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T-Lean Extreme

by NOW Sports · capsule · 60 veg capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 7 33739 01923 3
  • DSLD label 205114
  • Serving 2 veg capsules
  • 30 servings

T-Lean Extreme by NOW Sports lists 11 ingredients, 8 with an amount per serving of 2 veg capsules, such as 300 mg of green tea extract phytosome complex, 250 mg of ForsLean, 150 mg of natural caffeine and 20 mg of cayenne pepper; 3 sit inside a blend without their own amounts. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on July 24, 2019.

What is in T-Lean Extreme?

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

T-Lean Extreme: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 205114, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Green Tea extract Phytosome Complex300 mgGreen Tea in T-Lean Extreme against 2,595 products300 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 250 mg, the median 100 mg.300 mg

Higher than 77% of 2,595 products listing green tea (median 100 mg).

Green Tea extractas EGCGGreen Tea extract (Form: min. 13% EGCG) PlantPart: leaf Note: decaffeinatedno amount given
Phosphatidyl Cholineas non-GMO Soy LecithinPhosphatidyl Choline (Form: contains non-GMO Soy Lecithin)no amount given
Epigallocatechin Gallateno amount given
ForsLeanas ForskolinForsLean (Form: min. 10% Forskolin) (Alt. Name: extract of Coleus forskohlii) PlantPart: root Genus: Coleus Species: forskohlii250 mgForskolin in T-Lean Extreme against 77 products250 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 30 mg to 250 mg, the median 150 mg.250 mg

Higher than 55% of 77 products listing forskolin (median 150 mg).

natural Caffeine150 mgCaffeine in T-Lean Extreme against 3,358 products150 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 275 mg, the median 200 mg.150 mg

57% of 3,358 products listing caffeine give more (median 200 mg).

Coffee142.5 mgCoffee in T-Lean Extreme against 263 products142.5 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 100 mg, the median 100 mg.142.5 mg

Higher than 79% of 263 products listing coffee (median 100 mg).

Guarana seed extract7.5 mgGuarana in T-Lean Extreme against 317 products7.5 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 300 mg, the median 125 mg.7.5 mg

98% of 317 products listing guarana give more (median 125 mg).

Cayenne Pepper20 mgCapsicum in T-Lean Extreme against 874 products20 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 100 mg, the median 44.5 mg.20 mg

76% of 874 products listing capsicum give more (median 44.5 mg).

Ginger20 mgGinger in T-Lean Extreme against 1,770 products20 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 150 mg, the median 60 mg.20 mg

77% of 1,770 products listing ginger give more (median 60 mg).

Cinnamonas Cinnamomum aromaticum, Cinnamomum burmannii, Cinnamomum verumCinnamon (Form: Cinnamomum verum Genus: Cinnamomum Species: verum, and/or Cinnamomum aromaticum Genus: Cinnamomum Species: aromaticum, and/or Cinnamomum burmannii Genus: Cinnamomum Species: burmannii) PlantPart: bark20 mgCinnamon in T-Lean Extreme against 601 products20 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 500 mg, the median 200 mg.20 mg

91% of 601 products listing cinnamon give more (median 200 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 205114 (entered July 24, 2019), 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:

  • 98% of the 317 products that print an amount of guarana list more than its 7.5 mg of guarana (median 125 mg).
  • 91% of the 601 products that print an amount of cinnamon list more than its 20 mg of cinnamon (median 200 mg).

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 T-Lean Extreme'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: Take 2 capsules daily.
Warnings
Caution: For adult use only. Do not use if sensitive to caffeine.
Not recommended for use by pregnant or nursing women. Consult physician if taking medication (especially blood pressure and heart medications) or have a medical condition (especially high blood pressure, glaucoma, and heart conditions).
Discontinue use if nervousness, sleeplessness or nausea occurs.
Keep out of reach of children.
Contains soy (non-GMO lecithin).
Not manufactured with yeast, wheat, gluten, milk, egg, fish, shellfish or tree nut ingredients. Produced in a GMP facility that processes other ingredients containing these allergens.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Steroid free
Non-GMO
Not manufactured with yeast, wheat, gluten, milk, egg, fish, shellfish or tree nut ingredients.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry, dark place after opening.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 205114.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Hypromellose, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Stearic Acid, Silicon Dioxide.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): GMP Quality Assured; Informed-Sport.com Trusted by sport Informed-Choice.org Trusted by sport Steroid free Vegan Triangle K Non-GMO. Listed with: Informed Sport or Informed Choice (a seal is the label's claim; the certifier's own list confirms it).

How many labels does T-Lean Extreme have?

5 labels are on file under this name since November 21, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 205114 (current) Entered July 24, 2019 · on the market · 60 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 01923 3
  2. Label 72353 Entered March 24, 2017 · off the market December 6, 2018 · 60 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 01923 3
  3. Label 69606 Entered January 25, 2017 · off the market March 7, 2017 · 60 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 01923 3
  4. Label 36627 Entered August 26, 2014 · off the market July 18, 2016 · 60 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 01923 3
  5. Label 15222 Entered November 21, 2012 · off the market June 3, 2014 · 60 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 01923 3

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

Who makes it?

The label names NOW Foods (manufacturer), Bloomingdale, IL. All NOW Sports products.

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