Nopal Blood Sugar
by HealthForce · capsule · 180 vegancaps(TM)
- Off the market since May 2020 (NIH)
- UPC 6 50786 00042 0
- DSLD label 206658
- Serving 3 to 6 vegancap(s)(tm) (1.5-3 grams); amounts per 6 vegancap(s)(tm)
- 30 servings
Nopal Blood Sugar by HealthForce lists 4 ingredients, 4 with an amount per serving of 6 vegancap(s)(tm), such as 1.4 mg of vitamin C, 96 mg of calcium, 0.4 mg of iron and 3,000 mg of nopal cactus, beside 2 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on September 24, 2019.
What is in Nopal Blood Sugar?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 6 vegancap(s)(tm). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 10 Calories | ||
| Total Carbohydrates | 2 g | 1% | 58% of 21,979 products listing carbohydrate give more (median 3 g). |
| Dietary Fiber | 1 g | 4% | 56% of 6,987 products listing fiber give more (median 2 g). |
| Vitamin C | 1.4 mg | 2% | 99% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C give more (median 100 mg). |
| Calcium | 96 mg | 10% | 59% of 17,831 products listing calcium give more (median 115 mg). |
| Iron | 0.4 mg | 2% | 92% of 6,910 products listing iron give more (median 5 mg). |
| Nopal CactusNopal Cactus PlantPart: whole leaf Genus: Opuntia Species: streptocantha Note: TruGanic | 3,000 mg | Higher than 94% of 104 products listing prickly pear cactus (median 500 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 206658 (entered September 24, 2019), 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?
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:
- 99% of the 18,583 products that print an amount of vitamin C list more than its 1.4 mg of vitamin C (median 100 mg).
- 92% of the 6,910 products that print an amount of iron list more than its 0.4 mg of iron (median 5 mg).
- Its 3,000 mg of nopal cactus (filed by NIH under prickly pear cactus) is higher than 94% of the 104 prickly pear cactus products that print an amount.
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 Nopal Blood Sugar's, rare ingredients counting for more.
- Nopal Blood SugarHealthForce SuperFoods 5 shared, 71% alike
- Nopal CactusBareOrganics · off the market 4 shared, 58% alike
- I-REMOVE Fat BinderbmiSmart · off the market 4 shared, 50% alike
- I-RemovebmiSmart · off the market 4 shared, 50% alike
- I-RemoveInQpharm North America · off the market 4 shared, 50% alike
- Full Spectrum Nopal Cactus Prickly Pear CactusPlanetary Herbals · off the market 2 shared, 48% 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
- Suggested Use: Take 3-6 capsules with food. Can be opened and mixed into sweet drinks/smoothies for maximum effects (Nopal powder is bitter, do not mix in so many caps that your drink/smoothie becomes unpalatable).
- Suggested Adjuncts: A whole foods, organic, Vegan diet with emphasis on high-water-content raw foods: a high fiber diet; cinnamon; Vitamineral Green and Vitamineral Earth (unique and extremely nutrient dense superfood complexes for comprehensive nutritional support and balance); Liver Rescue; exercise (try rebounding); fresh air (house plants clean the air).
- Warnings
- Caution to Insulin Users/Diabetics: If you are taking insulin, check with your doctor as your dose may need to be monitored or adjusted.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Gluten Free
- 100% TruGanic: Actual testing (which no other standard requires) to verify non-GMO status and 100% free from pesticides and irradiation.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 206658.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: VeganCaps.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Certified Vegan Vegan.org TruGanic Verified OU Pareve. Listed with: Certified Vegan (Vegan Action) (a seal is the label's claim; the certifier's own list confirms it).
How many labels does Nopal Blood Sugar have?
One label is on file, entered on September 24, 2019.
- Label 206658 (current) Entered September 24, 2019 · off the market May 11, 2020 · 180 vegancaps(TM) · UPC 6 50786 00042 0
DSLD also links this label to: Nopal Blood Sugar (image difference, same product), Nopal Blood Sugar (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 HealthForce (distributor), Las Vegas, NV, 89126. All HealthForce products.