HMB Powder
by NOW Sports · powder · 90 grams
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 7 33739 02057 4
- DSLD label 314371
- Serving 1 g (1/4 level teaspoon)
- 90 servings
HMB Powder by NOW Sports lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 g, such as 130 mg of calcium and 770 mg of beta-hydroxy-beta-methylbutyrate. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on August 22, 2024.
What is in HMB Powder?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 g. 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 Beta-Hydroxy-Beta-methylbutyrate Monohydrate | 130 mg | 10% | Higher than 54% of 17,831 products listing calcium (median 115 mg). Per day at the most servings: 390 mg. |
| Beta-Hydroxy-Beta-Methylbutyrateas Calcium Beta-Hydroxy-Beta-Methylbutyrate Monohydrate | 770 mg | 62% of 52 products listing HMB hydroxymethylbutyrate give more (median 1 g). Per day at the most servings: 2.31 g. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 314371 (entered August 22, 2024), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD or its label image (PDF). 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 2 to 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?
5 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- HMB (Calcium HMB)BulkSupplements.com same ingredients
- Calcium HMB 1000 mg CapsulesBulkSupplements.com same ingredients
- HMB Powder 1000 mgBulkSupplements.com same ingredients
- HMB Hydroxy Methylbutyrate 1,000 mgSwanson Ultra · off the market same ingredients
- HMB 1000 mgHard Rhino same ingredients
- Muscle Strength & Restore Formula PowderLife Extension Wellness Code 2 shared, 82% 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
- Suggested Usage: Take 1/4 level teaspoon 2 to 3 times daily. Mix into water or your favorite beverage. For best results, use in conjunction with an exercise program.
- Warnings
- Caution: For adults only. Keep out of reach of children.
- Consult physician if pregnant/nursing, taking medication, or have a medical condition.
- Do not eat freshness packet enclosed.
- Not manufactured with wheat, gluten, soy, milk, egg, fish, shellfish, tree nut or sesame ingredients. Produced in a GMP facility that processes other ingredients containing these allergens.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Informed Sport We Test - You Trust Steroid Tested Non-GMO
- Not manufactured with wheat, gluten, soy, milk, egg, fish, shellfish, tree nut or sesame ingredients.
- Storage
- This product is sold by weight not volume. Store in a cool, dry, dark place after opening.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 314371.
What else is on the label?
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Crescent H (Halal) GMP Quality Assured Informed Sport We Test - You Trust; Vegan Triangle K (Kosher). Listed with: Informed Sport or Informed Choice (a seal is the label's claim; the certifier's own list confirms it).
How many labels does HMB Powder have?
3 labels are on file under this name since March 24, 2017: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 314371 (current) Entered August 22, 2024 · on the market · 90 grams · UPC 7 33739 02057 4
- Label 245368 Entered February 25, 2021 · off the market February 12, 2024 · 90 grams
- Label 72356 Entered March 24, 2017 · off the market August 25, 2023 · 90 grams · UPC 7 33739 02057 4
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 Sports products.