Garcinia Plus
by Source Naturals · tablet or pill · 240 tablets
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 0 21078 00205 5
- DSLD label 211650
- Serving 2 tablets
- 120 servings
Garcinia Plus by Source Naturals lists 4 ingredients, 4 with an amount per serving of 2 tablets, such as 134 mcg of chromium, 1.33 g of garcinia cambogia fruit extract and 134 mg of L-phenylalanine, beside 2 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on December 22, 2019.
What is in Garcinia Plus?
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Carbohydrates | 1 g | 1% | 74% of 21,979 products listing carbohydrate give more (median 3 g). |
| Chromiumas Chromium Picolinate, Chromium PolynicotinateChromium (Form: as Chromium Polynicotinate (Alt. Name: ChromeMate), & Chromium Picolinate (Alt. Name: Chromax)) | 134 mcg | 110% | Higher than 68% of 7,825 products listing chromium (median 100 mcg). |
| Sodium | 35 mg | 2% | 60% of 14,514 products listing sodium give more (median 55 mg). |
| Garcinia cambogia fruit extractGarcinia cambogia fruit extract PlantPart: fruit Genus: Garcinia Species: cambogia Note: yielding | 1.33 g | Higher than 80% of 676 products listing garcinia (median 500 mg). | |
| (-) Hydroxycitric Acidas Calcium Hydroxycitrate(-) Hydroxycitric Acid (Form: as Calcium Hydroxycitrate) | 667 mg | Higher than 64% of 126 products listing hydroxycitric acid (median 500 mg). | |
| L-Phenylalanine | 134 mg | 65% of 611 products listing phenylalanine give more (median 250 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 211650 (entered December 22, 2019), 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 Garcinia Plus's, rare ingredients counting for more.
- Diet Citrimax ComplexSource Naturals 6 shared, 84% alike
- Diet CitrimaxSource Naturals 6 shared, 84% alike
- Garcinia 1000Source Naturals 5 shared, 80% alike
- Diet Citrimax 1,000 mgSource Naturals 5 shared, 74% alike
- Nature's Diet Caps + HCA with Chromium GTFDouglas Laboratories · off the market 3 shared, 64% alike
- Nature's Diet Caps +Douglas Laboratories 3 shared, 64% 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 Use: 2 tablets approximately 1 hour before the largest meal of the day.
- Warnings
- Do not use if either tamper-evident seal is broken or missing.
- Warning: Contains phenylalanine. Not to be used by phenylketonurics, women who are pregnant, may become pregnant, breastfeeding or with antidepressant drugs such as MAOIs or SSRIs. If you are hypoglycemic, or have chronic high blood pressure or diabetes, take after meals and/or consult your health care professional before using this product.
- Keep out of the reach of children.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Contains no yeast, dairy, egg, gluten, soy or wheat. Contains no sugar, starch, preservatives, or artificial color, flavor or fragrance.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 211650.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Stearic Acid, Acacia Gum, modified Cellulose Gum, Silica, Magnesium Stearate.
How many labels does Garcinia Plus have?
3 labels are on file under this name since December 22, 2019: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 211614 Entered January 25, 2020 · off the market September 20, 2019 · 120 tablets · UPC 0 21078 00096 9
- Label 211603 Entered January 25, 2020 · off the market September 20, 2019 · 60 tablets · UPC 0 21078 00095 2
- Label 211650 (current) Entered December 22, 2019 · on the market · 240 tablets · UPC 0 21078 00205 5
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Source Naturals, Inc. (distributor), Santa Cruz, CA. All Source Naturals products.