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Gluco Harmony

by IVL Institute For Vibrant Living · capsule · 60 vegetable capsules

  • Off the market since January 2022 (NIH)
  • UPC 8 93320 00241 6
  • DSLD label 15440
  • Serving 1 vegetarian capsule; amounts per 2 vegetarian capsules
  • 30 servings

Gluco Harmony by IVL Institute For Vibrant Living lists 9 ingredients, 9 with an amount per serving of 2 vegetarian capsules, such as 187.5 mg of pterocarpus marsupium, 150 mg of bitter melon, 75 mg of gymnema sylvestre and 20 mg of shilajit. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on November 21, 2012.

What is in Gluco Harmony?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 vegetarian 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).

Gluco Harmony: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 15440, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Pterocarpus marsupium187.5 mgIndian Kinotree in Gluco Harmony against 33 products187.5 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 167 mg, the median 100 mg.187.5 mg

Higher than 76% of 33 products listing indian kinotree (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 375 mg.

Bitter melon150 mgBitter Melon in Gluco Harmony against 273 products150 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 450 mg, the median 125 mg.150 mg

Higher than 52% of 273 products listing bitter melon (median 125 mg). Per day at the most servings: 300 mg.

Gymnema sylvestre75 mgGymnema in Gluco Harmony against 444 products75 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 67 mg to 323.33 mg, the median 200 mg.75 mg

72% of 444 products listing gymnema give more (median 200 mg). Per day at the most servings: 150 mg.

Shilajit20 mgShilajit in Gluco Harmony against 196 products20 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 500 mg, the median 250 mg.20 mg

97% of 196 products listing shilajit give more (median 250 mg). Per day at the most servings: 40 mg.

Curcumin12.5 mgCurcumin in Gluco Harmony against 550 products12.5 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 400 mg, the median 200 mg.12.5 mg

95% of 550 products listing curcumin give more (median 200 mg). Per day at the most servings: 25 mg.

Cinnamon12.5 mgCinnamon in Gluco Harmony against 601 products12.5 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 500 mg, the median 200 mg.12.5 mg

95% of 601 products listing cinnamon give more (median 200 mg). Per day at the most servings: 25 mg.

Holy Basil12.5 mgHoly Basil in Gluco Harmony against 387 products12.5 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 400 mg, the median 129 mg.12.5 mg

98% of 387 products listing holy basil give more (median 129 mg). Per day at the most servings: 25 mg.

Banaba leaf10 mgBanaba in Gluco Harmony against 241 products10 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 16 mg to 80 mg, the median 25 mg.10 mg

80% of 241 products listing banaba give more (median 25 mg). Per day at the most servings: 20 mg.

Fenugreek5 mgFenugreek in Gluco Harmony against 628 products5 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 600 mg, the median 300 mg.5 mg

98% of 628 products listing fenugreek give more (median 300 mg). Per day at the most servings: 10 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 15440 (entered November 21, 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?

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:

  • 97% of the 196 products that print an amount of shilajit list more than its 20 mg of shilajit (median 250 mg).
  • 95% of the 550 products that print an amount of curcumin list more than its 12.5 mg of curcumin (median 200 mg).
  • 95% of the 601 products that print an amount of cinnamon list more than its 12.5 mg of cinnamon (median 200 mg).
  • 98% of the 387 products that print an amount of holy basil list more than its 12.5 mg of holy basil (median 129 mg).
  • 98% of the 628 products that print an amount of fenugreek list more than its 5 mg of fenugreek (median 300 mg).

The NIH database records 2 servings 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 Gluco Harmony'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
Suggested Use: Take 1 vegetable capsule twice daily with food or as directed by your healthcare consultant.
Warnings
Persons taking prescription medications and those with medical conditions should consult with a health care professional before beginning any new dietary supplement.
KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN

Source: label statements in DSLD label 15440.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Magnesium Stearate, Silicon Dioxide, Vegetable Cellulose, Water.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): PLEASE RECYCLE; NOT TESTED ON ANIMALS.

How many labels does Gluco Harmony have?

One label is on file, entered on November 21, 2012.

  1. Label 15440 (current) Entered November 21, 2012 · off the market January 19, 2022 · 60 vegetable capsules · UPC 8 93320 00241 6

DSLD also links this label to: Gluco Harmony (image difference, same product), Gluco Harmony (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 Institute For Vibrant Living (distributor), Camp Verde, AZ. All IVL Institute For Vibrant Living products.

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