Glucose Factors
by Healthy Choice Naturals · tablet or pill · 180 tablets
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 8 50004 00139 4
- DSLD label 72019
- Serving 2 tablets; amounts per 6 tablets
- 30 servings
Glucose Factors by Healthy Choice Naturals lists 13 ingredients, 13 with an amount per serving of 6 tablets, such as 60 mg of vitamin C, 600 mcg of biotin, 600 mcg of chromium and 6,900 mg of garcinia cambogia. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on March 24, 2017.
What is in Glucose Factors?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vitamin Cas Ascorbic Acid | 60 mg | 100% | 65% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 180 mg. |
| Biotin | 600 mcg | 200% | Higher than 81% of 9,447 products listing biotin (median 200 mcg). Per day at the most servings: 1,800 mcg. |
| Chromiumas Chromium Amino Acid ChelateChromium (Form: as Chromium Amino Acid Chelate) | 600 mcg | 500% | Higher than 97% of 7,825 products listing chromium (median 100 mcg). Per day at the most servings: 1,800 mcg. |
| Garcinia cambogiaas HCAGarcinia cambogia (Form: 50% HCA) PlantPart: fruit Genus: Garcinia Species: cambogia | 6,900 mg | Higher than over 99% of 676 products listing garcinia (median 500 mg). Per day at the most servings: 20,700 mg. | |
| Gymnema Sylvestreas Gymnemic AcidsGymnema Sylvestre (Form: standardized to 25% gymnemic acids) PlantPart: leaf Genus: Gymnema Species: Sylvestre | 1,140 mg | Higher than 97% of 444 products listing gymnema (median 200 mg). Per day at the most servings: 3,420 mg. | |
| Bitter Melon extract | 390 mg | Higher than 71% of 273 products listing bitter melon (median 125 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,170 mg. | |
| Cinnamon | 300 mg | Higher than 61% of 601 products listing cinnamon (median 200 mg). Per day at the most servings: 900 mg. | |
| Bilberry | 240 mg | Higher than 86% of 896 products listing bilberry (median 50 mg). Per day at the most servings: 720 mg. | |
| Ginkgo Bilobaas Ginkgosides, Terpene LactonesGinkgo Biloba (Form: standardized to 24% Ginkgosides, and 6% Terpene Lactones) PlantPart: leaf Genus: Ginkgo Species: Biloba | 240 mg | Higher than 91% of 1,339 products listing ginkgo (median 60 mg). Per day at the most servings: 720 mg. | |
| Banabaas Corosolic AcidBanaba (Form: standardized to 1% corosolic acid) PlantPart: leaf | 216 mg | Higher than 87% of 241 products listing banaba (median 25 mg). Per day at the most servings: 648 mg. | |
| Alpha Lipoic Acid | 90 mg | Higher than 56% of 2,407 products listing alpha lipoic acid (median 50 mg). Per day at the most servings: 270 mg. | |
| Fenugreek | 90 mg | 82% of 628 products listing fenugreek give more (median 300 mg). Per day at the most servings: 270 mg. | |
| Vanadiumas Vanadium Amino Acid ChelateVanadium (Form: as Vanadium Amino Acid Chelate) | 750 mcg | Higher than 93% of 1,744 products listing vanadium (median 25 mcg). Per day at the most servings: 2,250 mcg. 1.3 times the adult UL a day. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 72019 (entered March 24, 2017), 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:
- Its 600 mcg of chromium is higher than 97% of the 7,825 chromium products that print an amount; 209 list more.
- Its 6,900 mg of garcinia is higher than over 99% of the 676 garcinia products that print an amount; 2 list more.
- Its 1,140 mg of gymnema is higher than 97% of the 444 gymnema products that print an amount; 13 list more.
- Its 240 mg of ginkgo is higher than 91% of the 1,339 ginkgo products that print an amount; 109 list more.
- At 3 servings a day, the most its directions give, the label lists 2,250 mcg of vanadium, 1.3 times the adult Tolerable Upper Intake Level.
The NIH database records 3 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 Glucose Factors's, rare ingredients counting for more.
- GlucoResistanceBioMed Balance · off the market 9 shared, 72% alike
- LevelRightNuNaturals 9 shared, 72% alike
- Diabetone PlusBioGenesis Nutraceuticals · off the market 10 shared, 66% alike
- Diabetone PlusNutra BioGenesis 10 shared, 66% alike
- Diabet-X Blood Sugar SupportLifeSeasons · off the market 9 shared, 58% alike
- Glucose Stabili-TLifeSeasons · off the market 9 shared, 58% 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: As a dietary supplement, take 2 tablets, 3 times a day with 12 oz. of water, preferably 45 minutes before a meal.
- Warnings
- Warning: Do not take this product if you are pregnant or nursing. Consult your healthcare provider before use if you are taking any prescription medicine or if you have a medical condition.
- Caution: Keep out of reach of children.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 72019.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Dicalcium Phosphate, Cellulose, Croscarmellose Sodium, Stearic Acid, Silicon Dioxide, Magnesium Stearate, Pharmaceutical Glaze.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Made in USA.
How many labels does Glucose Factors have?
4 labels are on file under this name since July 25, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 72019 (current) Entered March 24, 2017 · on the market · 180 tablets · UPC 8 50004 00139 4
- Label 30238 Entered February 26, 2014 · off the market March 1, 2017 · 180 tablets · UPC 8 50004 00139 4
- Label 11362 Entered July 25, 2012 · off the market January 16, 2014 · 180 tablets · UPC 8 50004 00139 4
- Label 11262 Entered July 25, 2012 · off the market December 27, 2011 · 180 tablets · UPC 8 50004 00139 4
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names ACI, Inc (manufacturer), Mission Viejo, CA. All Healthy Choice Naturals products.