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GluControl

by Ee Essential elements · capsule · 60 capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC X003DX8N7T
  • DSLD label 310250
  • Serving 2 capsules
  • 30 servings

GluControl by Ee Essential elements lists 8 ingredients, 8 with an amount per serving of 2 capsules, such as 600 mcg of chromium, 500 mg of ceylon cinnamon bark extract, 10 mg of bitter melon powder and 10 mg of Lion's mane fruiting body extract. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on June 20, 2024.

What is in GluControl?

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

GluControl: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 310250, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Chromiumas Chromium Picolinate600 mcg1,714%Chromium in GluControl against 7,825 products600 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 45 mcg to 200 mcg, the median 100 mcg.DV 35 mcg600 mcg

Higher than 97% of 7,825 products listing chromium (median 100 mcg).

Ceylon Cinnamon Bark Extract500 mgCeylon cinnamon in GluControl against 121 products500 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 970 mg, the median 250 mg.500 mg

Higher than 55% of 121 products listing ceylon cinnamon (median 250 mg).

Bitter Melon powder10 mgBitter Melon in GluControl against 273 products10 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 450 mg, the median 125 mg.10 mg

98% of 273 products listing bitter melon give more (median 125 mg).

Lion's Mane Fruiting Body Extractas Hericium erinaceus Fruiting Body Extract10 mgHericium mushroom in GluControl against 373 products10 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 200 mg to 1,000 mg, the median 500 mg.10 mg

over 99% of 373 products listing hericium mushroom give more (median 500 mg).

Neem leaf extract10 mgNeem in GluControl against 82 products10 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 749 mg, the median 400 mg.10 mg

96% of 82 products listing neem give more (median 400 mg).

Milk Thistle Seed Extract10 mgMilk Thistle in GluControl against 1,277 products10 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 90 mg to 300 mg, the median 175 mg.10 mg

98% of 1,277 products listing milk thistle give more (median 175 mg).

Gymnema, Powderas Gymnema, Powder, Gymnema, Powder100 mgGymnema in GluControl against 444 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 67 mg to 323.33 mg, the median 200 mg.100 mg

59% of 444 products listing gymnema give more (median 200 mg).

Berberine Hydrochlorideas Indian Barberry bark extract500 mgBerberine in GluControl against 419 products500 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 131.5 mg to 500 mg, the median 400 mg.500 mg

Higher than 55% of 419 products listing berberine (median 400 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 310250 (entered June 20, 2024), 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 600 mcg of chromium is higher than 97% of the 7,825 chromium products that print an amount; 209 list more.
  • 98% of the 273 products that print an amount of bitter melon list more than its 10 mg of bitter melon (median 125 mg).
  • over 99% of the 373 products that print an amount of hericium mushroom list more than its 10 mg of Lion's mane fruiting body extract (filed by NIH under hericium mushroom) (median 500 mg).
  • 96% of the 82 products that print an amount of neem list more than its 10 mg of neem (median 400 mg).
  • 98% of the 1,277 products that print an amount of milk thistle list more than its 10 mg of milk thistle (median 175 mg).

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 GluControl'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: Adults take two (2) capsules daily with food.
Warnings
Warning: Read entire label prior to use. Do not use if safety seal is damaged or missing.
Keep out of reach of children.
Consult a healthcare practitioner if you are pregnant or nursing, have a serious medical condition, or use any medications.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Gluten-free Dairy-free Non-GMO Soy-free Peanut-free Shellfish-free

Source: label statements in DSLD label 310250.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Cellulose, Vegetable Oil, Powder, Silica.

How many labels does GluControl have?

2 labels are on file under this name since September 24, 2021: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 310250 (current) Entered June 20, 2024 · on the market · 60 capsules · UPC X003DX8N7T
  2. Label 257697 Entered September 24, 2021 · off the market March 10, 2023 · 60 capsules · UPC X002D1PSFH

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

Who makes it?

The label names Essential Elements (distributor), Diamond Bar, CA. All Ee Essential elements products.

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