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Metabolic Elite

by GNC Total Lean · tablet or pill · 60 FAST-ACTING TABLETS

  • Off the market since July 2015 (NIH)
  • UPC 0 48107 13261 3
  • DSLD label 31010
  • Serving 2 fast-acting tablets
  • 30 servings

Metabolic Elite by GNC Total Lean lists 13 ingredients, 11 with an amount per serving of 2 fast-acting tablets, such as 20 mg of niacin; 2 sit inside a blend without their own amounts. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on May 23, 2014.

What is in Metabolic Elite?

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

Metabolic Elite: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 31010, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Niacin20 mg100%Niacin in Metabolic Elite against 12,413 products20 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 13.2 mg to 48 mg, the median 20 mg.DV 16 mgUL 35 mg20 mg

46% of 12,413 products listing niacin give more (median 20 mg).

6x Clinical Burn Blendno amount given
Mucuna pruriens seed extractas L-DopaMucuna pruriens seed extract (Form: 20% L-Dopa Note: 100 mg) PlantPart: seed Genus: Mucuna Species: pruriens500 mgCowhage in Metabolic Elite against 417 products500 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 60 mg to 400 mg, the median 125 mg.500 mg

Higher than 77% of 417 products listing cowhage (median 125 mg).

Ginger root extractas GingerolGinger root extract (Form: 5% Gingerol Note: 25 mg) PlantPart: root Genus: Zingiber Species: officinale500 mgGinger in Metabolic Elite against 1,770 products500 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 150 mg, the median 60 mg.500 mg

Higher than 91% of 1,770 products listing ginger (median 60 mg).

Boswellia serrata Gum Extractas Boswellic AcidBoswellia serrata Gum Extract (Form: 60% Boswellic Acid Note: = 153 mg) Genus: Boswellia Species: serrata255 mgBoswellia in Metabolic Elite against 665 products255 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 290 mg, the median 135 mg.255 mg

Higher than 74% of 665 products listing boswellia (median 135 mg).

Caffeine Anhydrous200 mgCaffeine in Metabolic Elite against 3,358 products200 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 275 mg, the median 200 mg.200 mg

34% of 3,358 products listing caffeine give more (median 200 mg).

Capsimax Capsicum seed extract100 mgCapsicum in Metabolic Elite against 874 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 100 mg, the median 44.5 mg.100 mg

Higher than 70% of 874 products listing capsicum (median 44.5 mg).

Cinnamon bark extractas PolyphenolsCinnamon bark extract (Form: 15% Polyphenols Note: = 15 mg) PlantPart: bark Genus: Cinnamomum Species: zeylanicum100 mgCeylon cinnamon in Metabolic Elite against 121 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 970 mg, the median 250 mg.100 mg

64% of 121 products listing ceylon cinnamon give more (median 250 mg).

Piper longum fruit extract2 mgIndian Long Pepper in Metabolic Elite against 46 products2 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 5 mg to 725 mg, the median 30 mg.2 mg

87% of 46 products listing indian long pepper give more (median 30 mg).

Botanical Rush Blendno amount given
Green Coffee bean extractas Chlorogenic AcidGreen Coffee bean extract (Form: 45% Chlorogenic Acid Note: = 90 mg) PlantPart: bean Genus: Coffea Species: canephora200 mgGreen Coffee in Metabolic Elite against 668 products200 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 130 mg to 437.25 mg, the median 250 mg.200 mg

51% of 668 products listing green coffee give more (median 250 mg).

Rocket Plant leaf extract & Chicory root extract Blend100 mg
Rocket Plant leaf extractin the blend, no amount given
Chicory root extractin the blend, no amount given
Mind/Body Matrixno amount given
Reishi Mushroom powder90 mgReishi mushroom in Metabolic Elite against 500 products90 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 500 mg, the median 180 mg.90 mg

68% of 500 products listing reishi mushroom give more (median 180 mg).

Cordyceps sinensis extract10 mgCordyceps in Metabolic Elite against 450 products10 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 600 mg, the median 250 mg.10 mg

99% of 450 products listing cordyceps give more (median 250 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 31010 (entered May 23, 2014), 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 500 mg of ginger is higher than 91% of the 1,770 ginger products that print an amount; 120 list more.
  • 87% of the 46 products that print an amount of indian long pepper list more than its 2 mg of piper longum fruit extract (filed by NIH under indian long pepper) (median 30 mg).
  • 99% of the 450 products that print an amount of cordyceps list more than its 10 mg of cordyceps (median 250 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?

1 product lists 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: As a dietary supplement, take two fast-acting tablets 30 minutes prior to exercise. Do not take near bedtime.
Warnings
Discontinue use two weeks prior to surgery.
KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.
WARNING: Consult your physician prior to using this product if you are pregnant, nursing, taking medication, or have a medical condition.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 31010.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Cellulose, Titanium Dioxide, Vegetable Acetoglycerides, FD&C Blue #1 Aluminum Lake, Riboflavin.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): 6X MORE BURN.

How many labels does Metabolic Elite have?

One label is on file, entered on May 23, 2014.

  1. Label 31010 (current) Entered May 23, 2014 · off the market July 8, 2015 · 60 FAST-ACTING TABLETS · UPC 0 48107 13261 3

DSLD also links this label to: Metabolic Elite (image difference, same product), Metabolic Elite (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 General Nutrition Corporation (distributor), Pittsburgh, PA. All GNC Total Lean products.

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