Supplement brand
Approved Science
Approved Science has 116 supplement product labels cataloged in the NIH DSLD, 97 currently on market, #162 of 4,269 by catalog size.
- 116
- Total products
- 97
- On market
- #162 of 4,269
- By catalog size
- 84%
- Still on market
Brand at a glance
Approved Science filed 116 supplement labels in NIH DSLD; 83.6% still on-market, ranking #162 of 4,269 by catalog size among brands PlainVitamins indexes.
- 116
- Total DSLD labels
- 97
- On market today
- 83.6%
- Still listed
- #162 of 4,269
- Catalog rank
Figures come from NIH DSLD label rows PlainVitamins indexes. Catalog size is a filing count, not a quality, safety, or efficacy score.
Approved Science vs all brands by DSLD catalog size
Where this brand's product-label count sits among every brand PlainVitamins indexes (archive depth, not a quality or safety ranking)
116 166th of 4271 higher than 4,105 of 4,271 brands
Brands banded by distinct NIH DSLD product labels
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Source NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database (DSLD) · 2026-09-04
Approved Science labels by product type
Distinct DSLD product-type counts for this brand's catalog (second framed viz alongside the brand-vs-all distribution)
- Other Combinations
Other Combinations
65 labels
- Botanical with Nutrients 24
Botanical with Nutrients
24 labels
- Botanical 18
Botanical
18 labels
- Fat/Fatty Acid 6
Fat/Fatty Acid
6 labels
- Vitamin 1
Vitamin
1 labels
- Non-Nutrient/Non-Botanical 1
Non-Nutrient/Non-Botanical
1 labels
- Amino acid/Protein 1
Amino acid/Protein
1 labels
What the DSLD catalog says about Approved Science
Approved Science filed 116 supplement labels in NIH DSLD; 83.6% still on-market, ranking #162 of 4,269 by catalog size among brands PlainVitamins indexes. That places it in the 96th percentile of brands by distinct product-label count (rank #166 of 4,271). Catalog size and on-market share are volume metrics from NIH DSLD filings, not quality, safety, or efficacy scores.
Products by Approved Science
Shelf peers by catalog size
NIH DSLD brands whose filing counts sit nearest to Approved Science's 116-label shelf (not the estate's largest catalogs). On-market % is shelf status, not a quality score.
Compare Approved Science vs Emergen-C → (Δ same count)
Nationwide brands with similar DSLD catalogs
Two peer sets for Approved Science: closest on total DSLD filings (116 here) and closest on on-market labels (97 here). Rows stay link-disjoint so each axis is a distinct neighborhood, not the largest-catalog strip.
Similar filing count
Nearest other brands by distinct DSLD product filings (floored at ≥50).
Similar on-market count
Nearest other brands by on-market DSLD labels (floored at ≥25), distinct from the filing-count row.
Counts from NIH DSLD label filings; on-market status is shelf presence in the source, not a quality score.
Source: NIH Office of Dietary Supplements, Dietary Supplement Label Database (DSLD). Regulatory framework: Source: Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act (DSHEA), 1994, 21 U.S.C. § 321(ff).
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