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Cinnamon with High-Potency Chromium

by Puritan's Pride · capsule · 120 rapid release capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 0 25077 15063 2
  • DSLD label 318132
  • Serving 2 capsules
  • 60 servings

Cinnamon with High-Potency Chromium by Puritan's Pride lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 2 capsules, such as 400 mcg of chromium, 500 mg of cinnamon and 375 mg of cinnamon bark extract, beside 1 Nutrition Facts row (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on October 24, 2024.

What is in Cinnamon with High-Potency Chromium?

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).

Cinnamon with High-Potency Chromium: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 318132, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Total Carbohydratesless than 1 g1%
Chromiumas Chromium Picolinate400 mcg1,143%Chromium in Cinnamon with High-Potency Chromium against 7,825 products400 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 45 mcg to 200 mcg, the median 100 mcg.DV 35 mcg400 mcg

Higher than 93% of 7,825 products listing chromium (median 100 mcg).

Cinnamonas Cinnamomum burmannii500 mgCinnamon in Cinnamon with High-Potency Chromium against 601 products875 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 500 mg, the median 200 mg.875 mg

Higher than 82% of 601 products listing cinnamon (median 200 mg).

Cinnamon Bark Extractas Cinnamomum spp. bark extracta 4:1 extract, equivalent to 1,500 mg cinnamon375 mg

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 318132 (entered October 24, 2024), 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?

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.

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?

2 products list 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
Directions: For adults, take two (2) capsules daily, preferably with a meal. Capsules can be opened and the contents added to your favorite beverage or food.
Warnings
Warning: Not intended for use by pregnant or nursing women. If you are taking any medications or have any medical condition, consult your doctor before use.
Discontinue use and consult your doctor if any adverse reactions occur.
Keep out of reach of children.
Do not use if seal under cap is broken or missing.
Allergens and what it does not contain
No artificial color, flavor or sweetener, no sugar, no starch, no milk, no lactose, no soy, no gluten, no wheat, no yeast, no fish, sodium free.
Storage
Store at room temperature.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 318132.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Gelatin, Cellulose, Silica, Magnesium Stearate.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): QA Quality Assured.

How many labels does Cinnamon with High-Potency Chromium have?

5 labels are on file under this name since August 24, 2016: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 318132 (current) Entered October 24, 2024 · on the market · 120 rapid release capsules · UPC 0 25077 15063 2
  2. Label 284991 Entered May 24, 2023 · on the market · 60 rapid release capsules · UPC 0 25077 15061 8
  3. Label 76597 Entered August 22, 2017 · off the market March 21, 2023 · 120 rapid release capsules · UPC 0 25077 15063 2
  4. Label 76591 Entered July 25, 2017 · off the market July 16, 2024 · 60 rapid release capsules · UPC 0 25077 15061 8
  5. Label 63519 Entered August 24, 2016 · off the market June 12, 2017 · 120 rapid release capsules · UPC 0 25077 15063 2

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

Who makes it?

The label names Puritan's Pride, Inc. (manufacturer), Ronkonkoma, NY, U.S.A.. All Puritan's Pride products.

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