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Sugar Balance Formula

by NutriCology · capsule · 90 vegetarian capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 7 13947 55660 7
  • DSLD label 258726
  • Serving 1 capsule
  • 90 servings

Sugar Balance Formula by NutriCology lists 21 ingredients, 5 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 10 mg NE of niacinamide, 100 mcg of chromium, 10 mg of alpha-lipoic acid and 25 mg of L-carnitine tartrate; 16 sit inside a blend without their own amounts. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on January 22, 2022.

What is in Sugar Balance Formula?

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).

Sugar Balance Formula: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 258726, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Niacinamide10 mg NE63%Niacin in Sugar Balance Formula against 12,413 products10 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 13.2 mg to 48 mg, the median 20 mg.DV 16 mgUL 35 mg10 mg

77% of 12,413 products listing niacin give more (median 20 mg). Per day at the most servings: 30 mg.

Chromiumas Chromium Polynicotinate100 mcg286%Chromium in Sugar Balance Formula against 7,825 products100 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 45 mcg to 200 mcg, the median 100 mcg.DV 35 mcg100 mcg

47% of 7,825 products listing chromium give more (median 100 mcg). Per day at the most servings: 300 mcg.

Alpha-Lipoic Acid10 mgAlpha Lipoic Acid in Sugar Balance Formula against 2,407 products10 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 150 mg, the median 50 mg.10 mg

84% of 2,407 products listing alpha lipoic acid give more (median 50 mg). Per day at the most servings: 30 mg.

L-Carnitine Tartrate25 mgL-Carnitine in Sugar Balance Formula against 1,338 products25 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 110.5 mg to 1,000 mg, the median 500 mg.25 mg

87% of 1,338 products listing L-carnitine give more (median 500 mg). Per day at the most servings: 75 mg.

Vanadiumas Vanadyl Sulfate100 mcgVanadium in Sugar Balance Formula 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.

Proprietary Blend599 mg
Gymnema extractin the blend, no amount given
Bitter Melon extractin the blend, no amount given
Cinnamon extractin the blend, no amount given
Fenugreek extractin the blend, no amount given
Gum Arabic extractin the blend, no amount given
Jambolan extractin the blend, no amount given
Neem extractin the blend, no amount given
Turmeric extractin the blend, no amount given
White Kidney Beans extractin the blend, no amount given
Cayenne extractin the blend, no amount given
Bilberry extractin the blend, no amount given
Green Tea extractin the blend, no amount given
Guggul extractin the blend, no amount given
Black Pepper Extractin the blend, no amount given
Lagerstroemia speciosa extractin the blend, no amount given
Cellulasein the blend, no amount given

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 258726 (entered January 22, 2022), 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:

  • 84% of the 2,407 products that print an amount of alpha lipoic acid list more than its 10 mg of alpha-lipoic acid (filed by NIH under alpha lipoic acid) (median 50 mg).
  • 87% of the 1,338 products that print an amount of L-carnitine list more than its 25 mg of L-carnitine (median 500 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
Suggested Use As a dietary supplement, 1 capsule three times daily before meals, or as directed by a healthcare practitioner.
Warnings
Warning: Consuming this product can expose you to lead which is known to the State of California to cause birth defects or other reproductive harm. For more information go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov/food
Storage
Keep in a cool, dry place, tightly capped.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 258726.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Magnesium Stearate, Silicon Dioxide.

How many labels does Sugar Balance Formula have?

5 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 258726 (current) Entered January 22, 2022 · on the market · 90 vegetarian capsules · UPC 7 13947 55660 7
  2. Label 258716 Entered January 22, 2022 · on the market · 90 vegetarian capsules · UPC 7 13947 55660 7
  3. Label 235610 Entered November 21, 2020 · off the market August 2, 2021 · 90 vegetarian capsules · UPC 7 13947 55660 7
  4. Label 235611 Entered September 25, 2020 · off the market August 2, 2021 · 90 vegetarian capsules · UPC 7 13947 55660 7
  5. Label 193294 Entered February 25, 2019 · off the market December 9, 2022 · 90 vegetarian capsules · UPC 7 13947 55660 7

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

Who makes it?

The label names NutriCology (distributor), South Salt Lake, UT. All NutriCology products.

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