Original ECA Xtreme
by Hi-Tech Pharmaceuticals · other (e.g. tea bag) · 90 caplets
- On the market (NIH)
- DSLD label 218248
- Serving 1 caplet
- 90 servings
Original ECA Xtreme by Hi-Tech Pharmaceuticals lists 13 ingredients, 5 with an amount per serving of 1 caplet; 8 sit inside a blend without their own amounts. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on June 24, 2020.
What is in Original ECA Xtreme?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 caplet. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Proprietary Blend | 575 mg | ||
| Ephedra extract | 25 mg | ||
| Kola Nut extract | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Caffeine | 200 mg | 34% of 3,358 products listing caffeine give more (median 200 mg). Per day at the most servings: 800 mg. | |
| White Willow extract | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Senegalia berlandieri extractSenegalia berlandieri extract PlantPart: leaves Genus: Senegalia Species: berlandieri Note: yielding | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Phenylethylamine Alkaloidsas Methylsynephrine, N, N-Dimethylphenylethylamine, N-Methyl-B-PhenylethylaminePhenylethylamine Alkaloids (Form: including Methylsynephrine, N-Methyl-B-Phenylethylamine, N,N-Dimethylphenylethylamine, Phenylethylamine) | 150 mg | 49% of 65 products listing phenethylamine give more (median 150 mg). Per day at the most servings: 600 mg. | |
| 2-Aminoisoheptane HCl | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Green Tea extract | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Theobromine | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Phenylethylamine HCl | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Citrus aurantium extract | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Synephrine | 25 mg | 46% of 129 products listing synephrine give more (median 25 mg). Per day at the most servings: 100 mg. | |
| Chromium Polynicotinate | 200 mcg | 167% | The label names the compound (Chromium Polynicotinate); its amount is likely the compound's weight, not the chromium it holds, so it is not placed among other products. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 218248 (entered June 24, 2020), 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?
Every amount on this label with a position sits within the middle 80% of the products that list the same ingredient; 8 ingredients sit inside a blend, so their amounts cannot be compared.
The NIH database records 3 to 4 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 Original ECA Xtreme's, rare ingredients counting for more.
- ECA XtremeHi-Tech Pharmaceuticals 9 shared, 52% alike
- Stimerex-ESHTP Hi-Tech Pharmaceuticals 9 shared, 48% alike
- Lipodrene with 25 mg Ephedra ExtractHi-Tech Pharmaceuticals 10 shared, 47% alike
- Malice In WonderlandChaotic-Labz 8 shared, 42% alike
- Lipodrene EliteHi-Tech Pharmaceuticals 9 shared, 37% alike
- Yellow Scorpion W/ 25 mg Ephedra ExtractHi-Tech Pharmaceuticals 7 shared, 36% 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
- Dosage: Take 1 caplet three times daily. Do not exceed 4 caplets in any 24 hour period.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 218248.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Microcrystalline Cellulose, Dextrose, Sodium Starch Glycolate, Magnesium Stearate, Stearic Acid, Silica, FD&C Yellow # 5.
How many labels does Original ECA Xtreme have?
One label is on file, entered on June 24, 2020.
- Label 218248 (current) Entered June 24, 2020 · on the market · 90 caplets
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Hi-Tech Pharmaceuticals (manufacturer). All Hi-Tech Pharmaceuticals products.