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Cell Activator

by Herbalife Nutrition · capsule · 60 capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 3123US
  • DSLD label 250681
  • Serving 1 capsule
  • 60 servings

Cell Activator by Herbalife Nutrition lists 7 ingredients, 7 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 150 mg of alpha lipoic acid, 52 mg of purified aloe vera concentrate, 15 mg of shiitake mushroom and 11 mg of pomegranate rind extract. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on June 23, 2021.

What is in Cell Activator?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 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).

Cell Activator: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 250681, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Alpha Lipoic Acid150 mgAlpha Lipoic Acid in Cell Activator against 2,407 products150 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 150 mg, the median 50 mg.150 mg

Higher than 74% of 2,407 products listing alpha lipoic acid (median 50 mg). Per day at the most servings: 300 mg.

purified Aloe Vera concentratepurified Aloe Vera concentrate PlantPart: whole leaf Genus: Aloe Species: vera Note: Decolorized52 mgAloe in Cell Activator against 523 products52 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 200 mg, the median 51 mg.52 mg

Higher than 50% of 523 products listing aloe (median 51 mg). Per day at the most servings: 104 mg.

Shiitake Mushroom15 mgShiitake Mushroom in Cell Activator against 256 products15 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 33.75 mg to 200 mg, the median 100 mg.15 mg

84% of 256 products listing shiitake mushroom give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 30 mg.

Pomegranate rind extract11 mgPomegranate in Cell Activator against 860 products11 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 12.5 mg to 250 mg, the median 70.5 mg.11 mg

75% of 860 products listing pomegranate give more (median 70.5 mg). Per day at the most servings: 22 mg.

Rhodiola root extract10 mgRhodiola in Cell Activator against 945 products10 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 250 mg, the median 100 mg.10 mg

96% of 945 products listing rhodiola give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 20 mg.

Pine bark extract2 mgPine in Cell Activator against 220 products2 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 180 mg, the median 83 mg.2 mg

96% of 220 products listing pine give more (median 83 mg). Per day at the most servings: 4 mg.

Resveratrol0.9 mgResveratrol in Cell Activator against 1,123 products0.9 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 20 mg to 125 mg, the median 50 mg.0.9 mg

99% of 1,123 products listing resveratrol give more (median 50 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1.8 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 250681 (entered June 23, 2021), 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:

  • 84% of the 256 products that print an amount of shiitake mushroom list more than its 15 mg of shiitake mushroom (median 100 mg).
  • 96% of the 945 products that print an amount of rhodiola list more than its 10 mg of rhodiola (median 100 mg).
  • 96% of the 220 products that print an amount of pine list more than its 2 mg of pine (median 83 mg).
  • 99% of the 1,123 products that print an amount of resveratrol list more than its 0.9 mg of resveratrol (median 50 mg).

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?

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
Recommended Use: Take 1 capsule with shakes or meals, 2 times per day. Herbalife Nutrition Also Recommends: Use with Formula 1 shake and Formula 2 Multivitamin Complex, to complete the Herbalife Nutrition Core Cellular Nutrition program.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 250681.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Microcrystalline Cellulose, Gelatin, Potassium Citrate, Silicon Dioxide, Magnesium Stearate.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Formula 3 Cell Nutrition; Strictly Kosher Rabbi S. D. Krausz Vaad Hakashrus D’Udvary.

How many labels does Cell Activator have?

One label is on file, entered on June 23, 2021.

  1. Label 250681 (current) Entered June 23, 2021 · on the market · 60 capsules · UPC 3123US

Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).

Who makes it?

The label names Herbalife International of America, Inc. (manufacturer, distributor), Los Angeles, CA. All Herbalife Nutrition products.

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