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How to Read a Proprietary Blend Label: The Order Tells You More Than You Think

Quick answer

A proprietary blend prints one total weight and lists its ingredients from heaviest to lightest, with no single amounts. That order still tells you something: the ingredient in place n can weigh at most the total divided by n. In the Sugar Reset 200 mg blend, gymnema sits eighth, so it is 25 mg or less per serving.

Written by the Sugar Reset editorial teamUpdated October 13, 2026 · 8 min read

The Sugar Reset Supplement Facts panel showing chromium 0.7 mcg and a Proprietary Blend of 200 mg with 22 ingredients listed below it — The Sugar Reset Supplement Facts panel. One printed amount for chromium, then one total for a blend of 22 ingredients.

The basics

What does a proprietary blend mean on a supplement label?

It is a group of ingredients printed under one name with one total weight. FDA rules ask for the words "Proprietary Blend" or a similar name, the blend's total on the same line, and the ingredients below it in descending order by weight (FDA, Labeling guide).

What the rules do not ask for is the weight of each ingredient. Nutrients with a Daily Value, such as chromium, are the exception. They must appear on their own line with their own amount (FDA, Labeling guide). That is why the Sugar Reset label prints chromium at 0.7 mcg and everything else as one 200 mg block.

The math

How does label order show the most an ingredient can weigh?

Every ingredient weighs at least as much as the one after it. So if an ingredient sits in place n, the n ingredients up to and including it together weigh at least n times its amount. They cannot weigh more than the whole blend. Divide the total by the position and you have a ceiling.

Ceilings in the Sugar Reset 200 mg blend, per 1 mL serving, from label order (our math, not a lab test)
Place	Ingredient	Most it can weigh	Named on the sales page?
1	Maca root	200 mg (and at least about 9 mg)	Yes
3	Guarana seed	About 67 mg	No
4	African mango seed	50 mg	Yes
7	Green tea leaf	About 29 mg	Yes
8	Gymnema leaf	25 mg	Yes
12	Panax ginseng aerial	About 17 mg	Yes
18	Monoammonium glycyrrhizinate	About 11 mg	No

The first ingredient works the other way too. It must weigh at least the average, 200 mg divided by 22, or about 9 mg. A ceiling is only an upper bound. The real amount could be far lower.

See it

What does a 200 mg blend of 22 ingredients look like?

One 200 mg blend, 22 ingredients, no single amountsEach column is the most that ingredient could weigh in 1 mL, from its place in the list. Crimson: named on the sales page. Grey: never mentioned. Amber: a caffeine source or the licorice compound, also never mentioned. Average share: about 9 mg.

11. Maca rootat least about 9 mg, at most 200 mg; named on the sales page
22. Grape seedat most 100 mg; never mentioned
33. Guarana seedat most about 67 mg; caffeine source, never mentioned
44. African mango seedat most 50 mg; named on the sales page
55. Eleuthero rootat most 40 mg; never mentioned
66. Astragalus rootat most about 33 mg; never mentioned
77. Green tea leafat most about 29 mg; named on the sales page
88. Gymnema leafat most 25 mg; named on the sales page
99. Coleus forskohlii rootat most about 22 mg; never mentioned
1010. Capsicum fruitat most 20 mg; never mentioned
1111. Grapefruit fruitat most about 18 mg; never mentioned
1212. Panax ginseng aerialat most about 17 mg; named on the sales page
1313. Raspberry ketonesat most about 15 mg; never mentioned
1414. L-glutamineat most about 14 mg; never mentioned
1515. L-tyrosineat most about 13 mg; never mentioned
1616. L-arginineat most about 12 mg; never mentioned
1717. Beta-alanineat most about 12 mg; never mentioned
1818. Licorice compound (glycyrrhizinate)at most about 11 mg; licorice compound, never mentioned
1919. GABAat most about 11 mg; never mentioned
2020. L-ornithineat most 10 mg; never mentioned
2121. L-tryptophanat most about 10 mg; never mentioned
2222. L-carnitineat most about 9 mg; never mentioned

1 · Maca is first, so it is the largest share: at least about 9 mg, and up to the whole 200 mg in theory.

4 · African mangoup to 50 mg
7 · Green teaup to about 29 mg
8 · Gymnemaup to 25 mg
12 · Panax ginseng aerialup to about 17 mg
3 · Guaranaup to about 67 mg of seed extract; caffeine not printed
18 · Licorice compoundup to about 11 mg

Blend ingredients are listed from heaviest to lightest (FDA, Labeling guide), so the ingredient in place k can weigh at most 200 ÷ k mg per serving. That is our math from the label, not a lab test. Chromium sits outside the blend with its own amount: 0.7 mcg. Tap or hover a column for its name.

Each column is a ceiling, not a measured amount. The full panel, line by line, is on the Supplement Facts page.

Ads vs label

How do you compare a blend label with the ads?

The brand's Inside Sugar Reset graphic names six ingredients and shows no amounts. Its ginseng tile pictures roots; the label lists the aerial part, leaf and stem.

Start with the fair part. All six ingredients the Sugar Reset sales page names really are on the label (Sugar Reset sales page, October 2026). Then look at where they sit. Five of the six share the blend with 17 ingredients the sales page never mentions, including guarana, a caffeine source (MSKCC, Guarana). The label versus sales page breakdown goes through each one.

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Your turn

How to read any proprietary blend in five steps

Find the total
Look for the words Proprietary Blend and the weight beside them, such as 200 mg.
Count the ingredients
Number every ingredient under the blend from top to bottom.
Divide by the place
For the ingredient you care about, divide the total by its place. That is the most it can weigh.
Check the serving
Note the serving size and how many servings a day the label allows, then multiply.
Compare with research
Look up the dose used in studies. If your ceiling is far below it, the study does not describe your bottle.

Why it matters

Why compare a blend's ceilings with research doses?

Because a study only tells you about the dose it tested. FTC guidance says the evidence behind a health claim should match the product's dose and formula (FTC, Health Products Compliance Guidance). Gymnema shows the gap. LiverTox gives a typical dose of 400 mg three times a day (LiverTox, Gymnema). A 1 mL serving of Sugar Reset holds 25 mg at most.

Even at 2 droppers a day, and assuming a dropper holds about 1 mL, that is 50 mg or less. Research on the herb does not carry over to an amount that small. More on each herb on the ingredients page.

The blend in five numbers

Sugar Reset's blend by the numbers

200mg blend per serving

22ingredients inside

9mg each, on average

5sales page names in the blend

17never mentioned

FAQ

Proprietary blend label FAQ

What does proprietary blend mean on a supplement?

It means several ingredients are grouped under one name with one total weight. FDA rules require the blend's total and its ingredients in order of weight, heaviest first, but not each ingredient's amount. Nutrients with a Daily Value, such as chromium, must still be listed separately.

Are proprietary blends legal?

Yes. FDA labeling rules allow them as long as the label names the blend, prints its total weight on the same line and lists the ingredients in descending order by weight. A blend is a legal way to keep individual amounts private, not a sign of anything improper.

How do you figure out how much of an ingredient is in a blend?

You cannot learn the exact amount, but you can find a ceiling. Divide the blend's total weight by the ingredient's place in the list. In a 200 mg blend, the fourth ingredient weighs 50 mg or less.

Why do companies use proprietary blends?

Companies do not have to explain, and the Sugar Reset sales page does not. A blend keeps a recipe private. It also means buyers cannot check whether each ingredient matches the doses used in research.

How much gymnema is in the Sugar Reset blend?

The label does not say. Gymnema is eighth of 22 in a 200 mg blend, so it can weigh at most 25 mg per 1 mL serving. LiverTox gives 400 mg three times daily as the usual dose.

Is the first ingredient in a blend the main one?

It is the heaviest, which is the one fact label order guarantees. In Sugar Reset, maca comes first, so it weighs at least about 9 mg and could be up to 200 mg. Heaviest does not mean most researched or most effective.

Who wrote this

Written and reviewed by

Written byThe Sugar Reset editorial teamSugarresetdaily, USA Authorized Sugar Reset Retailer

Plain-language pages built from the label, the sales page and linked public health sources.

Medical review byMichelle Roy, RD, CDCES, Registered dietitianRole: Medical reviewerReview date: October 13, 2026

Last updated October 13, 2026. See our editorial standards and how we check reviews. This website is run by Sugarresetdaily, a USA Authorized Sugar Reset Retailer, not by the manufacturer. Buying through our order links earns us money.

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