Berberine vs Cinnamon vs Chromium: Which Words Belong to the Glyco Reset Label?
Berberine, cinnamon and chromium are named together in many blood sugar searches. Only one of the three is on the Glyco Reset label. This page shows which, and what that one actually says.
Written by the Goglycoreset Editorial Desk · Medically reviewed by Dr. Komal Patil-Sisodia, MD, Physician · Reviewed
Chromium, as chromium picolinate at 0.7 mcg, is on the Glyco Reset panel. Berberine and cinnamon are not among its 22 named items. Pages for a similarly named product describe a berberine and cinnamon formula, which is a different bottle. This site does not compare their effects, because none of its sources does.
Key facts
- On the Glyco Reset panel: chromium (as chromium picolinate), 0.7 mcg, 2% of the Daily Value.
- Berberine and cinnamon are not among the 22 named items on the panel.
- The blend does hold gymnema and ginseng, with the amount of each not printed.
- A Daily Value of 35 mcg is why 0.7 mcg prints as 2%.
- The NIH describes study results on chromium and blood sugar as mixed.
- Taken with insulin or other diabetes medicine, chromium might lower blood sugar too far, so ask your prescriber first.
Are berberine, cinnamon or chromium actually in Glyco Reset?
Chromium is. It is the first line of the panel and the only ingredient with its own printed amount: 0.7 mcg, written as chromium picolinate. Berberine is not on the panel. Cinnamon is not on the panel either.
The blend holds twenty-one other names, from maca root extract first to L-carnitine HCl last, and neither of those two words appears among them. If a page tells you Glyco Reset contains berberine or cinnamon, it is describing something other than this label.
| Word | On the Glyco Reset panel? | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Chromium picolinate | Yes | 0.7 mcg per serving, 2% of the Daily Value |
| Berberine | No | Named on pages for a similarly named product |
| Cinnamon | No | Named on the same pages, as Ceylon cinnamon |
| Gymnema | Yes, in the blend | Gymnema sylvestre leaf extract; amount not printed |
| Ginseng | Yes, in the blend | Ginseng root extract; amount not printed |
| Bitter melon | No | Named on the other pages |
| Licorice | As a compound | Monoammonium glycyrrhizinate, a salt of glycyrrhizin from licorice root |
| Cayenne | Yes, in the blend | Cayenne pepper fruit extract; amount not printed |
Why do searches put berberine, cinnamon and chromium together?
Because many products in the blood sugar category use them, and shoppers compare by ingredient. A search such as berberine with cinnamon and chromium benefits is really a request for a shopping shortlist.
The pages for the similarly named product describe a formula with berberine bark extract, Ceylon cinnamon, gymnema, bitter melon, banaba leaf extract, chromium picolinate, juniper berry and licorice root, taken as two full droppers each morning, with the amount of each not stated. That is a different formula, a different serving and, as far as this site can tell, a different seller.
That is why this site names no other product and says other products instead. It has not read their bottles. What it can do is show that this bottle's panel differs from what those pages describe.
Is berberine better than cinnamon, or the other way round?
This site cannot say, and it will not pretend to. None of its sources ranks the two. A fair comparison would need studies of the same people, the same amounts and the same measures, and the sources used here include none.
More to the point, neither is a Glyco Reset ingredient. So a berberine versus cinnamon contest does not decide anything about this bottle. The useful question is narrower: what does the panel in your hand list, and what is in it that matters to your medicines?
What do the chromium numbers on the label mean?
The amount
0.7 mcg per 1 ml serving, as chromium picolinate.
The percentage
2% of the Daily Value. The Daily Value for chromium is 35 mcg, and 0.7 is 2% of 35.
The reference amounts
The NIH lists recommended amounts, set in 2001, for adults aged 19 to 50 of 25 mcg for women and 35 mcg for men.
The evidence
The NIH describes study results on chromium and blood sugar as mixed.
The limit of this page
It gives no dose advice. How much chromium suits you is a question for your clinician.
What about chromium for insulin sensitivity or insulin resistance?
Those are medical phrases, and this site makes no claim in either direction. The label says support for healthy glucose utilization. It does not mention insulin.
What the sources do say is a caution. The NIH flags a possible low blood sugar effect when chromium meets insulin or other diabetes medicine. Because chromium also appears in multivitamins and some blood sugar products, the amounts from everything you take add up. Give your pharmacist the total.
Which names inside the Glyco Reset blend are often grouped with blood sugar products?
Two of them. Gymnema sylvestre leaf extract comes from a climbing plant long used in formulas sold for blood sugar. Ginseng root extract is printed without a species, and the NCCIH says that Asian ginseng might lower blood sugar. Both sit in the 200 mg blend.
The blend prints one total and no parts. So there is no way to say how much gymnema or ginseng a dropperful holds, and no way to hold either against a study dose. Naming an ingredient is not the same as quantifying it.
The same goes for the other eighteen blend names. They are listed from heaviest to lightest, and that is all the label says about their shares.
What if a bottle you receive lists berberine or cinnamon?
Do not take it. It is not the product described on this site. Photograph the panel, keep the order email and contact order support with the order ID. The batch verification page lists the same advice for any ingredient list that does not match.
Frequently asked questions
Does Glyco Reset contain berberine?
No. Berberine is not among the 22 named items on the panel. Pages describing a berberine formula concern a similarly named product.
Does Glyco Reset contain cinnamon?
No. Cinnamon is not on the panel. It appears on pages for a different formula.
How much chromium is in Glyco Reset?
0.7 mcg per 1 ml serving, as chromium picolinate, which prints as 2% of the Daily Value.
Is chromium proven for insulin resistance?
This site makes no such claim. The NIH describes study results on chromium and blood sugar as mixed.
Which is better, berberine or cinnamon?
This site's sources do not compare them, and neither is a Glyco Reset ingredient.
Can chromium cause low blood sugar?
The NIH notes that chromium with insulin or other diabetes medicine might. Talk to your prescriber before starting.
Our view
Three words, one answer for this label: chromium yes, berberine no, cinnamon no. It is a short answer, and it saves you from reading a page about a different bottle as if it were about this one.
The longer answer is about what to do with chromium. The amount is printed, small and checkable. The research is described as mixed. And the one firm piece of advice from the named source is to involve your prescriber if you take diabetes medicine.
Glyco Reset is not FDA approved and no dietary supplement is. It does not claim to treat insulin resistance or any other condition. Show the panel to your doctor or pharmacist, and let them weigh it against your medicines.
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