Metabolic 6X
by Designs for Health · liquid · 270 grams
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 8 79452 00332 3
- DSLD label 22783
- Serving 4.5 g (approx. one teaspoon)
- 60 servings
Metabolic 6X by Designs for Health lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 4.5 g, such as 1.5 g of glucomannan and 1 g of L-carnitine. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on June 25, 2013.
What is in Metabolic 6X?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 4.5 g. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glucomannanas Konjac Gum PowderGlucomannan (Form: from Konjac Gum Powder PlantPart: Gum) | 1.5 g | Higher than 65% of 130 products listing glucomannan (median 1 g). | |
| L-Carnitineas L-Carnitine TartrateL-Carnitine (Form: from L-Carnitine Tartrate) | 1 g | Higher than 66% of 1,338 products listing L-carnitine (median 500 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 22783 (entered June 25, 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 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 Metabolic 6X's, rare ingredients counting for more.
- Konjac RootHealthy Hope Supplements · off the market 1 shared, 59% alike
- Konjac Root Glucomannan Gold 750 mgNutriGold · off the market 1 shared, 59% alike
- Konjac Root Glucomannan Gold 700 mgNutriGold · off the market 1 shared, 59% alike
- 100% Pure GlucomannanNutraBio 1 shared, 59% alike
- Konjac Root 2000 mgNutraBio · off the market 1 shared, 59% alike
- LuraLean CapsLife Extension 1 shared, 59% 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
- Recommended Use: As a dietary supplement, take 4.5 grams (approx. one teaspoon) per day before meals with 8-12 oz. of water, or as directed by your health care practitioner.
- Warnings
- KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Does not contain gluten.
- Storage
- STORE IN A COOL, DRY PLACE.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 22783.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Natural lemonade flavor.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Guaranteed GMP COMPLIANT Products.
How many labels does Metabolic 6X have?
One label is on file, entered on June 25, 2013.
- Label 22783 (current) Entered June 25, 2013 · on the market · 270 grams · UPC 8 79452 00332 3
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Designs for Health, Inc. (manufacturer, distributor), Suffield, CT. All Designs for Health products.