Type 2 Natural Assist
by Nature's Harmony · capsule · 60 capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- DSLD label 21974
- Serving 1 capsule; amounts per 0 capsules
Type 2 Natural Assist by Nature's Harmony lists 5 ingredients, 5 with an amount per serving of 0 capsules, such as 255 mg of gymnema (gymnema sylvestre) leaf extract, 170 mg of bitter melon (momordica charantia) fruit extract, 125 mg of cinnulin PF and 24 mg of GlucoFit(TM). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on May 24, 2013.
What is in Type 2 Natural Assist?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 0 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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gymnema (Gymnema sylvestre) leaf extractas Gymnemic AcidGymnema (Gymnema sylvestre) leaf extract (Form: STD to 25% gymnemic acid) PlantPart: leaf Genus: Gymnema Species: sylvestre | 255 mg | Higher than 66% of 444 products listing gymnema (median 200 mg). Per day at the most servings: 510 mg. | |
| Bitter Melon (Momordica charantia) fruit extractas bittersBitter Melon (Momordica charantia) fruit extract (Form: STD to 3% bitters) PlantPart: fruit Genus: Momordica Species: charantia | 170 mg | Higher than 59% of 273 products listing bitter melon (median 125 mg). Per day at the most servings: 340 mg. | |
| Cinnulin PF | 125 mg | 52% of 84 products listing cinnamomum burmanii give more (median 150 mg). Per day at the most servings: 250 mg. | |
| GlucoFit(TM)as Banaba leaf [Lagerstroemia speciosa] extract | 24 mg | 65% of 241 products listing banaba give more (median 25 mg). Per day at the most servings: 48 mg. | |
| Chromiumas Chromium Picolinate | 200 mg | 571,429%* | This amount is far outside what other labels list for chromium, or disagrees with the label's own %DV: possibly a unit or transcription slip in the database. Check the label image on DSLD. |
* % Daily Value computed from the printed amount and the FDA Daily Value (21 CFR 101.9); the label prints none for that row.
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 21974 (entered May 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 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 Type 2 Natural Assist's, rare ingredients counting for more.
- Advanced Sugar SupportThe Vitamin Shoppe 4 shared, 69% alike
- Metabolic XMetabolic Maintenance 4 shared, 68% alike
- I-LoadPS ProSupps · off the market 4 shared, 64% alike
- I-Load Glycemic Loading MatrixPS ProSupps 4 shared, 64% alike
- Gly-ControlPL Progressive Laboratories · off the market 4 shared, 52% alike
- Blood Sugar Support ComplexLee Swanson Signature Line · off the market 3 shared, 49% alike
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: Promotes healthy blood glucose levels. Recommended Dose (Adults): Take 1 capsule twice daily with a meal.
- Warnings
- Risk Information: Consult a health care practitioner before use if pregnant, breastfeeding or taking medications, including those prescribed to lower blood sugar levels.
- KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.
- DO NOT USE IF SEAL UNDER CAP IS BROKEN.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- This product does not contain corn, dairy, egg, gluten, shellfish, soy, sulfites or artificial colours, flavours or preservatives.
- Storage
- STORE IN A COOL DRY PLACE.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 21974.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Cellulose, Magnesium Stearate, Silicon Dioxide, Gelatin.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): SunOpta A healthy products company.
How many labels does Type 2 Natural Assist have?
One label is on file, entered on May 24, 2013.
- Label 21974 (current) Entered May 24, 2013 · on the market · 60 capsules
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names SunOpta Inc. (manufacturer), Acton, ON. All Nature's Harmony products.