1 Product identity
Ingredient risk
Contains restricted ingredients
Genessentials HCH-2
BrandDaVinci Laboratories Of Vermont→Other Combinations Tablet or Pill 17 ingredients 1 banned 4 caution DSLD #22704Net contents: 90 Tablet(s)
Target: Adults and Children 4 years and above
DSLD entry: 2013-06-25
2 Ingredients (17)
IngredientGroupSafety
TMG freebaseBetaine Anhydrous—
Stearic AcidStearic Acid—
Microcrystalline CelluloseCellulose—
Hydroxypropyl MethylcelluloseHypromellose—
Polyethylene GlycolPolyethylene glycol—
Ingredient amounts require the full DSLD label. View full label at NIH DSLD →
⛔ Contains an ingredient banned in ≥1 country
Titanium Dioxide 🇫🇷 🇪🇺 — France banned TiO₂ in food from January 2020, first EU country.
⚠️ Use with caution — restricted in some markets
Vitamin B6 — Sensory neuropathy from chronic high-dose B6 (>200 mg/day) — presents as numbness, ataxia. Can be irreversible. Often self-prescribed by patients…
Vitamin B12 — Nitrous oxide anesthesia in subclinically B12-deficient patients can precipitate acute combined degeneration — always check B12 before elective p…
Magnesium — Severe deficiency (<0.50 mmol/L) causes secondary hypocalcemia and hypokalemia that will not correct until magnesium is repleted first [1].
Zinc — Chronic zinc >40 mg/day without copper causes copper deficiency: anemia, neutropenia, myeloneuropathy [1].
3 Safety cross-reference
Vitamin B6 — Use with Caution
Folate — Conditionally Safe
⚠ May mask B12 deficiency
⚠ Colorectal cancer risk debated
Vitamin B12 — Use with Caution
Magnesium — Use with Caution
⚠ Diarrhea (especially oxide)
⚠ Accumulates in renal impairment
Zinc — Use with Caution
⚠ Copper deficiency at >40 mg/day
⚠ Nausea, metallic taste
Glycine — Limited Evidence
⚠ Well tolerated
L-Carnitine — Generally Safe
⚠ Fishy body odor
⚠ TMAO concern
Coenzyme Q10 — Limited Evidence
⚠ May reduce warfarin efficacy
⚠ Mild GI effects
Sodium — Limited Evidence
⚠ Hypertension
⚠ Fluid retention
Silicon — Generally Safe
⚠ Very low toxicity
Titanium Dioxide — Banned in ≥1 country
⚠ EFSA: can no longer be considered safe as food additive (2021)
⚠ Genotoxicity concern (nanoparticles)
4 Label claims
• All Other
• Structure/Function
5 Data source
DSLD ID22704
Full labelView at NIH DSLD →
SourceOffice of Dietary Supplements, NIH
Market statusOn market
Entry date2013-06-25
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Vancouver
Pkhakadze G. Genessentials HCH-2 — product analysis [Internet]. Tbilisi: Public Health Institute of Georgia; 2026 [cited 2026 Jul 29]. Available from: https://supplement.ge/products/genessentials-hch-2-22704/
CC BY 4.0. Product data from NIH DSLD; safety analysis by SupplementIndex.
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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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