Lipo-Gen
En vente sur le marché américain (selon le DSLD)
Metagenics, food supplement from the US market
Lipo-Gen (Metagenics), a food supplement au code-barres 755571022004, is described by its US market label, recorded on 24 March 2020. If sold in France, it would be subject to 2 points of French or European regulation, detailed below. Doses of folates are not compared: their US units depend on the form. The formula sold in Europe under the same name may differ.
Official label, entered on 24 March 2020. 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.
Displayed label: Official label. Labels on the market are prioritised, followed by the most recent for the same status.
If this product were sold in France
- Dose déclarée au-delà d'une limite
Vitamine C: up to 300 mg a day according to the label (at most 3 servings a day), above the maximum dose of 180 mg set in France for a food supplement (2006 Order, not revised since November 2006).
Source: French orders of 9 May 2006 and 14 November 2006 as published in the Official Journal (maximum daily doses), arrêté du 9 mai 2006, annexe III.
- Dose déclarée au-delà d'une limite
Vitamine B6: up to 30 mg a day according to the label (at most 3 servings a day), above the maximum dose of 2 mg set in France for a food supplement (2006 Order, not revised since November 2006).
Source: French orders of 9 May 2006 and 14 November 2006 as published in the Official Journal (maximum daily doses), arrêté du 9 mai 2006, annexe III.
- À vérifier
Vitamine B6: up to 30 mg a day according to the label, above the limite de sécurité from EFSAEuropean Food Safety Authority. for adults (12 mg a day). Le repère de l'EFSA porte sur l'apport total d'une journée, alimentation et compléments.
Source: EFSA, Overview on Tolerable Upper Intake Levels (version 11, August 2025), limite supérieure de sécurité (UL).
A daily dose is calculated only if the label gives the maximum number of servings and a unit of mass (or international units for vitamin D). Quantities come from the label, not an analysis. In the United States, the label presents this product as a ‘dietary supplement’; in France, a product of this type may belong to another category (a sports powder, for example), and maximum food supplement doses do not apply to it.
Label composition
- Brand
- Metagenics
- Barcode
- 755571022004
- Form
- Tablet
- One serving
- 2 tablets
- Servings
- up to 3 servings per day
- Other ingredients (in English, as written)
- Cellulose, Stearic Acid, Croscarmellose Sodium, Silica, Coating
| Ingredient (as written, in English) | Category | Per serving |
|---|---|---|
| Vitamin C | Vitamin | 100 mg |
| Vitamin B6 | Vitamin | 10 mg |
| Folate | Vitamin | 165 µg DFE (dietary folate equivalent) |
| Vitamin B12 | Vitamin | 10 µg |
| Choline | Vitamin | 300 mg |
| Magnesium | Mineral | 50 mg |
| Myo-Inositol | Other substance | 150 mg |
| Taurine | Other substance | 100 mg |
| L-Methionine | Amino acid | 100 mg |
| Betaine HCl | Other substance | 100 mg |
| A Proprietary Blend of Herbal Extracts | Blend | 95 mg |
| Artichoke (Cynara scolymus) leaf extract | Plant | 0 |
| Chen Pi (Citrus reticulata) 5:1 peel extract | Plant | 0 |
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.
Other versions of this label
The differences below describe each other version relative to the label shown on this page. They concern active ingredient rows and quantities per serving as written. Missing quantities are not estimated and different units are not converted. Dates refer to entry into DSLD, not necessarily to a formula change.
Official label: Lipo-Gen
Entered into DSLD on 16 June 2022. En vente sur le marché américain (selon le DSLD).- Same quantity, different name: Inositol in this version; Myo-Inositol on the displayed label (150 mg)
- Different unit, without conversion : Folate: 100 mcg in this version; 165 mcg DFE on the displayed label
Official label: Lipo-Gen
Entered into DSLD on 16 June 2022. En vente sur le marché américain (selon le DSLD).- Same quantity, different name: Inositol in this version; Myo-Inositol on the displayed label (150 mg)
- Different unit, without conversion : Folate: 100 mcg in this version; 165 mcg DFE on the displayed label
Official label: Lipo-Gen
Entered into DSLD on 22 December 2019. Retirée du marché américain le 27 December 2019 (selon le DSLD).- Same quantity, different name: Inositol in this version; Myo-Inositol on the displayed label (150 mg)
- Different unit, without conversion : Folate: 100 mcg in this version; 165 mcg DFE on the displayed label
Official label: Lipo-Gen
Entered into DSLD on 25 October 2013. Retirée du marché américain le 27 December 2019 (selon le DSLD).- Active ingredient added : Artichoke Leaf extract (quantity not stated)
- Active ingredient added : Chen Pi 5:1 Extract (quantity not stated)
- Active ingredient removed : Artichoke (Cynara scolymus) leaf extract (0 (unit not stated))
- Active ingredient removed : Chen Pi (Citrus reticulata) 5:1 peel extract (0 (unit not stated))
- Same quantity, different name: Inositol in this version; Myo-Inositol on the displayed label (150 mg)
- Different unit, without conversion : Folate: 100 mcg in this version; 165 mcg DFE on the displayed label
Source
This information reproduces the US label recorded by the US National Institutes of Health (NIH). It does not say whether the product is effective and does not replace advice from a doctor or pharmacist, particularly during pregnancy or when taking medication.
List declared on (register: Dietary Supplement Label Database (DSLD), US National Institutes of Health: current and off-market labels).
List recorded in 2020. Photograph the packaging to check whether it has changed. Photograph the packaging
Brand : Metagenics