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Ic-5

by BioTrust · capsule · 120 veggie caps

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 7 41360 40254 6
  • DSLD label 21551
  • Serving 2 vegetarian capsules
  • 60 servings

Ic-5 by BioTrust lists 5 ingredients, 5 with an amount per serving of 2 vegetarian capsules, such as 250 mg of cinnamon, 250 mg of berberis aristata root bark extract, 150 mg of pterocarpus marsupium and 100 mg of fenugreek extract. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on May 24, 2013.

What is in Ic-5?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 vegetarian 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).

Ic-5: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 21551, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
CinnamonCinnamon PlantPart: bark Note: 4:1 extract250 mgCinnamon in IC-5 against 601 products250 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 500 mg, the median 200 mg.250 mg

Higher than 56% of 601 products listing cinnamon (median 200 mg). Per day at the most servings: 500 mg.

Berberis aristata root bark extractas BerberineBerberis aristata root bark extract (Form: standarduzed for 97% Berberine) PlantPart: root bark250 mg
Pterocarpus marsupium150 mgIndian Kinotree in IC-5 against 33 products150 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 167 mg, the median 100 mg.150 mg

Higher than 61% of 33 products listing indian kinotree (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 300 mg.

Fenugreek extractas 4-hydroxyisoleucineFenugreek extract (Form: standardized for 50% 4-hydroxyisoleucine)100 mgFenugreek in IC-5 against 628 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 600 mg, the median 300 mg.100 mg

74% of 628 products listing fenugreek give more (median 300 mg). Per day at the most servings: 200 mg.

r-alpha-lipoic acid65 mgAlpha Lipoic Acid in IC-5 against 2,407 products65 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 150 mg, the median 50 mg.65 mg

Higher than 54% of 2,407 products listing alpha lipoic acid (median 50 mg). Per day at the most servings: 130 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 21551 (entered May 24, 2013), 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 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.

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
Directions: Take (2) capsules 15-minutes prior to any carbohydrate-containing meal. If on a low-carb diet, take (2) capsules twice daily prior to meals.
Warnings
CAUTION: Keep out of reach of children.
Do not exceed recommended dose.
Do not use if pregnant or lactating.
Do not use if outer seal is broken or damaged. When using nutritional supplements, please consult with your physician and/or pharmacist if you are undergoing treatment of a medical condition.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Free of egg, dairy, fish, crustacean shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, gluten, wheat, and soy. No sugars and no artificial sweeteners, flavors, colors, or preservatives.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 21551.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Vegetable Cellulose, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Vegetable Stearate.

How many labels does Ic-5 have?

2 labels are on file under this name since May 24, 2013: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 65516 Entered October 22, 2016 · off the market November 13, 2018 · 120 capsules · UPC 0 96802 95940 0
  2. Label 21551 (current) Entered May 24, 2013 · on the market · 120 veggie caps · UPC 7 41360 40254 6

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

Who makes it?

The label names BioTrust Nutrition (manufacturer, distributor), Austin, TX. All BioTrust products.

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