Lipotrope
by Progressive Professional from Progressive Laboratories · capsule · 90 capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 3 51821 00979 7
- DSLD label 261900
- Serving 1 capsule
- 90 servings
Lipotrope by Progressive Professional from Progressive Laboratories lists 13 ingredients, 13 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 50 mg of vitamin C, 6 mg of vitamin B6, 200 mcg of folate and 200 mcg of vitamin B12. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on April 11, 2022.
What is in Lipotrope?
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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vitamin Cas Ascorbic Acid | 50 mg | 83% | 77% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 150 mg. |
| Vitamin B6as Pyridoxine Hydrochloride | 6 mg | 300% | 49% of 15,277 products listing vitamin B6 give more (median 6 mg). Per day at the most servings: 18 mg. |
| Folate | 200 mcg | 50% | 71% of 7,022 products listing folate give more (median 400 mcg). Per day at the most servings: 600 mcg. |
| Vitamin B12as Cyanocobalamin | 200 mcg | 3,333% | Higher than 74% of 14,425 products listing vitamin B12 (median 36 mcg). Per day at the most servings: 600 mcg. |
| Pantothenic Acidas Calcium Pantothenate | 60 mg | 600% | Higher than 82% of 10,060 products listing pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) (median 12 mg). Per day at the most servings: 180 mg. |
| Magnesiumas Magnesium Aspartate | 25 mg | 0.1% | This amount is far outside what other labels list for magnesium, or disagrees with the label's own %DV: possibly a unit or transcription slip in the database. Check the label image on DSLD. |
| Choline Bitartrate | 150 mg | 27%* | Higher than 83% of 4,738 products listing choline (median 40 mg). Per day at the most servings: 450 mg. |
| Milk Thistle Seed Extract | 100 mg | 65% of 1,277 products listing milk thistle give more (median 175 mg). Per day at the most servings: 300 mg. | |
| Inositol | 75 mg | Higher than 72% of 4,042 products listing inositol (median 30 mg). Per day at the most servings: 225 mg. | |
| Betaine Hydrochloride | 60 mg | Higher than 53% of 914 products listing betaine hydrochloride (median 50 mg). Per day at the most servings: 180 mg. | |
| L-Methionine | 50 mg | 58% of 981 products listing METHIONINE give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 150 mg. | |
| Green Beet | 50 mg | 59% of 850 products listing beet give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 150 mg. | |
| Para Amino Benzoic Acid | 25 mg | 47% of 1,610 products listing PABA give more (median 25 mg). Per day at the most servings: 75 mg. |
* % Daily Value computed from the printed amount and the FDA Daily Value (21 CFR 101.9); the label prints none for that row.
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 261900 (entered April 11, 2022), 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 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 Lipotrope's, rare ingredients counting for more.
- Cal-Mag With B-Complex & Vitamin CNOW · off the market 9 shared, 45% alike
- Cal-MagNOW · off the market 9 shared, 45% alike
- Cal-Mag Stress FormulaNOW 9 shared, 45% alike
- Lipotropic ComplexIntegrative Therapeutics 9 shared, 45% alike
- Lipo-GenMetagenics 9 shared, 44% alike
- True Food B ComplexHigher Nature 9 shared, 44% 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
- Directions: One capsule three times daily, or more, as directed by a health care professional.
- Warnings
- Pregnant and/or lactating women should consult their physician prior to use.
- Tamper evident band around cap and seal on bottle. Do not use if either seal is broken or missing.
- Keep out of reach of children.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 261900.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Gelatin, Rice Flour.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): GMP Good Manufacturing Practices Certified GMP Compliant 21 CFR 111.
How many labels does Lipotrope have?
One label is on file, entered on April 11, 2022.
- Label 261900 (current) Entered April 11, 2022 · on the market · 90 capsules · UPC 3 51821 00979 7
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Progressive Laboratories, Inc. (manufacturer), Irving, Texas. All Progressive Professional from Progressive Laboratories products.