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Snack Defense

by Herbalife ShapeWorks · tablet or pill · 60 tablets

  • Off the market since October 2014 (NIH)
  • UPC 0079
  • DSLD label 3109
  • Serving 1 tablet
  • 60 servings

Snack Defense by Herbalife ShapeWorks lists 4 ingredients, 4 with an amount per serving of 1 tablet, such as 130 mg of calcium, 75 mcg of chromium, 400 mg of dried garcinia cambogia extract and 100 mg of dried gymnema sylvestre extract. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on December 23, 2011.

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 3109, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calciumas Calcium CarbonateCalcium (Form: as Calcium Carbonate)130 mg13%Calcium in Snack Defense against 17,831 products130 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 252 mg, the median 115 mg.DV 1,300 mgUL 2,500 mg130 mg

Higher than 54% of 17,831 products listing calcium (median 115 mg). Per day at the most servings: 260 mg.

Chromiumas Chromium PolynicotinateChromium (Form: as Chromium Polynicotinate)75 mcg63%Chromium in Snack Defense against 7,825 products75 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 45 mcg to 200 mcg, the median 100 mcg.DV 35 mcg75 mcg

58% of 7,825 products listing chromium give more (median 100 mcg). Per day at the most servings: 150 mcg.

dried Garcinia cambogia extract400 mgGarcinia in Snack Defense against 676 products400 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 200 mg to 1,000 mg, the median 500 mg.400 mg

64% of 676 products listing garcinia give more (median 500 mg). Per day at the most servings: 800 mg.

dried Gymnema sylvestre extract100 mgGymnema in Snack Defense against 444 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 67 mg to 323.33 mg, the median 200 mg.100 mg

59% of 444 products listing gymnema give more (median 200 mg). Per day at the most servings: 200 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 3109 (entered December 23, 2011), 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
Directions: For adults, take one tablet twice a day. Snack Defense can be taken at any time of the day or night.
For best results: Use as part of a complete Herbalife weight-loss program.
Warnings
Notice: Do not exceed recommended serving size.
This product is not recommended for pregnant or lactating women.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 3109.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Microcrystalline Cellulose, Stearic Acid, Hypromellose, Acacia, Croscarmellose Sodium, Shellac, Silicon Dioxide, Magnesium Stearate, Titanium Dioxide, Triethyl Citrate, Riboflavin.

How many labels does Snack Defense have?

One label is on file, entered on December 23, 2011.

  1. Label 3109 (current) Entered December 23, 2011 · off the market October 8, 2014 · 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), Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.. All Herbalife ShapeWorks products.

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