1 Product identity

Ingredient risk

Contains restricted ingredients

Performance Fuel

Name: Performance Fuel
Brand: GNC SuperFoods

BrandGNC SuperFoods→Botanical Capsule 8 ingredients 1 banned 1 caution DSLD #49202

Net contents: 30 Pack(s)

Target: Adults and Children 4 years and above

DSLD entry: 2015-08-25

2 Ingredients (8)

IngredientGroupSafety

KSM-66 Ashwagandha root extractAshwagandhaBanned in ≥1 country

Vegetable Cellulose Capsulecapsule—

CelluloseCellulose—

Dicalcium PhosphateCalciumConditionally Safe

Magnesium StearateMagnesium stearateUse with Caution

Silicon DioxideSiliconGenerally Safe

ChlorophyllChlorophyll—

Stearic AcidStearic Acid—

Ingredient amounts require the full DSLD label. View full label at NIH DSLD →

⛔ Contains an ingredient banned in ≥1 country

Ashwagandha 🇩🇰 🇧🇪 🇪🇺 — Banned April 2023 following DTU risk assessment. All products withdrawn.

⚠️ Use with caution — restricted in some markets

Magnesium — Severe deficiency (<0.50 mmol/L) causes secondary hypocalcemia and hypokalemia that will not correct until magnesium is repleted first [1].

3 Safety cross-reference

Ashwagandha — Banned in ≥1 country

⚠ Thyroid stimulation

⚠ HEPATOTOXICITY (rare but serious case reports)

Calcium — Conditionally Safe

⚠ Cardiovascular risk debated >1,000 mg/day

⚠ Kidney stones

Magnesium — Use with Caution

⚠ Diarrhea (especially oxide)

⚠ Accumulates in renal impairment

Silicon — Generally Safe

⚠ Very low toxicity

4 Label claims

• All Other

• Structure/Function

5 Data source

DSLD ID49202

Full labelView at NIH DSLD →

SourceOffice of Dietary Supplements, NIH

Market statusOn market

Entry date2015-08-25

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7 Cite this page

Vancouver

Pkhakadze G. Performance Fuel — product analysis [Internet]. Tbilisi: Public Health Institute of Georgia; 2026 [cited 2026 Aug 24]. Available from: https://supplement.ge/products/dsld-49202/

CC BY 4.0. Product data from NIH DSLD; safety analysis by SupplementIndex.

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PHIG · Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Giorgi Pkhakadze, MD, MPH, PhD

Product data sourced from the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database (DSLD). Safety cross-referencing by SupplementIndex. This analysis is for informational purposes only. For corrections: info@accreditation.ge.
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