Gymnema Sylvestre 400 mg
by NOW · capsule · 90 veg capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 7 33739 04707 6
- DSLD label 44926
- Serving 1 veg capsule
Gymnema Sylvestre 400 mg by NOW lists one ingredient: 400 mg of gymnema sylvestre extract per serving of 1 veg capsule. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on April 24, 2015.
What is in Gymnema Sylvestre 400 mg?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 veg capsule. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gymnema sylvestre extractas Gymnemic AcidsGymnema sylvestre extract (Form: standardized to Gymnemic Acids) (Alt. Name: GS4 PLUS(R)) PlantPart: leaves Genus: Gymnema Species: sylvestre Note: 6:1 | 400 mg | Higher than 76% of 444 products listing gymnema (median 200 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 44926 (entered April 24, 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?
Every amount on this label with a position sits within the middle 80% of the products that list the same ingredient.
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?
6 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Gymnema SylvestreGNC Herbal Plus Standardized same ingredients
- Gymnema 400 mgVital Nutrients · off the market same ingredients
- Gymnema Sylvestre 400 mg Standardized ExtractNOW · off the market same ingredients
- Gymnema Sylvestre 400 mgGNC Herbal Plus same ingredients
- Gymnema ExtractHerbadiet same ingredients
- Gymnema Sylvestre 400 mgLuckyHerbs same ingredients
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 Usage: Take 1 capsule daily.
- Warnings
- Caution: For adults only.
- Not recommended for pregnant/nursing women. Consult physician if taking medication (including insulin and oral diabetic medications), or have a medical condition.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Not manufactured with yeast, wheat, gluten, soy, milk, egg, fish, shellfish or tree nut ingredients. Produced in a GMP facility that processes other ingredients containing these allergens.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Not manufactured with yeast, wheat, gluten, soy, milk, egg, fish, shellfish or tree nut ingredients.
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place after opening.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 44926.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Cellulose, Rice Flour, Magnesium Stearate, Silica.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): GMP QUALITY ASSURED.
How many labels does Gymnema Sylvestre 400 mg have?
One label is on file, entered on April 24, 2015.
- Label 44926 (current) Entered April 24, 2015 · on the market · 90 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 04707 6
DSLD also links this label to: Gymnema Sylvestre 400 mg Standardized Extract (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 NOW Foods (manufacturer), Bloomingdale, IL. All NOW products.