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Swanson

Swanson has 670 supplement product labels cataloged in the NIH DSLD, 524 currently on market, #30 of 4,269 by catalog size.

670
Total products
524
On market
#30 of 4,269
By catalog size
78%
Still on market
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Brand at a glance

According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Dietary Supplements' September 2026 Dietary Supplement Label Database (DSLD) release, Swanson filed 670 supplement labels; 78.2% still on-market, ranking #30 of 4,269 by catalog size among brands PlainVitamins indexes.

670
Total DSLD labels
524
On market today
78.2%
Still listed
#30 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.

Swanson 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)

670 30th of 4271 higher than 4,241 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

Swanson labels by product type

Distinct DSLD product-type counts for this brand's catalog (second framed viz alongside the brand-vs-all distribution)

labels
Source NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database (DSLD) As of 2026-09-04

Swanson's formulation profile

19.7% of the 5,143 ingredient entries across Swanson's catalog are mineral ingredients, followed by ingredients outside DSLD's named categories (18.4%). 12 distinct DSLD ingredient categories are represented overall. DSLD's own ingredient categories are a filing classification, not a quality, safety, or efficacy assessment.

Swanson ingredients by DSLD category

Distinct ingredient-category counts across every DSLD label on file for this brand

ingredient rows
Source NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database (DSLD) As of 2026-09-04

How Swanson compares to similar-catalog brands

This chart compares Swanson against its 5 nearest DSLD peers by total filed labels, plotting catalog scale on one axis and on-market survival on the other -- two brands with near-identical catalog sizes can land in opposite quadrants. Swanson itself is mostly built from mineral ingredients.

Source: NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database (DSLD), Swanson plus its 5 nearest peers by product-label count 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 6 entities by Total labels registered (X) and Share still on-market (%) (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Scaled & activeFocused & activeScaled, thinningSmall & thinning 600650700750 0%20%40%60%80%100% Total labels registered Share still on-market (%) Swanson vs. nearest catalog-size peers Swanson - 670, 78.2%SwansonVital Nutrients - 682, 30.2%Vital NutrientsGNC - 687, 22.4%GNCProtocol For Life Balance - 693, 28.4%Protocol For Life BalancePuritan's Pride - 726, 74.7%Puritan's PrideGood 'N Natural - 613, 0%Good 'N Natural
Source: NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database (DSLD), Swanson plus its 5 nearest peers by product-label count

What the DSLD catalog says about Swanson

Swanson places in the 99th percentile of brands by distinct product-label count (rank #30 of 4,271). NIH DSLD catalog size and on-market share track how much a brand has filed, not how good, safe, or effective any product is.

Products by Swanson

Shelf peers by catalog size

These are the DSLD-filed brands closest in catalog depth to Swanson, which stocks 670 labels built mostly from mineral ingredients. Nearness here means shelf size, not the largest catalogs in the estate.

Compare Swanson vs Vital Nutrients → (Δ 12 labels)

Nationwide brands with similar DSLD catalogs

Two peer sets for Swanson: closest on total DSLD filings (670 here) and closest on on-market labels (524 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.

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.