Universal Carbo Plus Unflavored
by Universal · powder · 2.2 lb
- Off the market since January 2021 (NIH)
- UPC 0 39442 01121 3
- DSLD label 65700
- Serving 18 to 54 g (1-3 scoops); amounts per 18 g
- 55 servings
Universal Carbo Plus Unflavored by Universal lists one ingredient: 17 g of total carbohydrates per serving of 18 g. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on October 22, 2016.
What is in Universal Carbo Plus Unflavored?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 18 g. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 68 Calories | ||
| Total Carbohydrates | 17 g | 6% | Higher than 94% of 21,979 products listing carbohydrate (median 3 g). Per day at the most servings: 34 g. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 65700 (entered October 22, 2016), 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?
6 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Carbo Plus Natural FlavorUniversal same ingredients
- Digestive BittersNOW same ingredients
- Maqui MagicIVL Institute For Vibrant Living same ingredients
- Essential Amin.O. Energy Fruit PunchON Optimum Nutrition same ingredients
- Essential Amin.O. Energy Orange CoolerON Optimum Nutrition same ingredients
- FibertoneVitalite same ingredients
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
- Dosage: Slowly blend 1 scoop of Carbo Plus into 4-6 oz of your beverage of choice. For best results use at least twice daily. 1 to 3 scoops should be consumed within 2 hours after completion of your training or competition.
- Warnings
- Made in a GMP facility on equipment that processes milk, soy, egg, peanuts, tree nuts, fish, shellfish, and wheat.
- Warnings: Keep out of reach of children.
- Before beginning any program, consult your health care practitioner.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 65700.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: 100% pure high performance complex Carbohydrates.
How many labels does Universal Carbo Plus Unflavored have?
One label is on file, entered on October 22, 2016.
- Label 65700 (current) Entered October 22, 2016 · off the market January 25, 2021 · 2.2 lb · UPC 0 39442 01121 3
DSLD also links this label to: Carbo Plus Natural Flavor (package size difference, same product), Carbo Plus Natural Flavor (package size difference, same product), Carbo Plus Natural Flavor (image difference, same product), Carbo Plus Natural Flavor (package size difference, same product), Carbo Plus Unflavored (package size difference, same product).
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Universal Nutrition (manufacturer), New Brunswick, New Jersey. All Universal products.