Fat Busters
by Nature's Plus · tablet or pill · 60 sustained release tablets
- Off the market since February 2022 (NIH)
- UPC 0 97467 04335 0
- DSLD label 13251
- Serving 2 tablets
- 30 servings
Fat Busters by Nature's Plus lists 6 ingredients, 6 with an amount per serving of 2 tablets, such as 120 mg of calcium, 120 mcg of chromium, 250 mg of ForsLean(R) and 200 mg of green tea. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on October 1, 2012.
What is in Fat Busters?
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calciumas Calcium AminoateCalcium (Form: as Calcium Aminoate) | 120 mg | 12% | Higher than 51% of 17,831 products listing calcium (median 115 mg). |
| Chromiumas chromium polynicotinateChromium (Form: as chromium polynicotinate (Alt. Name: ChromeMate(R))) | 120 mcg | 100% | Higher than 54% of 7,825 products listing chromium (median 100 mcg). |
| ForsLean(R)as Coleus forskohlii extract, Enzymes, ForskolinForsLean(R) (Form: Coleus forskohlii extract Genus: Coleus Species: forskohlii, with standardized forskolin, and naturally occurring enzymes) | 250 mg | Higher than 71% of 303 products listing coleus (median 125 mg). | |
| Green Teaas PolyphenolsGreen Tea (Form: standardized [100 mg] 50% polyphenols) PlantPart: leaf Genus: Camellia Species: sinensis Note: decaffeinated | 200 mg | Higher than 63% of 2,595 products listing green tea (median 100 mg). | |
| Rhodiola | 100 mg | 49% of 945 products listing rhodiola give more (median 100 mg). | |
| Gingeras Ginger Volatile OilsGinger (Form: standardized [4 mg] 4% Ginger Volatile Oils) PlantPart: root Genus: Zingiber Species: officinale | 100 mg | Higher than 56% of 1,770 products listing ginger (median 60 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 13251 (entered October 1, 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?
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 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?
The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Fat Busters's, rare ingredients counting for more.
- Diet Fuel ForskohliiTwinlab 3 shared, 55% alike
- Ultra Fat Busters with 400 mg LipoShieldNatures Plus · off the market 5 shared, 54% alike
- Sugar Armor Sugar Blocker Weight Loss AidNatures Plus · off the market 3 shared, 39% 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
- DIRECTIONS: As a dietary supplement, two sustained-release tablets once daily.
- Warnings
- KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Free from artificial colors and preservatives. Free from the common allergens yeast, wheat, soy and milk.
- Storage
- KEEP TIGHTLY CLOSED IN A COOL, DRY PLACE.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 13251.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Di-Calcium Phosphate, Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, Stearic Acid, Magnesium Stearate, Silica, Pharmaceutical Glaze.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): GLUTEN Free; ForsLean(R).
How many labels does Fat Busters have?
One label is on file, entered on October 1, 2012.
- Label 13251 (current) Entered October 1, 2012 · off the market February 28, 2022 · 60 sustained release tablets · UPC 0 97467 04335 0
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Natural Organics Laboratories, Inc. makers of Nature's Plus (manufacturer), Amityville, New York. All Nature's Plus products.