Hoodia Complex with ChromeMate
by Indiana Botanic Gardens · capsule · 60 capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 7 03308 02066 3
- DSLD label 3972
- Serving 2 capsules
- 30 servings
Hoodia Complex with ChromeMate by Indiana Botanic Gardens lists 4 ingredients, 4 with an amount per serving of 2 capsules, such as 200 mcg of chromium, 300 mg of hoodia gordonii plant extract 20:1, 200 mg of green tea extract and 400 mg of cocoa extract. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on December 23, 2011.
What is in Hoodia Complex with ChromeMate?
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chromiumas ChromeMateChromium (Form: as ChromeMate) | 200 mcg | 166% | Higher than 72% of 7,825 products listing chromium (median 100 mcg). |
| Hoodia gordonii plant extract 20:1 | 300 mg | 61% of 80 products listing hoodia give more (median 400 mg). | |
| Green Tea extractGreen Tea extract PlantPart: leaf Note: Standardized for 60% polyphenols (60 mg) | 200 mg | Higher than 63% of 2,595 products listing green tea (median 100 mg). | |
| Cocoa extractCocoa extract PlantPart: fruit Note: Standardized for 7% Theobromine (14 mg) | 400 mg | Higher than 71% of 255 products listing cocoa (median 150 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 3972 (entered December 23, 2011), 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?
The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Hoodia Complex with ChromeMate's, rare ingredients counting for more.
- Tru Hoodia ComplexNOW 4 shared, 85% alike
- South African Hoodia GordoniVitamin World 2 shared, 54% alike
- Standardized Extract Green Tea 315 mg Plus HoodiaSpring Valley 2 shared, 54% alike
- Hoodia 500 mg with Green TeaMaximum International 2 shared, 54% alike
- LeantainHealth Concerns · off the market 2 shared, 41% alike
- FucoGreenOL Olympian Labs 2 shared, 38% 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 Use: Take 2 capsules once daily, as a dietary supplement, or as directed by a health care professional.
- Warnings
- KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN
- Warning: If you are taking any medications or are pregnant or nursing do not use prior to consulting a physician.
- Contains: Tree nuts (cocoa).
- For your protection, this container has an outer safety seal. (Do not accept if missing or broken.)
- Storage
- Best if used by date on bottle. Store in a dry, cool place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 3972.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Rice Flour, Vegetable Cellulose, Maltodextrin, Vegetable Magnesium Stearate.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): IBG INDIANA BOTANIC GARDENS(R).
How many labels does Hoodia Complex with ChromeMate have?
2 labels are on file under this name since December 23, 2011: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 3972 (current) Entered December 23, 2011 · on the market · 60 capsules · UPC 7 03308 02066 3
- Label 3968 Entered December 23, 2011 · on the market · 30 capsules · UPC 7 03308 01060 2
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Indiana Botanic Gardens, Inc. (distributor), Hobart, IN. All Indiana Botanic Gardens products.