GF-9 Tropical Flavor Mix

by Novex Biotech · powder · 30 packets

  • Off the market since August 2023 (NIH)
  • UPC 8 56528 00139 1
  • DSLD label 228471
  • Serving 1 packet
  • 30 servings

GF-9 Tropical Flavor Mix by Novex Biotech lists 6 ingredients; 6 sit inside a blend without their own amounts, beside 1 Nutrition Facts row (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on June 24, 2020.

What is in GF-9 Tropical Flavor Mix?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 packet. 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).

GF-9 Tropical Flavor Mix: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 228471, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories0 Calories
Sodium5 mg1%Sodium in GF-9 Tropical Flavor Mix against 14,514 products5 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 15 mg to 142 mg, the median 55 mg.5 mg

89% of 14,514 products listing sodium give more (median 55 mg).

GenysFactor Proprietary Blend2.9 g
L-Lysine Hydrochloridein the blend, no amount given
L-Arginine Hydrochloridein the blend, no amount given
Oxo-Prolinein the blend, no amount given
N-Acetyl L-Cysteinein the blend, no amount given
L-Glutaminein the blend, no amount given
Schizonepeta powderin the blend, no amount given

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 228471 (entered June 24, 2020), 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; 6 ingredients sit inside a blend, so their amounts cannot be compared.

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?

3 products list 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: Adults mix 1 packet in 3-6 fl. oz. of water and drink entire serving on an empty stomach, either in the morning two hours before breakfast or two hours after dinner prior to bedtime. [Do not eat two hours before or after taking GF-9.] Do not exceed 1 serving in any 24-hour period. Individual results will vary.
Warnings
Warning: Do not exceed suggested daily serving.
Consult your physician before use if you are pregnant, nursing, taking medication, or if you have a medical condition.
Do not use if sachet/packet is torn or broken. Use only as directed.
Keep out of reach of children.
Not for use by individuals under the age of 18 years.
Storage
Store at controlled room temperature: 15 degrees to 30 degrees C / 59 degrees to 86 degrees F

Source: label statements in DSLD label 228471.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Natural flavor, Sodium Citrate, Sucralose, Stevia leaf extract, Silica, Annatto extract.

How many labels does GF-9 Tropical Flavor Mix have?

One label is on file, entered on June 24, 2020.

  1. Label 228471 (current) Entered June 24, 2020 · off the market August 25, 2023 · 30 packets · UPC 8 56528 00139 1

DSLD also links this label to: Growth Factor-9 Tropical Flavor Mix (image difference, same product), GF-9 Fruit Punch (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 Novex Biotech, LLC (distributor), Salt Lake City, UT. All Novex Biotech products.

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