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Essential Balance

by FoxyFit · capsule · 120 capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 8 12575 03464 5
  • DSLD label 286867
  • Serving 4 capsules
  • 30 servings

Essential Balance by FoxyFit lists 9 ingredients, 9 with an amount per serving of 4 capsules, such as 400 mcg DFE of folate, 10,000 mcg of biotin, 56 mg of calcium and 120 mcg of chromium. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on June 22, 2023.

What is in Essential Balance?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 4 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).

Essential Balance: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 286867, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Folateas 5-Methyltetrahydrofolate Calcium400 mcg DFE100%
Biotin10,000 mcg33,333%Biotin in Essential Balance against 9,447 products10,000 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mcg to 300 mcg, the median 200 mcg.DV 30 mcg10,000 mcg

Higher than 97% of 9,447 products listing biotin (median 200 mcg).

Calciumas Dicalcium Phosphate56 mg4%Calcium in Essential Balance against 17,831 products56 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 252 mg, the median 115 mg.DV 1,300 mgUL 2,500 mg56 mg

70% of 17,831 products listing calcium give more (median 115 mg).

Chromiumas Chromium Nicotinate Glycinate ChelateTRAACS120 mcg343%Chromium in Essential Balance against 7,825 products120 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 45 mcg to 200 mcg, the median 100 mcg.DV 35 mcg120 mcg

Higher than 54% of 7,825 products listing chromium (median 100 mcg).

Myo-Inositol2,000 mgInositol in Essential Balance against 4,042 products2,000 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 10 mg to 80 mg, the median 30 mg.2,000 mg

Higher than 98% of 4,042 products listing inositol (median 30 mg).

L-Glutathione, Reduced250 mgGlutathione in Essential Balance against 717 products250 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 10 mg to 200 mg, the median 50 mg.250 mg

Higher than 76% of 717 products listing glutathione (median 50 mg).

DIM150 mgDiindolylmethane in Essential Balance against 425 products150 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 200 mg, the median 100 mg.150 mg

Higher than 57% of 425 products listing diindolylmethane (median 100 mg).

Alpha Lipoic Acid100 mgAlpha Lipoic Acid in Essential Balance against 2,407 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 150 mg, the median 50 mg.100 mg

Higher than 56% of 2,407 products listing alpha lipoic acid (median 50 mg).

BioPerineas Black Pepper Fruit Extract5 mgBlack Pepper in Essential Balance against 2,363 products5 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 5 mg to 10 mg, the median 5 mg.5 mg

33% of 2,363 products listing black pepper give more (median 5 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 286867 (entered June 22, 2023), 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 10,000 mcg of biotin is higher than 97% of the 9,447 biotin products that print an amount; 62 list more.
  • Its 2,000 mg of myo-inositol (filed by NIH under inositol) is higher than 98% of the 4,042 inositol products that print an amount; 42 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?

The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Essential Balance'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
Directions As a dietary supplement, take four capsules daily with breakfast.
Warnings
WARNING: Do not use if you are pregnant, lactating, or have serious medical condition. All persons should consult a physician before using dietary supplement, as individuals have different supplemental needs.
Keep out of reach of children.
Storage
Keep container tightly closed in a cool, dry and dark place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 286867.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Cellulose, Titanium Dioxide, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Silicon Dioxide.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): No Banned Substances CGMP Made in the USA.

How many labels does Essential Balance have?

One label is on file, entered on June 22, 2023.

  1. Label 286867 (current) Entered June 22, 2023 · on the market · 120 capsules · UPC 8 12575 03464 5

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

Who makes it?

The label names FoxyFit (distributor), Austin, TX. All FoxyFit products.

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