PlainVitamins

Fat Metabolism Factors

by MNP Michael's Naturopathic Programs · tablet or pill · 90 vegetarian tablets

  • Off the market since August 2023 (NIH)
  • UPC 7 55929 03600 4
  • DSLD label 272376
  • Serving 3 tablets
  • 30 servings

Fat Metabolism Factors by MNP Michael's Naturopathic Programs lists 9 ingredients, 5 with an amount per serving of 3 tablets, such as 100 mg of vitamin B6, 200 mg of choline, 225 mcg of iodine and 200 mcg of chromium; 4 sit inside a blend without their own amounts. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on September 22, 2022.

What is in Fat Metabolism Factors?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 3 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).

Fat Metabolism Factors: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 272376, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Vitamin B6as Pyridoxine Hydrochloride100 mg5,882%Vitamin B6 in Fat Metabolism Factors against 15,277 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 2 mg to 20 mg, the median 6 mg.DV 1.7 mgUL 100 mg100 mg

Higher than 96% of 15,277 products listing vitamin B6 (median 6 mg).

Cholineas Choline Bitartrate200 mg36%Choline in Fat Metabolism Factors against 4,738 products200 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 18 mg to 100 mg, the median 40 mg.DV 550 mgUL 3,500 mg200 mg

Higher than 85% of 4,738 products listing choline (median 40 mg).

Iodineas Kelp225 mcg150%Iodine in Fat Metabolism Factors against 6,382 products225 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 75 mcg to 150 mcg, the median 150 mcg.DV 150 mcgUL 1,100 mcg225 mcg

Higher than 90% of 6,382 products listing iodine (median 150 mcg).

Chromiumas ChromeMate200 mcg571%Chromium in Fat Metabolism Factors against 7,825 products200 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 45 mcg to 200 mcg, the median 100 mcg.DV 35 mcg200 mcg

Higher than 72% of 7,825 products listing chromium (median 100 mcg).

Potassiumas Potassium Amino Acid Chelate99 mg2%Potassium in Fat Metabolism Factors against 11,614 products99 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 190 mg, the median 99 mg.DV 4,700 mg99 mg

49% of 11,614 products listing potassium give more (median 99 mg).

Proprietary Blend1000 mg1 g
Lecithinas Sunflowerin the blend, no amount given
Inositolin the blend, no amount given
Guggulas Guggul, Guggul, Guggulsterones2.5% Guggulsteronesin the blend, no amount given
L-Phenylalaninein the blend, no amount given

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 272376 (entered September 22, 2022), 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 100 mg of vitamin B6 is higher than 96% of the 15,277 vitamin B6 products that print an amount; 173 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?

1 product lists 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: As a dietary supplement, take three (3) tablets with breakfast or, for optimal results, take one (1) tablet with each meal. Dosage may be increased as directed by a healthcare practitioner.
Warnings
Double-sealed for your protection. Do not use if outer seal is broken or missing.
Caution: Keep out of reach of children.
Contains phenylalanine and should be avoided by phenylketonurics and women who are pregnant or lactating.
Warning: Consuming this product can expose you to chemicals including lead, which is known to the State of California to cause birth defects or other reproductive harm. For more information, go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov.
Made in a GMP facility that processes egg, fish, milk, shellfish, soy, tree nut and wheat products.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 272376.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Dicalcium Phosphate, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Stearic Acid, modified Cellulose Gum, Vegetable Magnesium Stearate, Silicon Dioxide, Pharmaceutical Glaze.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Shield Star K (Kosher) Parve.

How many labels does Fat Metabolism Factors have?

4 labels are on file under this name since May 22, 2020: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 272376 (current) Entered September 22, 2022 · off the market August 15, 2023 · 90 vegetarian tablets · UPC 7 55929 03600 4
  2. Label 272377 Entered August 23, 2022 · off the market August 15, 2023 · 180 vegetarian tablets · UPC 7 55929 03601 1
  3. Label 220590 Entered May 22, 2020 · off the market December 23, 2021 · 180 vegetarian tablets · UPC 7 55929 03601 1
  4. Label 220588 Entered May 22, 2020 · off the market December 23, 2021 · 90 vegetarian tablets · UPC 7 55929 03600 4

DSLD also links this label to: Fat Metabolism Factors (image difference, same product), Fat Metabolism Factors (image difference, same product), Fat Metabolism Factors (image difference, same product), Fat Metabolism Factors (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 Michael's Naturopathic Programs (distributor), San Antonio, Texas. All MNP Michael's Naturopathic Programs products.

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