Chitosan Plus
by Indiana Botanic Gardens · capsule · 60 capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 7 03308 82090 4
- DSLD label 3794
- Serving 2 capsules
- 30 servings
Chitosan Plus by Indiana Botanic Gardens lists 4 ingredients, 4 with an amount per serving of 2 capsules, such as 750 mg of chitosan, 50 mg of citrin garcinia cambogia, 15 mg of gymnema slylvestre extract and 150 mg of kidney bean extract. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on December 23, 2011.
What is in Chitosan Plus?
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ChitosanChitosan (Form: 90% deacetylated Chitin) | 750 mg | 52% of 77 products listing chitosan give more (median 1 g). Per day at the most servings: 1.5 g. | |
| Citrin Garcinia cambogiaCitrin Garcinia cambogia PlantPart: fruits Genus: Garcinia Species: cambogia Note: Standardized for 50% (-) hydroxycitric acid (50 mg) | 50 mg | 96% of 676 products listing garcinia give more (median 500 mg). Per day at the most servings: 100 mg. | |
| Gymnema slylvestre extractGymnema slylvestre extract PlantPart: leaf Note: Standardized for 75% gymnemic acid (22.50 mg) | 15 mg | 95% of 444 products listing gymnema give more (median 200 mg). Per day at the most servings: 30 mg. | |
| Kidney bean extractKidney bean extract PlantPart: dried bean Genus: Phaseolus Species: vulgaris L. Note: white | 150 mg | 89% of 208 products listing bean give more (median 500 mg). Per day at the most servings: 300 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 3794 (entered December 23, 2011), 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:
- 96% of the 676 products that print an amount of garcinia list more than its 50 mg of citrin garcinia cambogia (filed by NIH under garcinia) (median 500 mg).
- 95% of the 444 products that print an amount of gymnema list more than its 15 mg of gymnema (median 200 mg).
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 Chitosan Plus's, rare ingredients counting for more.
- Extra Gold Beauty SlimCATALO 4 shared, 72% alike
- OrlistolNutraTech 4 shared, 71% alike
- CheatzMusclegen Performance Nutrition 3 shared, 70% alike
- Calorie BlockerRise-N-Shine 3 shared, 70% alike
- CheatzGenepro Protein 3 shared, 70% alike
- Fat BlockerVitabase 3 shared, 63% 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: Take 2 capsules twice daily, 60 minutes before each meal, as a dietary supplement, or as directed by a health care professional.
- Warnings
- KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN
- Warning: If you are taking any medications or are pregnant or nursing do not use prior to consulting a physician.
- Contains: Crustacean shellfish [lobster, crab, shrimp (chitosan source)]
- For your protection, this container has an outer safety seal. (Do not accept if missing or broken.)
- Storage
- Best if used by date on bottle.
- Store in a dry, cool place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 3794.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Gelatin, Rice Flour, Magnesium Stearate, Gum Acacia.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): IBG INDIANA BOTANIC GARDENS(R).
How many labels does Chitosan Plus have?
One label is on file, entered on December 23, 2011.
- Label 3794 (current) Entered December 23, 2011 · on the market · 60 capsules · UPC 7 03308 82090 4
DSLD also links this label to: St. John's Wort Gold 300 mg (package size difference, same product), St. John's Wort 300 mg Gold (package size difference, same product).
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Indiana Botanic Gardens, Inc. (distributor), Hobart, IN. All Indiana Botanic Gardens products.