Label Literacy
Proprietary Blend vs. Transparent Label: What to Actually Check
"Proprietary blend" isn't automatically a red flag — it's a legal, common labeling choice. The real question is how much you can still evaluate about the formula despite it.
What a proprietary blend legally requires
Every ingredient in the blend must still be listed by name, in descending order by weight — but individual amounts aren't disclosed. You know what's in it; you don't know how much of each thing.
The middle-ground approach worth looking for
- Key ingredients declared separately — like an essential mineral listed with its own weight outside the blend
- Total blend weight disclosed — lets you estimate a rough ceiling on how much any single ingredient could realistically contain
- Ingredient order — descending-by-weight ordering tells you roughly which ingredients are doing more of the work
Full transparency and a fully opaque blend aren't the only two options — a declared key ingredient plus a disclosed total blend weight is a reasonable middle ground.
What this means practically for a 200 mg blend
A 200 mg blend shared across 22 ingredients means each one, on average, is present in a small amount — considerably below typical single-ingredient research doses. That's the honest math regardless of how the label is formatted.
Chromium declared, blend weight disclosed
The honest middle ground on labeling.
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See our full proprietary blends explainer for the broader category context.