Metabolic Boost
by Shaklee 180 · tablet or pill · 90 tablets
- Off the market since October 2023 (NIH)
- DSLD label 301191
- Serving 1 tablet; amounts per 3 tablets
- 30 servings
Metabolic Boost by Shaklee 180 lists 7 ingredients, 4 with an amount per serving of 3 tablets, such as 180 mg of calcium, 400 mcg of chromium, 100 mcg of vanadium and 1.8 mg of banaba extract; 3 sit inside a blend without their own amounts, beside 1 Nutrition Facts row (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on November 22, 2023.
What is in Metabolic Boost?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 3 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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Carbohydrates | less than 1 g | 1% | |
| Calciumas Dicalcium PhosphateCalcium (Form: as Dicalcium Phosphate) | 180 mg | 14% | Higher than 62% of 17,831 products listing calcium (median 115 mg). Per day at the most servings: 540 mg. |
| Chromiumas Chromium NicotinateChromium (Form: as Chromium Nicotinate) | 400 mcg | 1,143% | Higher than 93% of 7,825 products listing chromium (median 100 mcg). Per day at the most servings: 1,200 mcg. |
| Vanadiumas Vanadium Amino Acid ChelateVanadium (Form: as Vanadium Amino Acid Chelate) | 100 mcg | Higher than 75% of 1,744 products listing vanadium (median 25 mcg). Per day at the most servings: 300 mcg. | |
| Banaba extract | 1.8 mg | 94% of 241 products listing banaba give more (median 25 mg). Per day at the most servings: 5.4 mg. | |
| Shaklee 180 Proprietary Thermogenic Blend | 500 mg | ||
| Green Tea leaf extract | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Evodia fruit extract | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Purple Corn extract | in the blend, no amount given |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 301191 (entered November 22, 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 400 mcg of chromium is higher than 93% of the 7,825 chromium products that print an amount; 391 list more.
- 94% of the 241 products that print an amount of banaba list more than its 1.8 mg of banaba (median 25 mg).
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?
1 product lists the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Metabolic BoostShaklee same ingredients
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 3 tablets daily. We suggest 1 with each meal.
- Warnings
- Manufactured in a facility that may also process tree nuts, milk, egg, soy, wheat, shellfish, and fish.
- Seal under cap for your protection.
- Caution: If pregnant, nursing, or if you have diabetes, ask a health care professional.
- Not recommended for use by children.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Gluten free No artificial flavors, sweeteners, or preservatives added
Source: label statements in DSLD label 301191.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Microcrystalline Cellulose, Croscarmellose Sodium, Cellulose Gum, Dextrin, Dextrose, Soy Lecithin, Sodium Citrate.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Shaklee Since 1956 Safe - Proven 100% Guaranteed; Shaklee Since 1956 Safe - Proven 100% Guaranteed Star-K (Kosher).
How many labels does Metabolic Boost have?
3 labels are on file under this name since October 25, 2018: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 301191 (current) Entered November 22, 2023 · off the market October 17, 2023 · 90 tablets
- Label 217481 Entered April 23, 2020 · off the market October 24, 2023 · 90 tablets
- Label 182045 Entered October 25, 2018 · off the market July 29, 2019 · 90 tablets
DSLD also links this label to: Metabolic Boost (image 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 Shaklee Corporation (distributor), Pleasanton, CA. All Shaklee 180 products.