GlucoHelp Banaba Extract 1.33 mg
by Swanson Ultra · softgel capsule · 60 softgels
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 0 87614 02659 6
- DSLD label 180933
- Serving 1 softgel
GlucoHelp Banaba Extract 1.33 mg by Swanson Ultra lists one ingredient: 1.33 mg of GlucoHelp banaba extract per serving of 1 softgel. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on September 21, 2018.
What is in GlucoHelp Banaba Extract 1.33 mg?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 softgel. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| GlucoHelp Banaba extractas Corosolic AcidGlucoHelp Banaba extract (Form: standardized to minimum 18% Corosolic Acid) PlantPart: leaves Genus: Lagerstroemia Species: speciosa | 1.33 mg | 99% of 241 products listing banaba give more (median 25 mg). Per day at the most servings: 2.66 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 180933 (entered September 21, 2018), 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:
- 99% of the 241 products that print an amount of banaba list more than its 1.33 mg of GlucoHelp banaba extract (filed by NIH under banaba) (median 25 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?
6 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- GlucoHelp Banaba Leaf ExtractBotanic Choice same ingredients
- GlucoFitAllergy Research Group same ingredients
- GlucoFitNutriCology same ingredients
- GlucoFitDC same ingredients
- GlucoFitWonder Laboratories same ingredients
- Advanced Therapeutics Glucofit Rx-Blood SugarNature's Plus same ingredients
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: As a dietary supplement, take one softgel two times per day with water, after the morning meal and the evening meal.
- Warnings
- Do not use if seal is broken.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place. Do not refrigerate.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 180933.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Rice Bran Oil, Gelatin, Glycerin, purified Water, Carob extract, Silica, yellow Beeswax, Zinc Oxide.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Guaranteed purity & potency.
How many labels does GlucoHelp Banaba Extract 1.33 mg have?
One label is on file, entered on September 21, 2018.
- Label 180933 (current) Entered September 21, 2018 · on the market · 60 softgels · UPC 0 87614 02659 6
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Swanson Health Products (distributor), Fargo, ND. All Swanson Ultra products.