HCActive
by Jarrow Formulas · capsule · 90 veggie caps
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 7 90011 14087 0
- DSLD label 201051
- Serving 3 capsules
- 30 servings
HCActive by Jarrow Formulas lists one ingredient: 1,500 mg of HCActive potassium-magnesium (-)-hydroxycitrate per serving of 3 capsules. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on November 21, 2019.
What is in HCActive?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| HCActive Potassium-Magnesium (-)-Hydroxycitrateas Garcinia cambogia extract | 1,500 mg | Higher than 97% of 126 products listing hydroxycitric acid (median 500 mg). Per day at the most servings: 3,000 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 201051 (entered November 21, 2019), 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 1,500 mg of HCActive potassium-magnesium (-)-hydroxycitrate (filed by NIH under hydroxycitric acid) is higher than 97% of the 126 hydroxycitric acid products that print an amount.
The NIH database records 2 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?
2 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- HCA 450 mgHigher Nature · off the market same ingredients
- HcaHigher Nature same ingredients
- Hydroxy CitrateBio-Tech Pharmacal 1 shared, 79% alike
- Ultra HCAThe Professional Series 1 shared, 59% alike
- HydroxycitrateSolgar 1 shared, 59% alike
- Garcinia Cambogia 500 mgSolaray 1 shared, 59% 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
- Usage: Take 3 capsules twice per day 30 to 60 minutes before breakfast or lunch and again 30 to 60 minutes before supper, or as directed by your qualified healthcare professional.
- Warnings
- Warning: Do not use this product if you have a medical condition (especially impaired kidney function, diabetes and/or glucose control issues).
- Note: Women who are pregnant, lactating, trying to conceive, persons under the age of 18, or taking medications, consult your healthcare professional before using this product.
- Keep out of the reach of children.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- No wheat, gluten, soybeans, dairy, egg, fish/shellfish, or peanuts/tree nuts.
- Non GMO
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place. Do not refrigerate.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 201051.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: non-hydrogenated Palm Oil, Silicon Dioxide, Magnesium Stearate, Cellulose, Vegetarian Capsule.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Vegan V Veggie caps V Non GMO Certified by NSF www.nsfnongmo.org. Listed with: NSF certified (contents or GMP) (a seal is the label's claim; the certifier's own list confirms it).
How many labels does HCActive have?
7 labels are on file under this name since April 25, 2014: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 243304 Entered March 25, 2021 · off the market January 4, 2024 · 90 veggie caps · UPC 7 90011 14087 0
- Label 212084 Entered January 25, 2020 · off the market January 4, 2024 · 180 veggie caps · UPC 7 90011 14088 7
- Label 201051 (current) Entered November 21, 2019 · on the market · 90 veggie caps · UPC 7 90011 14087 0
- Label 50739 Entered September 25, 2015 · off the market February 13, 2019 · 90 capsules · UPC 7 90011 14087 0
- Label 50738 Entered September 25, 2015 · off the market April 3, 2018 · 180 capsules · UPC 7 90011 14088 7
- Label 37948 Entered October 10, 2014 · off the market February 3, 2015 · 90 capsules · UPC 7 90011 14087 0
- Label 32152 Entered April 25, 2014 · off the market September 4, 2014 · 90 capsules · UPC 7 90011 14087 0
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Jarrow Formulas Superior Nutrition and Formulation (distributor), Los Angeles, CA. All Jarrow Formulas products.