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Sugar Ban

by Source Naturals · tablet or pill · 75 tablets

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 0 21078 00789 0
  • DSLD label 272908
  • Serving 1 to 3 tablets; amounts per 3 tablets
  • 25 servings

Sugar Ban by Source Naturals lists 6 ingredients, 6 with an amount per serving of 3 tablets, such as 123 mg of calcium, 90 mcg of chromium, 795 mg of gymnema sylvestre leaf ext. and 300 mg of pullulan, beside 3 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on August 23, 2022.

What is in Sugar Ban?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 3 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).

Sugar Ban: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 272908, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories5 Calories
Total Carbohydrates1 g1%Carbohydrate in Sugar Ban against 21,979 products1 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 6 g, the median 3 g.1 g

74% of 21,979 products listing carbohydrate give more (median 3 g).

Dietary Fiber1 g4%Fiber in Sugar Ban against 6,987 products1 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 4 g, the median 2 g.1 g

56% of 6,987 products listing fiber give more (median 2 g).

Calcium123 mg12%Calcium in Sugar Ban against 17,831 products123 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 252 mg, the median 115 mg.DV 1,300 mgUL 2,500 mg123 mg

Higher than 53% of 17,831 products listing calcium (median 115 mg).

Chromium90 mcg75%Chromium in Sugar Ban against 7,825 products90 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 45 mcg to 200 mcg, the median 100 mcg.DV 35 mcg90 mcg

57% of 7,825 products listing chromium give more (median 100 mcg).

Chromium PolynicotinateGTF45 mcg
Chromium Picolinate45 mcg
Sodium5 mg1%Sodium in Sugar Ban against 14,514 products5 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 15 mg to 142 mg, the median 55 mg.5 mg

89% of 14,514 products listing sodium give more (median 55 mg).

Gymnema sylvestre leaf ext.as Gymnemic AcidsGymnema sylvestre leaf ext. (Form: 25% Gymnemic Acids) PlantPart: leaf Genus: Gymnema Species: sylvestre795 mgGymnema in Sugar Ban against 444 products795 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 67 mg to 323.33 mg, the median 200 mg.795 mg

Higher than 93% of 444 products listing gymnema (median 200 mg).

Grapefruit Pectin Complexas PectinGrapefruit Pectin Complex (Form: yielding approximately 37% Pectin)750 mg
Pullulan300 mg

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 272908 (entered August 23, 2022), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD or its label image (PDF). 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 795 mg of gymnema is higher than 93% of the 444 gymnema products that print an amount; 29 list more.

The NIH database records one serving 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 Sugar Ban'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
Suggested Use: 1 to 3 tablets with water, depending on the amount of sugar, 15 minutes before each meal.
Warnings
Contains milk.
Caution: If you are pregnant, may become pregnant, or breastfeeding, or diabetic, consult your health care professional before using this product.
Do not use if either tamper-evident seal is broken or missing.
Keep out of reach of children.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Contains no yeast, egg, gluten, soy or wheat. Contains no sugar, starch, preservatives, or artificial color, flavor or fragrance.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 272908.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Dibasic Calcium Phosphate, Stearic Acid, Silica, modified Cellulose Gum, Magnesium Stearate.

How many labels does Sugar Ban have?

3 labels are on file under this name since August 22, 2017: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 272908 (current) Entered August 23, 2022 · on the market · 75 tablets · UPC 0 21078 00789 0
  2. Label 77881 Entered August 22, 2017 · off the market December 22, 2021 · 75 tablets · UPC 0 21078 00789 0
  3. Label 77489 Entered August 22, 2017 · on the market · 30 tablets · UPC 0 21078 00788 3

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

Who makes it?

The label names Source Naturals, Inc. (distributor), Santa Cruz, CA. All Source Naturals products.

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