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Metabolic Boost

by Shaklee · tablet or pill · 90 tablets

  • On the market (NIH)
  • DSLD label 318648
  • Serving 1 tablet; amounts per 3 tablets
  • 30 servings

Metabolic Boost by Shaklee 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 leaf 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 September 25, 2024.

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).

Metabolic Boost: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 318648, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Total Carbohydrates1 g1%Carbohydrate in Metabolic Boost against 21,979 products1 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 6 g, the median 3 g.1 g

74% of 21,979 products listing carbohydrate give more (median 3 g). Per day at the most servings: 3 g.

Calciumas Dicalcium Phosphate180 mg14%Calcium in Metabolic Boost against 17,831 products180 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 252 mg, the median 115 mg.DV 1,300 mgUL 2,500 mg180 mg

Higher than 62% of 17,831 products listing calcium (median 115 mg). Per day at the most servings: 540 mg.

Chromiumas Chromium Nicotinate400 mcg1,143%Chromium in Metabolic Boost against 7,825 products400 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 45 mcg to 200 mcg, the median 100 mcg.DV 35 mcg400 mcg

Higher than 93% of 7,825 products listing chromium (median 100 mcg). Per day at the most servings: 1,200 mcg.

Vanadiumas Vanadyl Amino Acid Chelate100 mcgVanadium in Metabolic Boost against 1,744 products100 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 10 mcg to 100 mcg, the median 25 mcg.UL 1,800 mcg100 mcg

Higher than 75% of 1,744 products listing vanadium (median 25 mcg). Per day at the most servings: 300 mcg.

Banaba leaf extract1.8 mgBanaba in Metabolic Boost against 241 products1.8 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 16 mg to 80 mg, the median 25 mg.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 Blend500 mg
Green Tea Leaf Extractin the blend, no amount given
Evodia fruit extractin the blend, no amount given
Purple Corn extractin the blend, no amount given

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 318648 (entered September 25, 2024), 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.

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
Caution: Not recommended for use by children, or if pregnant or breastfeeding.
Discuss with your physician if you have diabetes.
Seal under cap for your protection.
Manufactured in a facility that may also process peanuts, tree nuts, milk, egg, soy, sesame, wheat, shellfish, and fish.
Allergens and what it does not contain
GF Gluten Free No artificial flavors, sweeteners, or preservatives

Source: label statements in DSLD label 318648.

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): Shakelee since 1956 Safe Proven 100% guaranteed; Star-K (Kosher).

How many labels does Metabolic Boost have?

One label is on file, entered on September 25, 2024.

  1. Label 318648 (current) Entered September 25, 2024 · on the market · 90 tablets

DSLD also links this label to: Metabolic Boost (image difference, same product), Metabolic Boost (image difference, same product), 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 products.

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