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Hydroxyméthylbutyrate in food supplements

253 supplements declared in France contain Hydroxyméthylbutyrate as a substance or active ingredient.

Other names in the Compl'Alim list: hydroxymethylbutyrate, HMB, Beta-hydroxy beta méthylbutyrate.

Compl'Alim declarations. Compl'Alim, food supplement declarations (France), retrieved 23 October 2026.

What we know about this ingredient

Associated research

ClinicalTrials.gov · A trial is not proof: it tests a hypothesis.

2026-11-01

In plain words

À quoi il sert, selon les fabricants

Objectifs les plus souvent annoncés pour les compléments qui en contiennent (Hydroxyméthylbutyrate) : sport (132 produits), os (15 produits), immunité (13 produits), gestion du poids / minceur (7 produits), croissance et developpement (5 produits).

Ce sont les objectifs déclarés par les fabricants à l'administration, pas des effets démontrés. Sur l'emballage, seules les allégations de santé autorisées par l'Union peuvent être écrites.

Compl'Alim, food supplement declarations (France), retrieved 23 October 2026.

What the registers say, country by country

Each line repeats what an official register says on the date it was consulted. Not being in a register means neither allowed nor banned.

Health claims register (European Union): 0 authorised and 9 refused claim(s) for this substance.

EU Register of nutrition and health claims, retrieved 21 October 2026.

Compl'Alim ingredient list (France): listed.

Compl'Alim, reference list of ingredients, retrieved 21 October 2026.

United States, supplement labels (DSLD; supplements need no prior approval): 37 products.

Dietary Supplement Label Database (DSLD), US National Institutes of Health: current and off-market labels, retrieved 27 October 2026.

Source: NIH Office of Dietary Supplements, Dietary Supplement Label Database (CC0); US market labels.

Japan, notified foods with function claims: 36 products.

CAA, Japan Foods with Function Claims notifications, retrieved 27 October 2026.

Source : Agence de la consommation du Japon (CAA), https://www.fld.caa.go.jp/caaks/s/cssc01/. Données traitées par CompoAtlas à partir de l'export officiel ; cette présentation est celle de CompoAtlas et n'est pas publiée telle quelle par l'État japonais. Public Data License 1.0.

Public Data License 1.0 (公共データ利用規約 第1.0版), compatible CC BY 4.0

Poland, notified supplements: 94 products.

GIS, products notified in Poland, retrieved 27 October 2026.

Główny Inspektorat Sanitarny (GIS), Rejestr produktów objętych powiadomieniem

CC BY 4.0

Declared daily quantities

Declared daily quantities: Hydroxyméthylbutyrate
UnitProductsMedianMinimumMaximum
mg871,300154,800

Calculated from Compl'Alim declarations that provide a quantity. These are quantities declared by manufacturers, not measurements, and preparation is not distinguished (powder, extract of varying concentration): differences between products can be very large.

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