Purifying Complex Spiced Apple
by GNC Total Lean Advanced · powder · 26.4 grams
- On the market (NIH)
- DSLD label 213536
- Serving 26.4 g (One packet)
- 1 servings
Purifying Complex Spiced Apple by GNC Total Lean Advanced lists 37 ingredients, 8 with an amount per serving of 26.4 g, such as 6 mcg of vitamin B12, 10 mg of pantothenic acid and 100 mg of magnesium; 29 sit inside a blend without their own amounts, beside 4 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on February 26, 2020.
What is in Purifying Complex Spiced Apple?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 26.4 g. 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 | 55 Calories | ||
| Total Carbohydrates | 22 g | 7% | Higher than 95% of 21,979 products listing carbohydrate (median 3 g). Per day at the most servings: 44 g. |
| Dietary Fiber | 11 g | 44% | Higher than 98% of 6,987 products listing fiber (median 2 g). Per day at the most servings: 22 g. |
| Sugar | 5 g | Higher than 78% of 11,807 products listing sugar (median 2 g). Per day at the most servings: 10 g. | |
| Protein | less than 1 g | ||
| Vitamin B12as CyanocobalaminVitamin B-12 (Form: as Cyanocobalamin) | 6 mcg | 100% | 74% of 14,425 products listing vitamin B12 give more (median 36 mcg). Per day at the most servings: 12 mcg. |
| Pantothenic Acidas D-Calcium PantothenatePantothenic Acid (Form: as D-Calcium Pantothenate) | 10 mg | 100% | 52% of 10,060 products listing pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) give more (median 12 mg). Per day at the most servings: 20 mg. |
| Magnesiumas Magnesium OxideMagnesium (Form: as Magnesium Oxide) | 100 mg | 400% | This amount is far outside what other labels list for magnesium, or disagrees with the label's own %DV: possibly a unit or transcription slip in the database. Check the label image on DSLD. |
| Fruit & Vegetable Blend | no amount given | ||
| Apple fruit powder | 6,900 mg | Higher than 99% of 153 products listing apple (median 240 mg). Per day at the most servings: 13,800 mg. | |
| Zucchini powder | 2,840 mg | ||
| Spectra Total ORAC BlendSpectra Total ORAC Blend Note: of | 100 mg | ||
| Green Coffee extract | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Broccoli sprout powder | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Green Tea extract | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Onion extract | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Apple extract | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Acerola extract | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Camu Camu extract | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Quercetin | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Tomato powder | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Broccoli powder | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Acai fruit powder | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Turmeric root extract | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Garlic powder | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Basil leaf powder | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Oregano leaf powder | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Cinnamon bark powder | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Elderberry fruit powder | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Carrot powder | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Mangosteen fruit powder | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Black Currant fruit extract | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Blueberry fruit extract | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Sweet Cherry fruit powder | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Blackberry fruit powder | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Chokeberry fruit powder | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Raspberry fruit powder | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Spinach leaf powder | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Kale leaf powder | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Bilberry fruit extract | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Brussels Sprout powder | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Digestive Support Blend | no amount given | ||
| Galacto-oligosaccharides | 1,400 mg | Higher than 55% of 38 products listing galactooligosaccharides (median 1.37 g). Per day at the most servings: 2.8 g. | |
| L-Glutamine | 250 mg | 77% of 1,850 products listing glutamine give more (median 1 g). Per day at the most servings: 0.5 g. | |
| Licorice | 50 mg | 60% of 888 products listing licorice give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 100 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 213536 (entered February 26, 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?
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:
- Its 6,900 mg of apple is higher than 99% of the 153 apple products that print an amount.
The NIH database records 2 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.
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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
- Directions: As a dietary supplement, mix one serving (26.4 grams) in 8 fl. oz. of water and drink twice daily, once before breakfast and dinner, for 5 consecutive days. Be sure to drink 8-10 glasses of water throughout the day while using the powder.
- Warnings
- Contains: Milk.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Gluten free
Source: label statements in DSLD label 213536.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Polydextrose, Citric Acid, Natural flavor, Silica, Gum Blend, organic Stevia leaf extract, Beet.
How many labels does Purifying Complex Spiced Apple have?
One label is on file, entered on February 26, 2020.
- Label 213536 (current) Entered February 26, 2020 · on the market · 26.4 grams
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names General Nutrition Corporation (distributor), Pittsburgh, PA. All GNC Total Lean Advanced products.