | 250 mg | 65% of 155 products listing DL-phenylalanine give more (median 300 mg). Per day at the most servings: 750 mg. | |
| Relorapatented proprietary blend of | 175 mg | ||
| Magnolia Bark Extractas Magnolia officinalis Bark Extract | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Phellodendron Bark Extractas Phellodendron amurense bark extract | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Sensorilas Ashwagandha Leaf, Root Extract | 75 mg | 88% of 1,646 products listing ashwagandha give more (median 250 mg). Per day at the most servings: 225 mg. | |
| Rhodiola Root Extractas Rhodiola rosea Root Extractstandardized to contain 3% total rosavins and 1% salidroside | 75 mg | 69% of 945 products listing rhodiola give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 225 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 293928 (entered August 23, 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?
Every amount on this label with a position sits within the middle 80% of the products that list the same ingredient; 2 ingredients sit inside a blend, so their amounts cannot be compared.
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?
The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with CarbCrave Complex's, rare ingredients counting for more.
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- Adrenal Stress SupportNOW 5 shared, 40% alike
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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
- Recommendations: As a dietary supplement, take 2 capsules, 3 times daily, with or before meals.
- Warnings
- Warning: Not to be taken by pregnant or lactating women. If you have any health condition or are taking any medication, consult your health professional before use. Do not use concurrently with antidepressants.
- Phenylketonurics: Contains Phenylalanine Use only if safety seal is intact.
- Keep out of the reach of children.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Certified gluten-free by the Gluten-Free Certification Organization, www.gluten.org
- Gluten-free, Non-GMO & hypoallergenic
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 293928.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Cellulose, Water, Food Starch, Modified, Corn Starch, Modified, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Silicon Dioxide.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): GFCO.org (Gluten-Free Certification Organization). Listed with: Certified gluten-free (GFCO) (a seal is the label's claim; the certifier's own list confirms it).
How many labels does CarbCrave Complex have?
7 labels are on file under this name since January 7, 2019: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 293928 (current) Entered August 23, 2023 · on the market · 90 capsules · UPC 7 66298 01094 6
- Label 245997 Entered March 25, 2021 · off the market July 21, 2022 · 90 capsules · UPC 7 66298 01094 6
- Label 245996 Entered March 25, 2021 · on the market · 180 capsules · UPC 7 66298 01095 3
- Label 219476 Entered May 22, 2020 · off the market March 15, 2020 · 180 capsules · UPC 7 66298 01095 3
- Label 219470 Entered May 22, 2020 · off the market March 15, 2020 · 90 capsules · UPC 7 66298 01094 6
- Label 184378 Entered February 25, 2019 · off the market December 16, 2020 · 90 capsules · UPC 7 66298 01094 6
- Label 184366 Entered January 7, 2019 · off the market December 16, 2020 · 180 capsules · UPC 7 66298 01095 3
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Pure Encapsulations (manufacturer), Sudbury, MA. All Pure Encapsulations products.