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Pure Blood Sugar

by Swanson · capsule · 60 veggie capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • DSLD label 257775
  • Serving 2 veggie capsules
  • 30 servings

Pure Blood Sugar by Swanson lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 2 veggie capsules, such as 120 mcg of chromium, 400 mg of berberine HCl and 400 mg of GS4 plus gymnema sylvestre extract. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on October 22, 2021.

What is in Pure Blood Sugar?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 veggie capsules. 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).

Pure Blood Sugar: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 257775, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Chromiumas certified organic Orgen-CM Moringa extract120 mcg171%Chromium in Pure Blood Sugar against 7,825 products120 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 45 mcg to 200 mcg, the median 100 mcg.DV 35 mcg120 mcg

Higher than 54% of 7,825 products listing chromium (median 100 mcg).

Berberine HCl400 mgBerberine in Pure Blood Sugar against 419 products400 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 131.5 mg to 500 mg, the median 400 mg.400 mg

46% of 419 products listing berberine give more (median 400 mg).

GS4 Plus Gymnema sylvestre extractas Gymnemic Acids400 mgGymnema in Pure Blood Sugar against 444 products400 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 67 mg to 323.33 mg, the median 200 mg.400 mg

Higher than 76% of 444 products listing gymnema (median 200 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 257775 (entered October 22, 2021), 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.

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?

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, take two veggie capsules per day with food and water.
Warnings
Warning: For adults only.
Do not take this product if you are pregnant or nursing. Because chromium may enhance Insulin sensibility and affect glucose levels, diabetics and hypoglycemics should consult their healthcare provider before using this product. Consult your healthcare provider before using this or any product if you have a medical condition or are taking medication, especially medication that affects blood sugar levels.
Keep out of reach of children.
Do not use if seal is broken.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 257775.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Hypromellose, Rice Bran, Maltodextrin, Magnesium Stearate, Silica.

How many labels does Pure Blood Sugar have?

One label is on file, entered on October 22, 2021.

  1. Label 257775 (current) Entered October 22, 2021 · on the market · 60 veggie capsules

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

Who makes it?

The label names Swanson Health Products (manufacturer). All Swanson products.

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