1 Product identity
Ingredient risk
Contains restricted ingredients
Re-Forge
BrandGNC Beyond Raw→Other Combinations Capsule 38 ingredients 3 banned 4 caution DSLD #28978Net contents: 30 Pack(s)
Target: Adults and Children 4 years and above
DSLD entry: 2014-01-24
2 Ingredients (38)
IngredientGroupSafety
Anabolic Initiation SystemBlend—
BetaineBetaine—
Oat straw powderOats—
Pygeum bark extractPygeum—
Anabolic Metabolizer BlendBlend—
Coenzyme Q-10Coenzyme Q-10—
Vaso-Boost System (Combination)Proprietary Blend (Combination)—
GelatinGelatin—
CelluloseCellulose—
MicaMica—
FD&C Blue #1Color—
FD&C Red #40Color—
FD&C Yellow #6Color—
Ingredient amounts require the full DSLD label. View full label at NIH DSLD →
⛔ Contains an ingredient banned in ≥1 country
GABA 🇺🇸 🇯🇵 — ates (FDA) :: Dietary supplement. Picamilon (GABA + niacin) banned as supplement (2015) [1]. || Japan :: GABA is a popular functional food i
DHEA 🇨🇦 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 🇦🇺 — Not approved for OTC sale as supplement.
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…
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].
Maca 🇺🇸 🇰🇷 🇪🇺 — ood. Dietary supplement [1]. || European Union :: Novel food ingredient [1]. || South Korea :: Dietary supplement. || Ma
3 Safety cross-reference
Vitamin B6 — Use with Caution
Folate — Conditionally Safe
⚠ May mask B12 deficiency
⚠ Colorectal cancer risk debated
Magnesium — Use with Caution
⚠ Diarrhea (especially oxide)
⚠ Accumulates in renal impairment
Zinc — Use with Caution
⚠ Copper deficiency at >40 mg/day
⚠ Nausea, metallic taste
Selenium — Conditionally Safe
⚠ Selenosis >400 mcg
⚠ Diabetes risk at high doses
Fenugreek — Conditionally Safe
⚠ Hypoglycemia
⚠ Maple syrup odor
GABA — Banned in ≥1 country
⚠ Drowsiness
⚠ May enhance sedatives
DHEA — Banned in ≥1 country
⚠ Hormonal: acne, hirsutism, voice deepening
⚠ May promote hormone-sensitive cancers
Panax Ginseng — Limited Evidence
⚠ Insomnia
⚠ Estrogenic effects
Quercetin — Conditionally Safe
⚠ Inhibits CYP3A4
⚠ Affects cyclosporine levels
L-Carnitine — Limited Evidence
⚠ Fishy body odor
⚠ TMAO concern
Alpha-Lipoic Acid — Conditionally Safe
⚠ May lower blood glucose
⚠ May lower thyroid hormones
Guggul — Limited Evidence
⚠ GI upset, headache
⚠ Thyroid stimulation
Cordyceps — Conditionally Safe
⚠ May slow blood clotting
⚠ May lower blood glucose
Maitake — Limited Evidence
⚠ May lower blood glucose
⚠ May lower blood pressure
L-Arginine — Limited Evidence
⚠ Hypotension
⚠ May worsen herpes outbreaks
Resveratrol — Conditionally Safe
⚠ Estrogenic activity
⚠ CYP enzyme inhibition
Horny Goat Weed — Limited Evidence
⚠ Hormonal effects
⚠ May lower blood pressure
Citrulline Malate — Generally Safe
⚠ May lower blood pressure
Damiana — Conditionally Safe
⚠ May lower blood glucose
⚠ Hallucinations at very high doses
Maca — Use with Caution
⚠ Goitrogenic
⚠ Hormonal effects
Calcium — Conditionally Safe
⚠ Cardiovascular risk debated >1,000 mg/day
⚠ Kidney stones
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 ID28978
Full labelView at NIH DSLD →
SourceOffice of Dietary Supplements, NIH
Market statusOn market
Entry date2014-01-24
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Pkhakadze G. Re-Forge — product analysis [Internet]. Tbilisi: Public Health Institute of Georgia; 2026 [cited 2026 Oct 22]. Available from: https://supplement.ge/products/re-forge-28978/
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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