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Fat Burner Ingredients: What Each Common Name Is
Fat burner ingredients fall into four groups: caffeine sources, plant extracts, amino acids and minerals. Common names are guarana, green tea extract, cayenne, L-carnitine and chromium. Trials of single names show gaps of about 1 kg or less. A proprietary blend can hide how much of each name is inside.
Written by the SodaBurn label deskUpdated · 4 min read
The usual names
What ingredients are in most fat burners?
Most fat burners combine caffeine sources, plant extracts, amino acids and a mineral such as chromium. The names change from brand to brand, but the groups stay the same.
| Name | What it is | What the sources say |
|---|---|---|
| Guarana | Seed extract that contains caffeine | Weak, short evidence for weight (MSK, Guarana) |
| Green tea extract | Catechins plus caffeine | Mixed; liver injury reported in tablets and capsules (NCCIH, Green tea) |
| Cayenne | Chili extract with capsaicin | About 50 calories a day more energy use (Whiting 2012, Capsaicinoids review) |
| L-carnitine | Nutrient-like compound | About 1.3 kg more loss, shrinking (Pooyandjoo 2016, Carnitine meta-analysis) |
| Chromium | A trace mineral | About 1.1 kg, debatable relevance (Cochrane, Chromium picolinate (2013)) |
The hidden part
What is a proprietary blend on a fat burner label?
A proprietary blend is a group of ingredients listed under one name with one combined weight. FDA rules require the names in descending order by weight but no amount for each (21 CFR 101.36, Proprietary blends).
So the name in place n can weigh at most the total divided by n. That gives a ceiling, never a content. The diagram in the next section shows the 21 ceilings on the SodaBurn blend.
On the SodaBurn label
Which fat burner ingredients are on the SodaBurn label?
The SodaBurn label prints chromium at 7 mcg and 21 blend names, from maca root extract first to L-carnitine HCl last, with 15.47 mg for the whole blend per 1 ml.
The 21 names, in printed order
- 1Maca root extract≤ 15.5 mg
- 2African mango seed extract≤ 7.74 mg
- 3Grape seed extract≤ 5.16 mg
- 4Guarana seed extract≤ 3.87 mg
- 5Eleuthero root extract≤ 3.09 mg
- 6Astragalus root extract≤ 2.58 mg
- 7Green tea leaf extract≤ 2.21 mg
- 8Gymnema leaf extract≤ 1.93 mg
- 9Coleus forskohlii root extract≤ 1.72 mg
- 10Cayenne fruit extract≤ 1.55 mg
- 11Grapefruit seed≤ 1.41 mg
- 12Panax ginseng root extract≤ 1.29 mg
- 13Raspberry ketones≤ 1.19 mg
- 14L-glutamine≤ 1.1 mg
- 15L-tyrosine≤ 1.03 mg
- 16L-arginine≤ 0.97 mg
- 17Beta-alanine≤ 0.91 mg
- 18Monoammonium glycyrrhizinate≤ 0.86 mg
- 19GABA≤ 0.81 mg
- 20L-tryptophan≤ 0.77 mg
- 21L-carnitine HCl≤ 0.74 mg
Order and total come from the printed panel text quoted in the brief. Names are listed by descending weight (21 CFR 101.36, Proprietary blends), so the n-th name weighs at most 15.47 divided by n. The label prints no amount for any single name. Orange bubbles are plant extracts, teal are amino acids and related names, lime is other.
The Supplement Facts text comes from the brief, and no panel image was supplied. Read each name on the ingredients page.
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What should you check in fat burner ingredients first?
Check three things: the caffeine sources, the blend total and the medicines you take. Then ask a doctor or pharmacist.
- Count every caffeine source, since guarana and green tea both carry it.
- Look for a printed amount per name.
- Ask first if you take diabetes, blood pressure, blood thinner or seizure medicine.
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SodaBurn questions people ask
What is the main ingredient in most fat burners?
Caffeine, usually from guarana, green tea extract or added caffeine. FDA notes that supplements can hold added caffeine.
Are fat burner ingredients regulated?
FDA does not review supplements or their labels before sale. Makers must follow manufacturing rules and not sell adulterated or misbranded products.
What is raspberry ketone in a fat burner?
It is a compound named on some labels, including SodaBurn's. We found no source we could read on it.
Do all fat burner ingredients have studies?
No. Some, like green tea and carnitine, have reviews. Others, such as grapefruit seed, GABA and tyrosine, have no source we could read.
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