Garcinia Cambogia
by GT Genesis Today · capsule · 90 vegetarian capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 8 12711 01327 5
- DSLD label 73855
- Serving 2 capsules
- 45 servings
Garcinia Cambogia by GT Genesis Today lists 6 ingredients, 6 with an amount per serving of 2 capsules, such as 5 mg of calcium, 60 mg of magnesium, 100 mcg of chromium and 6 mg of potassium. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on May 24, 2017.
What is in Garcinia Cambogia?
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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calciumas Calcium HydroxycitrateCalcium (Form: as Calcium Hydroxycitrate) | 5 mg | 1% | 98% of 17,831 products listing calcium give more (median 115 mg). Per day at the most servings: 15 mg. |
| Magnesiumas Magnesium HydroxycitrateMagnesium (Form: as Magnesium Hydroxycitrate) | 60 mg | 15% | 56% of 14,003 products listing magnesium give more (median 86 mg). Per day at the most servings: 180 mg. |
| Chromiumas Chromium PicolinateChromium (Form: as Chromium Picolinate) | 100 mcg | 83% | 47% of 7,825 products listing chromium give more (median 100 mcg). Per day at the most servings: 300 mcg. |
| Potassiumas Potassium HydroxycitratePotassium (Form: as Potassium Hydroxycitrate) | 6 mg | 1% | This amount is far outside what other labels list for potassium, or disagrees with the label's own %DV: possibly a unit or transcription slip in the database. Check the label image on DSLD. |
| Garcinia cambogia (fruit rind) extractas (-) Hydroxycitric Acid, Hydroxycitric AcidGarcinia cambogia (fruit rind) extract (Form: 60% (-) Hydroxycitric Acid, (-) Hydroxycitric Acid Note: 480 mg) PlantPart: fruit rind Genus: Garcinia Species: cambogia | 800 mg | Higher than 60% of 676 products listing garcinia (median 500 mg). Per day at the most servings: 2,400 mg. | |
| Black Pepper (Piper nigrum) extractas Piperine, PiperineBlack Pepper (Piper nigrum) extract (Form: 95% Piperine, Piperine Note: 9.5 mg) Genus: Piper Species: nigrum | 10 mg | Higher than 71% of 2,363 products listing black pepper (median 5 mg). Per day at the most servings: 30 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 73855 (entered May 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:
- 98% of the 17,831 products that print an amount of calcium list more than its 5 mg of calcium (median 115 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 Garcinia Cambogia's, rare ingredients counting for more.
- Garcinia Cambogia 500 mgBIOVEA · off the market 5 shared, 88% alike
- Garcinia CambogiaBIOVEA 5 shared, 88% alike
- Garcinia CambogiaPure Health Naturally · off the market 6 shared, 72% alike
- SuperCitrimax Plus ChromeMateScientific Nutrition For Advanced Conditioning SNAC 4 shared, 67% alike
- Garcinia Cambogia Extract PureEarthwell · off the market 4 shared, 67% alike
- Garcinia Cambogia Fat BurnLiveSkinny 4 shared, 67% 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: As a dietary supplement, take two (2) capsules three (3) times per day 30 minutes before meals with a full glass of water or as recommended by your healthcare provider.
- Warnings
- Do not use if seal around cap is broken.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 73855.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Vegetable capsule.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): V Vegetarian.
How many labels does Garcinia Cambogia have?
One label is on file, entered on May 24, 2017.
- Label 73855 (current) Entered May 24, 2017 · on the market · 90 vegetarian capsules · UPC 8 12711 01327 5
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Genesis Today, Inc. (manufacturer, distributor), Austin, TX. All GT Genesis Today products.