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Snack Defense

by Herbalife · tablet or pill · 60 tablets

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 0079US
  • DSLD label 214833
  • Serving 1 tablet
  • 60 servings

Snack Defense by Herbalife lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 1 tablet, such as 110 mg of calcium, 100 mcg of chromium and 200 mg of gymnema sylvestre leaf extract. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on February 26, 2020.

What is in Snack Defense?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 tablet. 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).

Snack Defense: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 214833, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calcium110 mg8%Calcium in Snack Defense against 17,831 products110 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 252 mg, the median 115 mg.DV 1,300 mgUL 2,500 mg110 mg

51% of 17,831 products listing calcium give more (median 115 mg). Per day at the most servings: 220 mg.

Chromium100 mcg286%Chromium in Snack Defense 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: 200 mcg.

Gymnema sylvestre leaf extract200 mgGymnema in Snack Defense against 444 products200 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 67 mg to 323.33 mg, the median 200 mg.200 mg

39% of 444 products listing gymnema give more (median 200 mg). Per day at the most servings: 400 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 214833 (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?

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 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?

The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Snack Defense's, rare ingredients counting for more.

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
Recommended use: Take 1 tablet 2 times per day.
Warnings
Notice: Consult your physician before use if you are pregnant, nursing, or have a medical condition.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 214833.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Calcium Carbonate, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Gymnema sylvestre leaf extract, Maltodextrin, Hydroxypropyl Cellulose, Croscarmellose Sodium, Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, Calcium Phosphate, Magnesium Stearate, Shellac, Titanium Dioxide, Triethyl Citrate, Chromium Chloride, Riboflavin.

How many labels does Snack Defense have?

5 labels are on file under this name since November 25, 2011: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 214833 (current) Entered February 26, 2020 · on the market · 60 tablets · UPC 0079US
  2. Label 202053 Entered May 28, 2019 · off the market April 6, 2021 · 60 tablets · UPC 0079US
  3. Label 53947 Entered November 24, 2015 · off the market September 14, 2018 · 60 tablets · UPC 0079US
  4. Label 38607 Entered October 27, 2014 · off the market November 12, 2015 · 60 tablets · UPC 0079
  5. Label 2646 Entered November 25, 2011 · off the market January 1, 2012 · 60 tablets · UPC 0079

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

Who makes it?

The label names Herbalife International of America, Inc. (manufacturer, distributor), Los Angeles, CA. All Herbalife products.

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