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Tru Hoodia Complex

by NOW · capsule · 60 veg capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 7 33739 03323 9
  • DSLD label 28764
  • Serving 2 veg capsules
  • 30 servings

Tru Hoodia Complex by NOW lists 6 ingredients, 6 with an amount per serving of 2 veg capsules, such as 200 mcg of chromium, 300 mg of hoodia, 400 mg of cocoa extract and 200 mg of green tea extract. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on December 24, 2013.

What is in Tru Hoodia Complex?

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).

Tru Hoodia Complex: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 28764, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Chromiumas Chromium PolynicotinateChromium (Form: from Chromium Polynicotinate) (Alt. Name: ChromeMate)200 mcg167%Chromium in Tru Hoodia Complex against 7,825 products200 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 45 mcg to 200 mcg, the median 100 mcg.DV 35 mcg200 mcg

Higher than 72% of 7,825 products listing chromium (median 100 mcg). Per day at the most servings: 400 mcg.

Hoodia300 mgHoodia in Tru Hoodia Complex against 80 products300 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 143.75 mg to 575 mg, the median 400 mg.300 mg

61% of 80 products listing hoodia give more (median 400 mg). Per day at the most servings: 600 mg.

Cocoa Extractas TheobromineCocoa Extract (Form: min. 7% Theobromine) PlantPart: Seed Genus: Theobroma Species: cacao400 mgCocoa in Tru Hoodia Complex against 255 products400 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 450 mg, the median 150 mg.400 mg

Higher than 71% of 255 products listing cocoa (median 150 mg). Per day at the most servings: 800 mg.

naturally occurring Caffeine<= 4 mg
Green Tea Extractas CatechinsGreen Tea Extract (Form: min. 40% Catechins) PlantPart: Leaf Genus: Camellia Species: sinensis200 mgGreen Tea in Tru Hoodia Complex against 2,595 products200 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 250 mg, the median 100 mg.200 mg

Higher than 63% of 2,595 products listing green tea (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 400 mg.

naturally occurring Caffeine<= 16 mg

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 28764 (entered December 24, 2013), 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 1 to 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 Tru Hoodia Complex'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 USAGE: As a dietary supplement, take 1 to 2 capsules daily before meals. Consider taking these other NOW(R) products: CLA Extreme(TM), Diet Support and L-Carnitine.
Warnings
Caution: For adults only.
Consult physician if pregnant/nursing, taking medication, or have a medical condition.
Keep out of reach of children.
Do Not Eat Freshness Packet. Keep in Bottle.
Not manufactured with wheat, gluten, soy, 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
Not manufactured with wheat, gluten, soy, milk, egg, fish, shellfish or tree nut ingredients.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place after opening.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 28764.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Cellulose, Magnesium Stearate, Silica.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): GMP QUALITY ASSURED.

How many labels does Tru Hoodia Complex have?

2 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 28764 (current) Entered December 24, 2013 · on the market · 60 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 03323 9
  2. Label 15013 Entered November 21, 2012 · off the market December 5, 2012 · 60 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 03323 9

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 products.

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