MAX-Advantage
by Indiana Botanic Gardens · capsule · 30 capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 7 03308 81065 3
- DSLD label 3367
- Serving 2 capsules
MAX-Advantage by Indiana Botanic Gardens lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 2 capsules, such as 200 mcg of iodine and 200 mcg of chromium. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on December 23, 2011.
What is in MAX-Advantage?
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iodineas KelpIodine (Form: from Kelp) | 200 mcg | 133% | Higher than 87% of 6,382 products listing iodine (median 150 mcg). |
| Chromiumas Chromium PicolinateChromium (Form: as Chromium Picolinate) | 200 mcg | 167% | Higher than 72% of 7,825 products listing chromium (median 100 mcg). |
| Relora(R)Relora(R) Note: a proprietary blend of a patented** extract from Magnolia officinalis bark and a proprietary extract from Phellodendron amurense bark) | 750 mg | ||
| Proprietary Blend | 250 mg |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 3367 (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.
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, with a meal, , as a dietary supplement, or as directed by a qualified 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.
- 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 dry, cool place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 3367.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: modified Food Starch, Gelatin, Corn Starch, Vegetable Magnesium Stearate, Silicon Dioxide, Maltodextrin, Rice Flour.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): IBG INDIANA BOTANIC GARDENS(R); Relora(R).
How many labels does MAX-Advantage have?
One label is on file, entered on December 23, 2011.
- Label 3367 (current) Entered December 23, 2011 · on the market · 30 capsules · UPC 7 03308 81065 3
DSLD also links this label to: Super Herb Diet MAX-Advantage (package size difference, same product).
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.