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White Kidney Bean Extract 1 gram

by Swanson · capsule · 180 capsules

  • Off the market since June 2018 (NIH)
  • UPC 0 87614 04065 3
  • DSLD label 188663
  • Serving 2 capsules
  • 90 servings

White Kidney Bean Extract 1 gram by Swanson lists one ingredient: 1 g of phase 2 carb controller per serving of 2 capsules. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on February 25, 2019.

What is in White Kidney Bean Extract 1 gram?

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

White Kidney Bean Extract 1 gram: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 188663, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Phase 2 Carb Controller1 gBean in White Kidney Bean Extract 1 gram against 208 products1,000 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 300 mg to 1,000 mg, the median 500 mg.1,000 mg

Higher than 62% of 208 products listing bean (median 500 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 188663 (entered February 25, 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?

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 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?

6 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.

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: As a dietary supplement, take two capsules with 8 ounces of water before each meal containing complex carbohydrates or starches.
Warnings
Warning: For adults only.
Consult your physician before using this or any product if you are pregnant or nursing, taking medication or have a medical condition.
Keep out of reach of children.
Do not use if seal is broken.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 188663.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Gelatin, May contain one or more of the following.

How many labels does White Kidney Bean Extract 1 gram have?

One label is on file, entered on February 25, 2019.

  1. Label 188663 (current) Entered February 25, 2019 · off the market June 9, 2018 · 180 capsules · UPC 0 87614 04065 3

DSLD also links this label to: White Kidney Bean Extract 500 mg (image 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 Swanson Health Products (distributor), Fargo, ND. All Swanson products.

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