Life Extension Advanced Appetite Suppress 60 Veggie Caps Gluten Free

What it is

Life Extension Advanced Appetite Suppress is a dietary supplement supplied as 60 vegetarian capsules in a single bottle. Each capsule provides 100 mg of European white kidney (common bean) extract, specified on the Supplement Facts panel as the Italian Borlotto variety. The serving size printed on that panel is one vegetarian capsule, and the bean extract is the only entry listed under Amount Per Serving — no blend and no second active. The front of the bottle carries a gluten free mark and a Non-GMO LE Certified mark, and identifies the contents as a dietary supplement.

What's inside

The formula has a single active entry, and it comes from an everyday food. The panel reads: European (Italian Borlotto variety) white kidney (common bean) extract, 100 mg, with its % Daily Value given as "Daily Value not established" — the standard notation for a substance that has no official reference intake, which is the case for most plant extracts. General background on this category of ingredient is published in the NIH Office of Dietary Supplements fact sheet on botanical dietary supplements.

"Common bean" is the everyday name for the species behind kidney beans, navy beans, pinto beans and green beans alike — one plant, many cultivars, every one of them an ordinary grocery item. Borlotto, also written borlotti and sold in English-speaking kitchens as the cranberry bean, is the Italian cultivar of that species, recognizable in the raw pod by cream skin streaked with crimson. It is a staple of northern Italian cooking and the bean in a traditional pasta e fagioli. This label names the cultivar and the growing region rather than the bean type alone, which is the most specific thing the panel says about the raw material.

The rest of the capsule is shell and excipients, and the panel lists them in full: microcrystalline cellulose, vegetable cellulose (capsule), silica and ascorbyl palmitate. Microcrystalline cellulose is a refined plant fiber used as a bulking agent, filling the volume a 100 mg active would otherwise leave empty inside the shell. The shell itself is vegetable cellulose rather than gelatin, which is what lets the front of the bottle describe these as vegetarian capsules. Silica is a flow agent that stops powder caking during filling. Ascorbyl palmitate is a fat-soluble ester of ascorbic acid used in supplement manufacturing to protect the contents from oxidation; it sits in the other-ingredients line and not under Amount Per Serving, so the panel credits it with no nutrient contribution of its own.

To compare this panel against other products on the shelf, the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database indexes labels as printed, and the ODS guide to what you need to know about dietary supplements explains how to read the notation used on them.

Supplement Facts

Serving Size: 1 Vegetarian Capsule

** Daily Value not established.

Other ingredients: microcrystalline cellulose, vegetable cellulose (capsule), silica, ascorbyl palmitate.

How to use it

Take this product as directed on the bottle label, or as recommended by a licensed healthcare professional. The serving size printed on the Supplement Facts panel is one vegetarian capsule. The storage instruction printed on the same panel is explicit: store the bottle tightly closed in a cool, dry place, which for most households means a cupboard rather than a bathroom shelf or a sunny windowsill.

Who it's for

This is a general-market dietary supplement for adults 18 and over. It sits at the single-ingredient end of our Supplements range rather than the multi-ingredient end, so it suits a shopper who would rather know exactly what is in a capsule than buy a long list: one entry on the panel, one stated amount, one named bean cultivar. The vegetable cellulose shell makes it workable for people who avoid gelatin for dietary or religious reasons, and the gluten free and Non-GMO LE Certified marks on the front are there for shoppers who screen for those. Anyone with a bean or legume allergy should read the ingredient list before buying, because the active is a bean extract. It is not intended for children. More capsules, tablets and powders are grouped under Health & Wellness.

Good to know

Store the bottle tightly closed in a cool, dry place, exactly as the panel instructs. The back panel states that the product is manufactured for Quality Supplements and Vitamins, Inc., Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33309, and prints a contact line for reporting a serious adverse event or requesting product information. Keep this and every supplement out of reach of children.

If you are pregnant or nursing, take prescription medication, or manage an ongoing health condition, speak with a licensed healthcare professional before adding any new supplement to your routine — that conversation matters more, not less, when a product contains a concentrated plant extract. The FDA's consumer page on dietary supplements sets out how this product category is regulated, which is not the same way medicines are.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many capsules are in a bottle?

A bottle holds 60 vegetarian capsules. The Supplement Facts panel gives the serving size as one vegetarian capsule, so a bottle works out at 60 servings measured at that printed serving size.

What is the active ingredient, and how much is in each capsule?

Each capsule provides 100 mg of European white kidney (common bean) extract, which the panel specifies as the Italian Borlotto variety. It is the single entry listed under Amount Per Serving, and the panel marks its % Daily Value as not established, meaning no official reference intake exists for it.

Are these capsules vegetarian and gluten free?

Yes — the capsule shell is vegetable cellulose rather than gelatin, and the front of the bottle carries a gluten free mark beside a Non-GMO LE Certified mark. The complete other-ingredients line reads microcrystalline cellulose, vegetable cellulose (capsule), silica and ascorbyl palmitate, so a shopper avoiding animal-derived capsules or gluten-containing fillers can read the whole list rather than take the mark on trust.

Who makes Life Extension Advanced Appetite Suppress?

The brand printed on the bottle is Life Extension. The back panel adds that the product is manufactured for Quality Supplements and Vitamins, Inc., of Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33309, which is the corporate entity named on the label behind the brand.

How is this order packaged for delivery?

Orders ship in plain outer packaging. It will not show the Gear Isle name.

Product information compiled and reviewed by the Gear Isle product team. We transcribe supplement facts directly from manufacturer packaging. Found an error? Tell us.

These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. Dietary supplement for adults 18 and over. Consult a licensed healthcare professional before use, especially if you have a medical condition, heart concerns, or take prescription medication (including nitrates). Keep out of reach of children.