Carboquel
by Quality of Life · tablet or pill · 60 tablets
- Off the market since September 2022 (NIH)
- UPC 8 12259 00324 0
- DSLD label 182397
- Serving 2 tablets
- 30 servings
Carboquel by Quality of Life lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 2 tablets, such as 400 mcg of chromium and 1,500 mg of white kidney bean extract. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on October 25, 2018.
What is in Carboquel?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 tablets. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chromiumas Chromium PolynicotinateChromium (Form: as Chromium Polynicotinate) (Alt. Name: ChromeMate) | 400 mcg | 333% | Higher than 93% of 7,825 products listing chromium (median 100 mcg). Per day at the most servings: 800 mcg. |
| White Kidney Bean extract | 1,500 mg | Higher than 90% of 208 products listing bean (median 500 mg). Per day at the most servings: 3,000 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 182397 (entered October 25, 2018), 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?
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:
- Its 400 mcg of chromium is higher than 93% of the 7,825 chromium products that print an amount; 391 list more.
- Its 1,500 mg of white kidney bean extract (filed by NIH under bean) is higher than 90% of the 208 bean products that print an amount; 5 list more.
The NIH database records 1 to 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?
4 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Carb BlockerApplied Nutrition same ingredients
- White Kidney Bean ExtractOL Olympian Labs same ingredients
- BlockPlexus same ingredients
- Carbo GrabbersNature's Sunshine same ingredients
- Carb Intercept 1,000 mg with Phase 2 Carb ControllerNatrol 2 shared, 83% alike
- Carb Intercept with Phase 2 Carb ControllerNatrol 2 shared, 83% alike
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: 2 tablets before a starch-containing meal, up to twice daily.
- Warnings
- Warning: Do not use if seal is broken or missing.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Consult your healthcare professional before use if you are pregnant or lactating, have or had a medical condition, or are taking prescription drugs.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- GF Non GMO
- This product is suitable for Vegetarians and gluten-free.
- Storage
- Store at room temperature.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 182397.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Croscarmellose Sodium, L-Leucine, Vegetable Cellulose, Silica, Glycerine, Gum Arabic, Niacin, Syloid, Sodium, Chloride.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): V GF GMP Non GMO.
How many labels does Carboquel have?
2 labels are on file under this name since April 25, 2018: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 182397 (current) Entered October 25, 2018 · off the market September 12, 2022 · 60 tablets · UPC 8 12259 00324 0
- Label 175566 Entered April 25, 2018 · off the market March 27, 2018 · 60 tablets · UPC 8 12259 00324 0
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names QOL Labs, LLC (distributor), Purchase, NY. All Quality of Life products.