Slimqa Coffee Booster Ingredients: Every Dose Explained

Five actives, four other ingredients and a short label. Here is what each Slimqa Slim Coffee Booster ingredient is, where it comes from and how much is in a stick.

A supplement label is only useful if you can read it. This guide takes the Slimqa Slim Coffee Booster ingredients one by one, in the order the Supplement Facts panel gives them. If you want the product in short first, the Slimqa home page has the essentials, and the product overview covers the box itself.

The full list per stick

One stick weighs 2 g and gives 5 kcal. All figures below are per stick:

Notice the units. Chromium is counted in micrograms (µg), a thousandth of a milligram, because the body needs only a trace. Everything else is in milligrams. NRV means nutrient reference value, the figure used on UK labels, and it exists only for vitamins and minerals. That is why chromium is the single row with a percentage.

Chromium: 100 µg as chromium picolinate

Chromium is a trace mineral. Picolinate is simply the form it is bound to, chosen because it is a common, stable form in supplements. The reference value for chromium is 40 µg a day, so one stick gives 250% of the NRV. In everyday food, chromium turns up in broccoli, wholegrain bread, potatoes and some meats, in small amounts that vary a lot.

The authorised wording is that chromium contributes to normal macronutrient metabolism and to the maintenance of normal blood glucose levels. Nothing beyond that. We cover it in more depth in chromium and caffeine.

Caffeine: 120 mg

Caffeine is the stimulant found in coffee, tea and cocoa. The label states 120 mg per stick, so you know exactly what you are adding. The authorised wording says caffeine helps to increase alertness and improve concentration, and it applies to servings of 75 mg or more, which a stick comfortably exceeds.

For scale, NHS guidance puts a mug of instant coffee at roughly 100 mg, a mug of tea at about 75 mg and a can of cola at around 40 mg. Adding a stick to a mug of coffee therefore makes a strong cup, and your day's total matters more than any single drink. Many healthy adults are comfortable with up to about 400 mg a day in total, a figure widely quoted by health bodies, though sensitivity varies from person to person.

Green coffee extract: 100 mg

Green coffee beans are coffee beans before roasting. The extract is made from them, and because the beans are unroasted it has a different composition from the brown stuff in your cafetiere. It is best known for chlorogenic acids, plant compounds that roasting reduces. There is no authorised health claim for green coffee extract, so we describe it and give the amount. Our dedicated page on green coffee extract goes further.

Five actives with the dose of each on the label

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L-carnitine: 300 mg

L-carnitine is a compound made from amino acids. The body produces it naturally, and it also arrives through food, especially red meat and dairy, with smaller amounts in fish and poultry. Vegetarians often get less from diet alone, since plant foods contain little. As with green coffee extract, there is no authorised health claim, so only the dose is given: 300 mg per stick.

Curcumin: 100 mg

Curcumin is the golden pigment in turmeric, the spice behind a good curry or a golden milk latte. The extract used here is standardised to 95% curcuminoids, meaning almost all of it is the active pigment family instead of the whole root. A little black pepper extract is included in the formula. Again, no authorised claim exists, so the focus is the amount.

One practical note: people with a bile duct or liver condition, and anyone taking blood thinners, should speak to a doctor before using a product with curcumin. More in L-carnitine and curcumin.

The other ingredients

• Inulin is a soluble fibre from chicory root. It acts as a carrier and adds bulk to the powder.
• Natural flavouring rounds off the taste.
• Stevia leaf extract is a plant sweetener, so the stick adds sweetness without sugar.
• Black pepper extract is included in a small amount in the blend.

Which ones carry health statements?

Only two of the five. Chromium and caffeine have wording on the authorised list. Green coffee extract, L-carnitine and curcumin do not, and a trustworthy page will say so plainly rather than hint at benefits. That is the approach throughout this site.

Reading the label like a pro

1. Check the serving: one stick of 2 g, once a day.
2. Look at the units, because mg and µg are not the same thing.
3. Read the % NRV column for the minerals and vitamins.
4. Scan the warnings, in particular caffeine and curcumin.
5. Add up anything else you take that contains the same ingredients.

The same habit works for any supplement on the shelf at the chemist. Once you are happy with the label, how to take Slimqa shows the daily routine, and safety and suitability lists the cautions. The whole set of guides lives on the guides page.

How these amounts compare with food

It helps to see a stick against an ordinary day of eating. Chromium is present in small, variable amounts in broccoli, potatoes and wholegrain bread, so the 100 µg in a stick is a concentrated, measured amount compared with what any single portion of food reliably provides. Caffeine is the opposite: you already get plenty from drinks, and the stick simply adds to the total. L-carnitine from a portion of beef or a glass of milk is usually less than the 300 mg here, while a vegetarian diet typically contains far less. Curcumin is the odd one out, since the turmeric in a curry gives you a tiny amount next to a concentrated 100 mg extract.

None of this means more is better. It means the stick is a different thing from food, and it is described as complementing a varied diet, not replacing it.

Common label questions

Why is chromium so high as a percentage? Because the reference value is tiny: 40 µg. A stick gives 100 µg, so 250%. A high percentage on a trace mineral is not unusual, but it is a good reason not to double up with other chromium products.

Why is there no percentage for caffeine? There is no nutrient reference value for caffeine, as it is not a vitamin or a mineral. The mg figure is the one to use.

Is stevia a sugar? No. Stevia leaf extract is a plant sweetener, which is why the whole stick provides only 5 kcal.

What about allergies? Read the pack for current allergen information. If you are allergic to anything in the list, or to plants related to turmeric, speak to a pharmacist first.

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Last reviewed 20 October 2026. This guide is general information about a food supplement.