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Glyco Mode Test Boost Blend: 4 Steps to Read the Name
General information only. It is not medical advice and does not replace a doctor who knows your history and your medicines.
Quick answer
The front of the Glyco Mode bottle says Blood Health Support Capsules. The Supplement Facts panel on the back names the blend Test Boost Proprietary Blend. Two of its nine ingredients are men's vitality ingredients. The seller has published no explanation, so this page reports the mismatch and does not guess.
Key facts
- Front: Blood Health Support Capsules and Healthy Glucose Metabolism*.
- Back: Test Boost Proprietary Blend, 1000 mg, with nine named ingredients and no individual amounts.
- Tongkat ali and horny goat weed are men's vitality ingredients, not blood sugar ingredients.
- The seller has published no explanation of the blend title.
- A proprietary blend lists ingredients under one total weight and may leave out the split.
- Daily Value is printed as not established.
Step 1: What does the label print on the front and on the back?
Put the two sides of the bottle next to each other. The front reads Blood Health Support Capsules and Healthy Glucose Metabolism. It also says Metabolic Support, Whole-body Formula, Dietary Supplement and 60 Capsules.
The back carries the Supplement Facts panel. The only active line reads Test Boost Proprietary Blend, 1000 mg, with the serving size set at two capsules.
Both sides are printed on the same bottle. The words do not match. This site prints the blend title exactly as it appears, and we do not rename it to fit the front.
Step 2: What is a proprietary blend?
A proprietary blend is a group of ingredients printed under one weight. The names of the ingredients are shown. The amounts of each are not. The label rules allow this, and it is common across the supplement shelf.
It protects the maker's formula. It also means a buyer cannot see the dose of any single ingredient. Here nine ingredients share 1000 mg, which is about 111 mg each if they were equal. They are probably not equal, and the split is not published.
If you take one capsule instead of two, you take half of the blend, 500 mg. The panel is written for two capsules.
Step 3: Which of the nine ingredients belong where?
Sort the nine names by what they are studied for, and the title starts to make sense, at least as a puzzle.
| Category | Ingredients |
|---|---|
| Blood sugar (3) | Cinnamon extract, bitter melon extract, apple cider vinegar |
| Weight and metabolism (1) | Garcinia cambogia powder |
| Men's vitality (2) | Horny goat weed extract, tongkat ali extract |
| Little or no useful human evidence (3) | Raspberry ketones, wild yam extract, L-lysine HCl |
Three of nine are on-category for a blood health product. The two vitality ingredients fit the Test Boost title. None of the other four has a blood sugar literature.
Tongkat ali or horny goat weed: what is each one?
These two are often searched together, as tongkat ali vs horny goat weed. They are different plants with different notes on this label.
| Tongkat ali extract | Horny goat weed extract | |
|---|---|---|
| Plant part on the label | Eurycoma longifolia root | Epimedium grandiflorum plant |
| What it is studied for | Testosterone, stress and libido | Men's vitality research |
| Studied amount | Roughly 200 to 400 mg a day | No well-established human dose |
| Caution | Raise it with your clinician if you take hormone therapy or are due for surgery | Known interactions with blood pressure medicines and blood thinners |
| Amount in this blend | Not published | Not published |
Tongkat ali is the only ingredient on the list whose studied range could fit inside the 1000 mg blend. Even so, the amount in the capsule is not published.
Step 4: What does the mismatch mean for you?
The seller has published no explanation for the blend title. We will not supply one. Whatever the reason, you can decide what it means for you.
- If you were looking for tongkat ali or horny goat weed, the blend contains both, and the panel title will not surprise you. You still cannot see how much of either is inside.
- If you did not want a vitality ingredient, part of a fixed 1000 mg budget goes to one you did not ask for.
- If you take a blood pressure medicine or a blood thinner, name horny goat weed to your doctor or pharmacist.
- If you take hormone therapy or a sedative, or you are due for surgery, raise the whole list with your clinician.
- If you want a clear answer, ask the order desk why the blend is titled Test Boost. Write down who answers.
None of this says the product is unsafe for a healthy adult. It says the label raises a question that the seller has left open.
Why do we print this question at the top of the site?
A seller who earns a commission could skip it. This site prints it first, because a buyer who finds the mismatch later will trust nothing else we say. The question is the main reason the site's editorial score for category coherence is low, at 2 out of 10.
The same honesty applies to the other side. Nothing on the label proves that anything is wrong. The title could have a harmless reason. Until the seller says what it is, the right word is not published.
Does a blend name have to match the front of the bottle?
We cannot give a legal ruling, and we do not want to. What we can say is that the label rules let a seller print the blend total and the names without the split. They do not tell you the title has to agree with the front.
What a careful buyer does is compare the two sides and ask. On this bottle the answer to the question is not published. So the practical step is the one above: ask the order desk, and keep the answer.
What do searches such as proprietary blend definition and glycomode transparency concerns mean?
These phrases point at the same blend line. The table answers them in one place.
| Search phrase | Short answer |
|---|---|
| Proprietary blend / Proprietary blend definition | Ingredients listed under one total weight, with the individual amounts left out. |
| Glycomode transparency concerns | The blend title, the hidden split and the unexplained mismatch with the front of the bottle. |
| Glycomode benefits and ingredients | Nine named ingredients in one 1000 mg blend, sorted three, one, two and three by category. |
| Tongkat ali vs horny goat weed | Different plants with different studied amounts. Tongkat ali is studied at roughly 200 to 400 mg a day, and horny goat weed has no well-established dose. |
Frequently asked questions
Why does Glyco Mode say Test Boost Proprietary Blend?
The seller has published no explanation. The back panel prints the blend as Test Boost Proprietary Blend, while the front says Blood Health Support Capsules. We report the mismatch and do not guess.
Is Glyco Mode a testosterone supplement?
Nothing published says so. The blend title on the back is Test Boost, and two of the nine ingredients are men's vitality ingredients. The front of the bottle points to blood health instead.
What is a proprietary blend?
A group of ingredients listed under one total weight. The names are printed and the individual amounts may be left out. The total here is 1000 mg for nine names.
How do tongkat ali and horny goat weed differ?
Tongkat ali is studied for testosterone, stress and libido at roughly 200 to 400 mg a day. Horny goat weed has no well-established human dose and known interactions with blood pressure medicines and blood thinners.
Does the blend name change the safety advice?
It adds reasons to talk to your clinician, especially if you take blood pressure medicine, a blood thinner, hormone therapy or a sedative, or are due for surgery.
Where can I ask about the blend?
Phone the order desk on +1 (302) 200-3480, Monday to Friday, 9:00am to 5:00pm ET. The website desk is [email protected], but it cannot see orders or ingredient records.
Keep reading
Sources
- National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health. Diabetes and Dietary Supplements: What You Need To Know. https://www.nccih.nih.gov/health/diabetes-and-dietary-supplements
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Questions and Answers on Dietary Supplements. https://www.fda.gov/food/information-consumers-using-dietary-supplements/questions-and-answers-dietary-supplements
Each source above was opened and read before these pages were written. None of them tested GlycoMode itself. They describe the named plants and the condition, which is different from testing this finished formula.
Our view
Our view is plain. The blend name is the biggest open question on this label. It is not a smoking gun, and it is not a footnote.
If you are comfortable with the unknown, the product may still suit you as a convenient daily capsule. If you wanted a clean blood sugar formula, the title is a good reason to look at products that print amounts and keep the front and back in step.
Either way, ask your doctor, read the label again when the bottle arrives and keep the 60-day guarantee in mind.
Medical note
GlycoMode is a dietary supplement. It is not FDA approved, and no dietary supplement is. It is not a treatment for diabetes or prediabetes, and it is not a replacement for prescribed medicine. The NIH puts it this way: “It’s very important not to replace medical treatment for diabetes with an unproven health product or practice.” Take medical questions to your own doctor or pharmacist.
Last updated . Written by the GlycoMode Editorial Desk. Medically reviewed by Dr. Andres Palacio, MD.