1 Product identity

Ingredient risk

Contains restricted ingredients

Sugar-Smart

Name: Sugar-Smart
Brand: Irwin Naturals

BrandIrwin Naturals→Other Combinations Softgel Capsule 23 ingredients 1 banned 1 caution DSLD #44880

Net contents: 80 Liquid Softgel(s)

Target: Adults and Children 4 years and above

DSLD entry: 2015-04-24

2 Ingredients (23)

IngredientGroupSafety

BiotinBiotinGenerally Safe

ChromiumChromiumConditionally Safe

Flaxseed OilFlaxseed OilGenerally Safe

Green Coffee Bean (Coffea arabica) extractGreen Coffee—

Gymnema extractGymnemaConditionally Safe

Cinnamon (Cassia) extractCinnamonUse with Caution

Asian GinsengOriental Ginseng—

Alpha Lipoic AcidAlpha Lipoic Acid—

BenfotiamineBenfotiamine—

VanadiumVanadiumLimited Evidence

BioPerine ComplexProprietary Blend—

Bioperine Black Pepper extractBlack Pepper—

Ginger extractGinger —

GelatinGelatin—

purified WaterWater—

GlycerinGlycerol—

Soy Lecithinlecithin—

BeeswaxBeeswax—

AnnattoAnnatto—

Titanium DioxideTitanium DioxideBanned in ≥1 country

Silicon DioxideSiliconGenerally Safe

Caramel colorColor—

Red CabbageCabbage—

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

Cinnamon 🇪🇺 — Coumarin TDI 0.1 mg/kg BW/day. Cassia type exceeds limits at typical supplement doses.

3 Safety cross-reference

Biotin — Generally Safe

⚠ Interferes with troponin and thyroid lab assays

Chromium — Conditionally Safe

⚠ Hypoglycemia with diabetes meds

⚠ Rare renal/hepatic toxicity

Flaxseed Oil — Generally Safe

⚠ High ALA but poor conversion to EPA/DHA

⚠ May increase bleeding risk

Gymnema — Conditionally Safe

⚠ Hypoglycemia with diabetes meds

⚠ Temporarily suppresses sweet taste

Cinnamon — Use with Caution

⚠ Cassia: high coumarin (hepatotoxic)

⚠ May lower glucose

Vanadium — Limited Evidence

⚠ GI toxicity: nausea, vomiting, diarrhea

⚠ Green tongue

Ginger Extract — Limited Evidence

⚠ May increase bleeding risk at high doses

⚠ Heartburn

Titanium Dioxide — Banned in ≥1 country

⚠ EFSA: can no longer be considered safe as food additive (2021)

⚠ Genotoxicity concern (nanoparticles)

Silicon — Generally Safe

⚠ Very low toxicity

4 Label claims

• Nutrient

• All Other

• Structure/Function

5 Data source

DSLD ID44880

Full labelView at NIH DSLD →

SourceOffice of Dietary Supplements, NIH

Market statusOn market

Entry date2015-04-24

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7 Cite this page

Vancouver

Pkhakadze G. Sugar-Smart — product analysis [Internet]. Tbilisi: Public Health Institute of Georgia; 2026 [cited 2026 Aug 25]. Available from: https://supplement.ge/products/sugar-smart-44880/

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.
Publisher: PHIG