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Lipo-Gen

by Metagenics · tablet or pill · 90 tablets

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 7 55571 02250 9
  • DSLD label 295757
  • Serving 2 tablets
  • 45 servings

Lipo-Gen by Metagenics lists 12 ingredients, 10 with an amount per serving of 2 tablets, such as 100 mg of vitamin C, 10 mg of vitamin B6, 165 mcg DFE of metafolin and 10 mcg of vitamin B12; 2 sit inside a blend without their own amounts. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on August 23, 2023.

What is in Lipo-Gen?

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

Lipo-Gen: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 295757, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Vitamin Cas Ascorbic Acid100 mg111%Vitamin C in Lipo-Gen against 18,583 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 60 mg to 270 mg, the median 100 mg.DV 90 mgUL 2,000 mg100 mg

50% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 300 mg.

Vitamin B6as Pyridoxine Hydrochloride10 mg588%Vitamin B6 in Lipo-Gen against 15,277 products10 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 2 mg to 20 mg, the median 6 mg.DV 1.7 mgUL 100 mg10 mg

Higher than 55% of 15,277 products listing vitamin B6 (median 6 mg). Per day at the most servings: 30 mg.

Metafolinas Folate165 mcg DFE41%
Vitamin B12as Methylcobalamin10 mcg417%Vitamin B12 in Lipo-Gen against 14,425 products10 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 6 mcg to 200 mcg, the median 36 mcg.DV 2.4 mcg10 mcg

67% of 14,425 products listing vitamin B12 give more (median 36 mcg). Per day at the most servings: 30 mcg.

Cholineas Choline Bitartrate300 mg55%Choline in Lipo-Gen against 4,738 products300 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 18 mg to 100 mg, the median 40 mg.DV 550 mgUL 3,500 mg300 mg

Higher than 92% of 4,738 products listing choline (median 40 mg). Per day at the most servings: 900 mg.

Magnesiumas Magnesium Oxide50 mg12%Magnesium in Lipo-Gen against 14,003 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 30 mg to 200 mg, the median 86 mg.UL 350 mgDV 420 mg50 mg

59% of 14,003 products listing magnesium give more (median 86 mg). Per day at the most servings: 150 mg.

Myo-Inositol150 mgInositol in Lipo-Gen against 4,042 products150 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 10 mg to 80 mg, the median 30 mg.150 mg

Higher than 87% of 4,042 products listing inositol (median 30 mg). Per day at the most servings: 450 mg.

Taurine100 mgTaurine in Lipo-Gen against 2,337 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 110 mg to 1,000 mg, the median 500 mg.100 mg

76% of 2,337 products listing taurine give more (median 500 mg). Per day at the most servings: 300 mg.

L-Methionine100 mgMETHIONINE in Lipo-Gen against 981 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 250 mg, the median 100 mg.100 mg

42% of 981 products listing METHIONINE give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 300 mg.

Betaine Hydrochloride100 mgBetaine Hydrochloride in Lipo-Gen against 914 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 178 mg, the median 50 mg.100 mg

Higher than 60% of 914 products listing betaine hydrochloride (median 50 mg). Per day at the most servings: 300 mg.

A Proprietary Blend of Herbal Extracts95 mg
Artichoke Leaf Extractas Cynara scolymus Leaf Extractin the blend, no amount given
Chen Pi Peel Extractas Total Bioflavonoids(5:1)(standardized to 2% total bioflavonoids)in the blend, no amount given

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 295757 (entered August 23, 2023), 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?

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 300 mg of choline is higher than 92% of the 4,738 choline products that print an amount; 376 list more.

The NIH database records 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?

The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Lipo-Gen's, rare ingredients counting for more.

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
Directions: take two tablets at mealtime three times daily or as directed by your healthcare practitioner.
Warnings
Caution: if pregnant or nursing, or taking medication, consult your health care practitioner before use.
Keep out of the reach of children.
Tamper evident: Do not use if safety seal is missing or broken.
Practitioner exclusive
Allergens and what it does not contain
This product is non-GMO, gluten-free, and vegetarian.
Storage
Storage: Keep tightly closed in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 295757.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Cellulose, Stearic Acid, Croscarmellose Sodium, Silica, Hypromellose, Medium Chain Triglycerides, Hydroxypropylcellulose.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): GFCO.org (Gluten-Free Certification Organization). Listed with: Certified gluten-free (GFCO) (a seal is the label's claim; the certifier's own list confirms it).

How many labels does Lipo-Gen have?

8 labels are on file under this name since October 25, 2013: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 295757 (current) Entered August 23, 2023 · on the market · 90 tablets · UPC 7 55571 02250 9
  2. Label 267383 Entered June 16, 2022 · on the market · 270 tablets
  3. Label 267382 Entered June 16, 2022 · on the market · 90 tablets
  4. Label 216482 Entered March 24, 2020 · off the market September 7, 2022 · 90 tablets · UPC 7 55571 02250 9
  5. Label 216454 Entered March 24, 2020 · on the market · 270 tablets · UPC 7 55571 02200 4
  6. Label 209731 Entered December 22, 2019 · off the market December 27, 2019 · 90 tablets
  7. Label 27162 Entered October 25, 2013 · off the market December 27, 2019 · 270 tablets · UPC 7 55571 02200 4
  8. Label 27159 Entered October 25, 2013 · off the market July 3, 2019 · 90 tablets · UPC 7 55571 02250 9

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

Who makes it?

The label names Metagenics (manufacturer), Gig Harbor, WA. All Metagenics products.

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