Supplement brand
Carlson
Carlson has 1,587 supplement product labels cataloged in the NIH DSLD, 541 currently on market, #6 of 4,269 by catalog size.
- 1,587
- Total products
- 541
- On market
- #6 of 4,269
- By catalog size
- 34%
- Still on market
Brand at a glance
According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Dietary Supplements' September 2026 Dietary Supplement Label Database (DSLD) release, Carlson filed 1,587 supplement labels; 34.1% still on-market, ranking #6 of 4,269 by catalog size among brands PlainVitamins indexes.
- 1,587
- Total DSLD labels
- 541
- On market today
- 34.1%
- Still listed
- #6 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.
Carlson 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)
1,587 6th of 4271 higher than 4,265 of 4,271 brands
Brands banded by distinct NIH DSLD product labels
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more brands. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database (DSLD) · 2026-09-04
Carlson labels by product type
Distinct DSLD product-type counts for this brand's catalog (second framed viz alongside the brand-vs-all distribution)
- Vitamin
Vitamin
482 labels
- Fat/Fatty Acid
Fat/Fatty Acid
446 labels
- Other Combinations
Other Combinations
226 labels
- Mineral
Mineral
201 labels
- Non-Nutrient/Non-Botanical 79
Non-Nutrient/Non-Botanical
79 labels
- Multi-Vitamin and Mineral (MVM) 60
Multi-Vitamin and Mineral (MVM)
60 labels
- Amino acid/Protein 57
Amino acid/Protein
57 labels
- Botanical 19
Botanical
19 labels
Carlson's formulation profile
22.5% of the 15,778 ingredient entries across Carlson's catalog are ingredients outside DSLD's named categories, followed by vitamin ingredients (20.1%). 12 distinct DSLD ingredient categories are represented overall. DSLD's own ingredient categories are a filing classification, not a quality, safety, or efficacy assessment.
Carlson ingredients by DSLD category
Distinct ingredient-category counts across every DSLD label on file for this brand
- Other
Other
3,552 ingredient rows
- Vitamin
Vitamin
3,173 ingredient rows
- Fat
Fat
2,809 ingredient rows
- Fatty acid
Fatty acid
1,991 ingredient rows
- Mineral
Mineral
1,671 ingredient rows
- Non-nutrient 573
Non-nutrient
573 ingredient rows
- Protein 521
Protein
521 ingredient rows
- Sugar 518
Sugar
518 ingredient rows
Carlson vs. its nearest catalog-size peers
Among the 5 brands closest to Carlson by total DSLD label count: catalog size (x) against the share of those labels still on-market today (y). Two brands can file a near-identical number of labels and still sit in very different quadrants.
What the DSLD catalog says about Carlson
Carlson places in the 99th percentile of brands by distinct product-label count (rank #6 of 4,271). Catalog size and on-market share are volume metrics from NIH DSLD filings, not quality, safety, or efficacy scores.
Products by Carlson
Shelf peers by catalog size
NIH DSLD brands whose filing counts sit nearest to Carlson's 1,587-label shelf (not the estate's largest catalogs). On-market % is shelf status, not a quality score.
Compare Carlson vs Herbal Terra → (Δ 23 labels)
Nationwide brands with similar DSLD catalogs
Two peer sets for Carlson: closest on total DSLD filings (1,587 here) and closest on on-market labels (541 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).
Disclaimer, Not Medical Advice: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice. Consult a qualified healthcare provider before starting, stopping, or combining any dietary supplement.
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Every figure on PlainVitamins is rendered directly from the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database (DSLD), no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on the NIH DSLD, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.