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Slim 7

by Swanson Best Weight-Control Formulas · tablet or pill · 120 tablets

  • Off the market since December 2023 (NIH)
  • UPC 0 87614 04010 3
  • DSLD label 78237
  • Serving 2 tablets
  • 60 servings

Slim 7 by Swanson Best Weight-Control Formulas lists 25 ingredients, 25 with an amount per serving of 2 tablets, such as 1,667 IU of vitamin A, 20 mg of vitamin C, 10 IU of vitamin E and 0.6 mg of riboflavin. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on January 25, 2018.

What is in Slim 7?

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

Slim 7: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 78237, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Vitamin Aas Retinyl PalmitateVitamin A (Form: as Retinyl Palmitate) Note: USP1,667 IU33%Vitamin A in Slim 7 against 5,772 products1,667 IU per serving; the middle half of products list 2,000 IU to 5,000 IU, the median 4,000 IU.1,667 IU

77% of 5,772 products listing vitamin A give more (median 4,000 IU). Per day at the most servings: 5,001 IU.

Vitamin Cas Ascorbic AcidVitamin C (Alt. Name: Ascorbic Acid) Note: USP20 mg33%Vitamin C in Slim 7 against 18,583 products20 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 60 mg to 270 mg, the median 100 mg.DV 90 mgUL 2,000 mg20 mg

90% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 60 mg.

Vitamin Eas D-Alpha-Tocopheryl SuccinateVitamin E (Form: as D-Alpha Tocopheryl Succinate) Note: USP10 IU33%Vitamin E in Slim 7 against 6,459 products10 IU per serving; the middle half of products list 15 IU to 100 IU, the median 30 IU.10 IU

85% of 6,459 products listing vitamin E give more (median 30 IU). Per day at the most servings: 30 IU.

Riboflavinas Vitamin B2Riboflavin (Alt. Name: Vitamin B-2) Note: USP0.6 mg35%Riboflavin in Slim 7 against 9,824 products0.6 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 1.7 mg to 25 mg, the median 4 mg.DV 1.3 mg0.6 mg

89% of 9,824 products listing riboflavin give more (median 4 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1.8 mg.

NiacinNiacin Note: USP7 mg35%Niacin in Slim 7 against 12,413 products7 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 13.2 mg to 48 mg, the median 20 mg.DV 16 mgUL 35 mg7 mg

87% of 12,413 products listing niacin give more (median 20 mg). Per day at the most servings: 21 mg.

Vitamin B6as Pyridoxine HydrochlorideVitamin B-6 (Form: as Pyridoxine HCl) Note: USP0.7 mg35%Vitamin B6 in Slim 7 against 15,277 products0.7 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 2 mg to 20 mg, the median 6 mg.DV 1.7 mgUL 100 mg0.7 mg

93% of 15,277 products listing vitamin B6 give more (median 6 mg). Per day at the most servings: 2.1 mg.

Folic AcidFolic Acid Note: USP140 mcg35%Folate in Slim 7 against 7,022 products140 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 200 mcg to 400 mcg, the median 400 mcg.140 mcg

84% of 7,022 products listing folate give more (median 400 mcg). Per day at the most servings: 420 mcg.

Vitamin B12as CyanocobalaminVitamin B-12 (Form: as Cyanocobalamin) Note: USP2 mcg33%Vitamin B12 in Slim 7 against 14,425 products2 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 6 mcg to 200 mcg, the median 36 mcg.DV 2.4 mcg2 mcg

93% of 14,425 products listing vitamin B12 give more (median 36 mcg). Per day at the most servings: 6 mcg.

BiotinBiotin Note: USP100 mcg33%Biotin in Slim 7 against 9,447 products100 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mcg to 300 mcg, the median 200 mcg.DV 30 mcg100 mcg

61% of 9,447 products listing biotin give more (median 200 mcg). Per day at the most servings: 300 mcg.

Iodineas KelpIodine (Form: from Kelp)50 mcg33%Iodine in Slim 7 against 6,382 products50 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 75 mcg to 150 mcg, the median 150 mcg.DV 150 mcgUL 1,100 mcg50 mcg

81% of 6,382 products listing iodine give more (median 150 mcg). Per day at the most servings: 150 mcg.

Seleniumas SelenomethionineSelenium (Form: as Selenomethionine)16.6 mcg24%Selenium in Slim 7 against 7,658 products16.6 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 27 mcg to 100 mcg, the median 55 mcg.DV 55 mcgUL 400 mcg16.6 mcg

90% of 7,658 products listing selenium give more (median 55 mcg). Per day at the most servings: 49.8 mcg.

Chromiumas Chromium PicolinateChromium (Form: from Chromax Chromium Picolinate)100 mcg83%Chromium in Slim 7 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.

Potassiumas Potassium GluconatePotassium (Form: from Potassium Gluconate)8 mg1%

This amount is far outside what other labels list for potassium, or disagrees with the label's own %DV: possibly a unit or transcription slip in the database. Check the label image on DSLD.

(-)Hydroxycitric Acid250 mgHydroxycitric Acid in Slim 7 against 126 products250 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 250 mg to 900 mg, the median 500 mg.250 mg

67% of 126 products listing hydroxycitric acid give more (median 500 mg). Per day at the most servings: 750 mg.

CitriMax500 mgGarcinia in Slim 7 against 676 products500 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 200 mg to 1,000 mg, the median 500 mg.500 mg

47% of 676 products listing garcinia give more (median 500 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,500 mg.

Proprietary Blend of 72 Trace Minerals200 mg
L-Carnitineas L-Carnitine TartrateL-Carnitine (Form: as L-Carnitine Tartrate)100 mgL-Carnitine in Slim 7 against 1,338 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 110.5 mg to 1,000 mg, the median 500 mg.100 mg

75% of 1,338 products listing L-carnitine give more (median 500 mg). Per day at the most servings: 300 mg.

Cholineas Choline BitartrateCholine (Form: from Choline Bitartrate)67 mg12%*Choline in Slim 7 against 4,738 products67 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 18 mg to 100 mg, the median 40 mg.DV 550 mgUL 3,500 mg67 mg

Higher than 68% of 4,738 products listing choline (median 40 mg). Per day at the most servings: 201 mg.

Green Tea extractas PolyphenolsGreen Tea extract (Form: 20% Polyphenols)50 mgGreen Tea in Slim 7 against 2,595 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 250 mg, the median 100 mg.50 mg

69% of 2,595 products listing green tea give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 150 mg.

Kola Nut extractas CaffeineKola Nut extract (Form: 10% Caffeine)50 mgCola in Slim 7 against 39 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 75 mg to 212.5 mg, the median 175 mg.50 mg

79% of 39 products listing cola give more (median 175 mg). Per day at the most servings: 150 mg.

Capsicum33.3 mgCapsicum in Slim 7 against 874 products33.3 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 100 mg, the median 44.5 mg.33.3 mg

55% of 874 products listing capsicum give more (median 44.5 mg). Per day at the most servings: 99.9 mg.

Chitosanas ShellfishChitosan (Form: from Shellfish)33.4 mgChitosan in Slim 7 against 77 products0.0334 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.45 g to 1 g, the median 1 g.0.0334 g

99% of 77 products listing chitosan give more (median 1 g). Per day at the most servings: 0.1 g.

GingerGinger Note: from root33.4 mgGinger in Slim 7 against 1,770 products33.4 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 150 mg, the median 60 mg.33.4 mg

67% of 1,770 products listing ginger give more (median 60 mg). Per day at the most servings: 100.2 mg.

Inositol33.4 mgInositol in Slim 7 against 4,042 products33.4 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 10 mg to 80 mg, the median 30 mg.33.4 mg

Higher than 53% of 4,042 products listing inositol (median 30 mg). Per day at the most servings: 100.2 mg.

Spirulina33.3 mgBlue-Green Algae in Slim 7 against 709 products33.3 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 1,000 mg, the median 500 mg.33.3 mg

88% of 709 products listing blue-green algae give more (median 500 mg). Per day at the most servings: 99.9 mg.

Betaine HCl8 mgBetaine Hydrochloride in Slim 7 against 914 products8 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 178 mg, the median 50 mg.8 mg

95% of 914 products listing betaine hydrochloride give more (median 50 mg). Per day at the most servings: 24 mg.

* % Daily Value computed from the printed amount and the FDA Daily Value (21 CFR 101.9); the label prints none for that row.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 78237 (entered January 25, 2018), 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:

  • 90% of the 18,583 products that print an amount of vitamin C list more than its 20 mg of vitamin C (median 100 mg).
  • 89% of the 9,824 products that print an amount of riboflavin list more than its 0.6 mg of riboflavin (median 4 mg).
  • 93% of the 15,277 products that print an amount of vitamin B6 list more than its 0.7 mg of vitamin B6 (median 6 mg).
  • 93% of the 14,425 products that print an amount of vitamin B12 list more than its 2 mcg of vitamin B12 (median 36 mcg).
  • 99% of the 77 products that print an amount of chitosan list more than its 0.0334 g of chitosan (median 1 g).
  • 95% of the 914 products that print an amount of betaine hydrochloride list more than its 8 mg of betaine HCl (filed by NIH under betaine hydrochloride) (median 50 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.

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 tablets three times per day with water.
Warnings
Do not use if seal is broken.
Keep out of reach of children.
Warning: Because chromium may enhance insulin sensitivity and affect glucose levels, diabetics and hypoglycemics should consult their healthcare provider before using this product.
Do not take this product if you are pregnant or nursing. Consult your healthcare provider before use if you are taking any prescription medications.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 78237.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Calcium Carbonate, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Stearic Acid, Magnesium Stearate, Croscarmellose Sodium, Silica, Food Glaze.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Guaranteed purity & potency.

How many labels does Slim 7 have?

One label is on file, entered on January 25, 2018.

  1. Label 78237 (current) Entered January 25, 2018 · off the market December 5, 2023 · 120 tablets · UPC 0 87614 04010 3

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 (distributor), Fargo, ND. All Swanson Best Weight-Control Formulas products.

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