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CitriChrome

by Douglas Laboratories · tablet or pill · 90 tablets

  • Off the market since January 2012 (NIH)
  • UPC 7 45287 30010 7
  • DSLD label 10802
  • Serving 2 tablets
  • 45 servings

CitriChrome by Douglas Laboratories lists 7 ingredients, 7 with an amount per serving of 2 tablets, such as 100 mcg of chromium, 1,000 mg of garcinia cambogia, 120 mg of green tea and 80 mg of peony. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on July 25, 2012.

What is in CitriChrome?

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).

CitriChrome: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 10802, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Chromiumas Chromium PolynicotinateChromium (Form: as Chromium Polynicotinate)100 mcg83%Chromium in CitriChrome against 7,825 products100 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 45 mcg to 200 mcg, the median 100 mcg.DV 35 mcg100 mcg

47% of 7,825 products listing chromium give more (median 100 mcg). Per day at the most servings: 300 mcg.

Garcinia cambogiaas (-) Hydroxycitric AcidGarcinia cambogia (Form: containing 500 mg (-) Hydroxycitric Acid) PlantPart: fruit Genus: Garcinia Species: cambogia Note: dried extract1,000 mgGarcinia in CitriChrome against 676 products1,000 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 200 mg to 1,000 mg, the median 500 mg.1,000 mg

Higher than 63% of 676 products listing garcinia (median 500 mg). Per day at the most servings: 3,000 mg.

Green Tea120 mgGreen Tea in CitriChrome against 2,595 products120 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 250 mg, the median 100 mg.120 mg

Higher than 54% of 2,595 products listing green tea (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 360 mg.

Peony80 mg
Ginger60 mgGinger in CitriChrome against 1,770 products60 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 150 mg, the median 60 mg.60 mg

48% of 1,770 products listing ginger give more (median 60 mg). Per day at the most servings: 180 mg.

Fenugreek40 mgFenugreek in CitriChrome against 628 products40 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 600 mg, the median 300 mg.40 mg

93% of 628 products listing fenugreek give more (median 300 mg). Per day at the most servings: 120 mg.

Chinese Licorice Root20 mg

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 10802 (entered July 25, 2012), 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:

  • 93% of the 628 products that print an amount of fenugreek list more than its 40 mg of fenugreek (median 300 mg).

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 CitriChrome's, rare ingredients counting for more.

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 Usage: As a dietary supplement, adults take 2 tablets three times daily before meals or as directed by your healthcare professional.
Warnings
KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.
Tamper resistant package, do not use if outer seal is missing.
Storage
For optimal storage conditions, store in a cool, dry place. (59(0)-77(0)F/15(0)-25(0)C) (35-65% relative humidity)

Source: label statements in DSLD label 10802.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Cellulose, Vegetable Stearate, Titanium Dioxide, Silica, natural carmine red.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): amni(R) original formula.

How many labels does CitriChrome have?

One label is on file, entered on July 25, 2012.

  1. Label 10802 (current) Entered July 25, 2012 · off the market January 20, 2012 · 90 tablets · UPC 7 45287 30010 7

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

Who makes it?

The label names Douglas Laboratories (manufacturer), Pittsburgh, PA. All Douglas Laboratories products.

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