Ingredient register

DMAA

Avoid Prohibited substance Food and drink

Decode Label flags DMAA as a high concern in food and drink (prohibited substance). It was not found in any of the 912 published products we have analysed.

The concern

Stimulant banned from supplements by regulators and sport bodies

DMAA is a stimulant that has been sold in pre-workout and fat-burner products, sometimes labelled as "geranium extract". The US FDA has declared it unlawful in dietary supplements and warned of cardiovascular risk; it is also on the WADA prohibited list.

Most relevant to

Anyone eating this regularly People with heart conditions People who are pregnant

Cited authority

US FDA warnings on DMAA in dietary supplements (2012 onward); WADA Prohibited List

Not found in this catalogue

0 of 912 published products Decode Label has analysed list DMAA or any of its label synonyms. That describes this catalogue, not the Indian market as a whole. If a product we score lists it, it will appear here and its score will reflect it.

Identity

Also appears on labels as

1,3-Dimethylamylamine Methylhexanamine Dimethylamylamine

Questions

Is DMAA safe?

The concern is cited to US FDA warnings on DMAA in dietary supplements (2012 onward); WADA Prohibited List. Why it is flagged: Stimulant banned from supplements by regulators and sport bodies. Decode Label treats it as a high concern in food and drink. It was not found in any of the 912 published products we have analysed.

How common is DMAA in Indian packaged products?

Decode Label has not found DMAA in any of the 912 published products analysed so far. That describes this catalogue, not the Indian market as a whole.

Who should be most careful with DMAA?

Anyone eating this regularly; People with heart conditions; People who are pregnant.

Related ingredients

Other entries in the register with the same kind of concern.

Method and limits

  • Prevalence counts published products whose decoded ingredient list matches this substance or one of its label synonyms, using the same matching the score itself uses. It describes our catalogue of 912 products, not the Indian market as a whole.
  • Presence is not dose. An ingredient list gives order, not quantity, unless the pack declares a percentage. Nothing here estimates how much of this substance any product contains.
  • A classification is not a verdict on a product. An agency classifies a substance under defined conditions of exposure; whether that matters in a given food or cosmetic depends on route, concentration and use.
  • No regulatory rows. This substance is not matched in our regulatory warehouse, so the concern above rests on the cited authority alone.
  • Last updated. This register entry was last changed on 3 November 2026.
  • Corrections. Every figure here is reproducible from the sources named. If something is wrong, tell us and we will correct it and say what changed.