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Metabolic Xtra

by Pure Encapsulations · capsule · 90 capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 7 66298 02267 3
  • DSLD label 294024
  • Serving 1 capsule
  • 90 servings

Metabolic Xtra by Pure Encapsulations lists 4 ingredients, 4 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 200 mcg of chromium, 350 mg of berberine HCl, 100 mg of alpha lipoic acid and 20 mg of resVida resveratrol. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on July 18, 2023.

What is in Metabolic Xtra?

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).

Metabolic Xtra: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 294024, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Chromiumas Chromium Polynicotinate200 mcg386%Chromium in Metabolic Xtra against 7,825 products200 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 45 mcg to 200 mcg, the median 100 mcg.DV 35 mcg200 mcg

Higher than 72% of 7,825 products listing chromium (median 100 mcg). Per day at the most servings: 600 mcg.

Berberine HCl350 mgBerberine in Metabolic Xtra against 419 products350 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 131.5 mg to 500 mg, the median 400 mg.350 mg

52% of 419 products listing berberine give more (median 400 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,050 mg.

Alpha Lipoic Acidas Thioctic Acid100 mgAlpha Lipoic Acid in Metabolic Xtra against 2,407 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 150 mg, the median 50 mg.100 mg

Higher than 56% of 2,407 products listing alpha lipoic acid (median 50 mg). Per day at the most servings: 300 mg.

resVida Resveratrolas Trans-Resveratrol20 mgResveratrol in Metabolic Xtra against 1,123 products20 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 20 mg to 125 mg, the median 50 mg.20 mg

72% of 1,123 products listing resveratrol give more (median 50 mg). Per day at the most servings: 60 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 294024 (entered July 18, 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?

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 1 to 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 Metabolic Xtra's, rare ingredients counting for more.

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
Recommendations: As a dietary supplement, take 1 capsule, 1-3 times daily, with meals.
Warnings
Warning: Not to be taken by pregnant or lactating women. If you have any health condition or are taking any medication, consult your health professional before use.
Keep out of the reach of children.
Use only if safety seal is intact.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Certified gluten free by the Gluten-Free Certification Organization, www.gluten.org
Gluten-free, non GMO & hypoallergenic
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 294024.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Cellulose, Water, hypoallergenic Plant Fiber, Ascorbyl Palmitate.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): GFCO.org (Gluten-Free Certification Organization). Listed with: Certified gluten-free (GFCO) (a seal is the label's claim; the certifier's own list confirms it).

How many labels does Metabolic Xtra have?

7 labels are on file under this name since February 25, 2019: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 294024 (current) Entered July 18, 2023 · on the market · 90 capsules · UPC 7 66298 02267 3
  2. Label 287431 Entered June 22, 2023 · on the market · 30 capsules · UPC 7 66298 02403 5
  3. Label 261849 Entered February 23, 2022 · off the market May 27, 2022 · 30 capsules · UPC 7 66298 02403 5
  4. Label 246350 Entered March 25, 2021 · on the market · 90 capsules · UPC 7 66298 01431 9
  5. Label 246348 Entered March 25, 2021 · off the market July 21, 2022 · 90 capsules · UPC 7 66298 02267 3
  6. Label 219513 Entered May 22, 2020 · off the market December 14, 2018 · 90 capsules · UPC 7 66298 01431 9
  7. Label 185287 Entered February 25, 2019 · off the market December 16, 2020 · 90 capsules · UPC 7 66298 01431 9

Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).

Who makes it?

The label names Pure Encapsulations (manufacturer), Sudbury, MA. All Pure Encapsulations products.

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