Gymnema Sylvestre
by Pure Encapsulations · capsule · 180 capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 7 66298 00535 5
- DSLD label 182953
- Serving 1 capsule
- 180 servings
Gymnema Sylvestre by Pure Encapsulations lists one ingredient: 250 mg of gymnema (gymnema sylvestre) extract per serving of 1 capsule. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on January 7, 2019.
What is in Gymnema Sylvestre?
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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gymnema (Gymnema sylvestre) extract | 250 mg | Higher than 62% of 444 products listing gymnema (median 200 mg). Per day at the most servings: 750 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 182953 (entered January 7, 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?
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?
6 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Ayur-GymnemaDouglas Laboratories same ingredients
- Gymnema Sylvestre 250 mgThe Vitamin Shoppe same ingredients
- GymnePure 8X 250 mgOptiChoice same ingredients
- Gymnema LeafNature's Answer · off the market same ingredients
- Gymnema 300 mgNature's Answer same ingredients
- Gymnema Sylvestre 300 mgSwanson Best Weight-Control Formulas · off the market same ingredients
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.
- Warning: If you are pregnant or lactating, have any health condition or are taking any medication, consult your health professional before use.
- Warnings
- 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 182953.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Vegetarian Capsule, Ascorbyl Palmitate.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): GF. Listed with: Certified gluten-free (GFCO) (a seal is the label's claim; the certifier's own list confirms it).
How many labels does Gymnema Sylvestre have?
One label is on file, entered on January 7, 2019.
- Label 182953 (current) Entered January 7, 2019 · on the market · 180 capsules · UPC 7 66298 00535 5
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.