Grapefruit Diet-Forte 500 mg
by Sunshine Naturals · tablet or pill · 90 tablets
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 7 89939 10050 9
- DSLD label 49812
- Serving 2 tablets
- 45 servings
Grapefruit Diet-Forte 500 mg by Sunshine Naturals lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 2 tablets, such as 12.5 mg of grapefruit conc. and 20 mg of apple pectin. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on August 25, 2015.
What is in Grapefruit Diet-Forte 500 mg?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grapefruit conc.Grapefruit conc. Genus: Citrus Species: paradisi Note: (40:1) (equivalent to 500 mg of Grapefruit powder) | 12.5 mg | 95% of 220 products listing grapefruit give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 37.5 mg. | |
| Apple Pectin | 20 mg | 73% of 526 products listing pectin give more (median 86 mg). Per day at the most servings: 60 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 49812 (entered August 25, 2015), 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:
- 95% of the 220 products that print an amount of grapefruit list more than its 12.5 mg of grapefruit (median 100 mg).
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 Grapefruit Diet-Forte 500 mg's, rare ingredients counting for more.
- MFP-144 Liquid Wide Spectrum Anti-M.F.P.Douglas Laboratories · off the market 1 shared, 52% alike
- MFP-144 LiquidDouglas Laboratories 1 shared, 52% alike
- Maximum Strength Grapefruit Seed ExtractNutriBiotic · off the market 1 shared, 52% alike
- Grapefruit Seed StandardizedNature's Way · off the market 1 shared, 52% alike
- Grapefruit Seed Extract 400 mgDaVinci Laboratories Of Vermont · off the market 1 shared, 52% alike
- Grapefruit Seed Extract PowderPureBulk.com 1 shared, 52% 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
- Directions: Take two (2) tablets three times daily before meals as a dietary supplement.
- Warnings
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- This product does not contain sugar, starch, salt or preservatives.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 49812.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Sucrose, Whey, Maltodextrin, Stearic Acid, Magnesium Stearate, Silicon Dioxide, Pharmaceutical Glaze.
How many labels does Grapefruit Diet-Forte 500 mg have?
One label is on file, entered on August 25, 2015.
- Label 49812 (current) Entered August 25, 2015 · on the market · 90 tablets · UPC 7 89939 10050 9
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names American Naturavit Inc. (distributor), Miami, FL, U.S.A.. All Sunshine Naturals products.