CLA Extreme
by NOW Sports · softgel capsule · 90 softgels
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 7 33739 01731 4
- DSLD label 314254
- Serving 1 softgel
- 90 servings
CLA Extreme by NOW Sports lists 5 ingredients, 5 with an amount per serving of 1 softgel, such as 100 mcg of chromium, 750 mg of conjugated linoleic acid, 75 mg of guarana seed extract and 150 mg of green tea leaf extract, beside 2 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on July 25, 2024.
What is in CLA Extreme?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 softgel. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 10 Calories | ||
| Total Fat | 1 g | 1% | 56% of 11,965 products listing fat (unspecified) give more (median 1.5 g). Per day at the most servings: 3 g. |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1 g | 39% of 1,759 products listing polyunsaturated fat give more (median 1 g). Per day at the most servings: 3 g. | |
| Chromiumelemental | 100 mcg | 286% | 47% of 7,825 products listing chromium give more (median 100 mcg). Per day at the most servings: 300 mcg. |
| Chromium Picolinate | 855 mg | ||
| Conjugated Linoleic Acidas Safflower OilConjugated Linoleic Acid (Form: in a Safflower Oil base) (Alt. Name: CLA) | 750 mg | 66% of 422 products listing conjugated linoleic acid give more (median 1 g). Per day at the most servings: 2.25 g. | |
| Guarana Seed Extractas Paullinia cupana Seed Extract | 75 mg | 64% of 317 products listing guarana give more (median 125 mg). Per day at the most servings: 225 mg. | |
| Green Tea Leaf Extractas Camellia sinensis Leaf Extractmin. 30% Catechins | 150 mg | Higher than 58% of 2,595 products listing green tea (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 450 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 314254 (entered July 25, 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?
Every amount on this label with a position sits within the middle 80% of the products that list the same ingredient.
The NIH database records 1 to 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 CLA Extreme's, rare ingredients counting for more.
- CLA Extreme with Guarana & Green TeaNOW Sports · off the market 6 shared, 80% alike
- CLA Away 750 mgProtocol For Life Balance 6 shared, 80% alike
- CLA Extreme with L-Carnitine, Guarana & Green TeaNOW Sports · off the market 6 shared, 70% alike
- CLA Extreme with Acetyl-L-Carnitine, Guarana & Green TeaNOW Sports · off the market 6 shared, 69% alike
- ClaTLS Weight Loss Solution 4 shared, 64% alike
- CLA Conjugated Linoleic Acid Blend 1000 mgNatural Factors · off the market 3 shared, 52% 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 Usage: Take 1 softgel 1 to 3 times daily with food.
- Warnings
- Do not use if sensitive to caffeine.
- Discontinue use if nervousness, sleeplessness or nausea occur.
- Caution: For adults only. Keep out of reach of children.
- Not recommended for pregnant/nursing women. Consult physician if taking medication (especially blood pressure and heart medications) or have a medical condition (especially high blood pressure, glaucoma, and heart conditions).
- Contains soy (highly refined).
- This product has approx. 27 mg of naturally occurring caffeine per softgel (equivalent to about 1/4 cup of coffee).
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Not manufactured with wheat, gluten, milk, egg, fish, or shellfish ingredients.
- Steroid tested
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry, dark place after opening.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 314254.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Bovine Gelatin, Glycerin, Water, Caramel color, Beeswax, Sunflower Lecithin, D-Alpha-Tocopherol.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Crescent H (Halal) GMP Quality Assured; Triangle K (Kosher) Contains Gelatin; Not manufactured with wheat, gluten, milk, egg, fish, or shellfish ingredients. Produced in a GMP facility that processes other ingredients containing these allergens.
How many labels does CLA Extreme have?
5 labels are on file under this name since July 24, 2019: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 314254 (current) Entered July 25, 2024 · on the market · 90 softgels · UPC 7 33739 01731 4
- Label 245176 Entered April 22, 2021 · on the market · 180 softgels · UPC 7 33739 01733 8
- Label 245123 Entered April 22, 2021 · off the market February 12, 2024 · 90 softgels
- Label 205028 Entered July 24, 2019 · off the market August 24, 2023 · 180 softgels · UPC 7 33739 01733 8
- Label 205026 Entered July 24, 2019 · off the market August 24, 2023 · 90 softgels · UPC 7 33739 01731 4
DSLD also links this label to: CLA Extreme with L-Carnitine, Guarana, & Green Tea (image difference, same product), CLA Extreme with L-Carnitine, Guarana, & Green Tea (package size difference, same product), CLA Extreme with L-Carnitine, Guarana, & Green Tea (package size difference, same product), CLA Extreme with L-Carnitine, Guarana, & Green Tea (image difference, same product), CLA Extreme with L-Carnitine, Guarana, & Green Tea (package size difference, same product), CLA Extreme with L-Carnitine, Guarana, & Green Tea (image difference, same product), CLA Extreme with L-Carnitine, Guarana, & Green Tea (package size difference, same product), CLA Extreme with Acetyl-L-Carnitine, Guarana & Green Tea (image 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 NOW FOODS (manufacturer), Bloomingdale, IL. All NOW Sports products.