100% Pure Defatted Desiccated Beef Liver From Argentina 500 mg
by Swanson Premium Brand · capsule · 120 capsules
- Off the market since May 2018 (NIH)
- UPC 0 87614 11198 8
- DSLD label 177833
- Serving 1 capsule
100% Pure Defatted Desiccated Beef Liver From Argentina 500 mg by Swanson Premium Brand lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 1 mcg of vitamin B-12 and 500 mg of desiccated beef liver powder. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on June 25, 2018.
What is in 100% Pure Defatted Desiccated Beef Liver From Argentina 500 mg?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 capsule. The capsule beside an amount places it among every product in the NIH database that lists the same ingredient: the bar is the middle half of their amounts, the line in it the median, the whiskers the 10th and 90th percentiles; the green tick is the FDA Daily Value and the red dashed tick the adult upper limit (IOM).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vitamin B-12as desiccated Liver powderVitamin B-12 (Form: from desiccated Liver powder) Note: Typical Analysis (nutrient is naturally occurring). | 1 mcg | 17% | 98% of 14,425 products listing vitamin B12 give more (median 36 mcg). |
| desiccated Beef liver powderdesiccated Beef liver powder PlantPart: liver Note: defatted | 500 mg | Higher than 59% of 221 products listing liver (median 250 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 177833 (entered June 25, 2018), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD. Amounts are what the maker printed; DSLD does not test products. Daily Values: the FDA's Daily Value page.
Is that a lot?
The rows in the top or bottom tenth of the products that list the same ingredient, and any above the adult upper limit at the most servings a day the directions give:
- 98% of the 14,425 products that print an amount of vitamin B12 list more than its 1 mcg of vitamin B-12 (filed by NIH under vitamin B12) (median 36 mcg).
The NIH database records one serving a day from the label's directions; its % Daily Values are for adults and children 4 or more years of age. The directions as printed are further down this page.
The Tolerable Upper Intake Level is the most of a nutrient per day, from food, water and supplements together, that is likely to pose no risk for almost all adults (Institute of Medicine, 2011). It does not apply under medical supervision. This page compares labels; it is not medical advice.
Sources: amounts from the DSLD label; Daily Values from 21 CFR 101.9(c)(8)(iv); adult upper limits from the Institute of Medicine's DRI summary tables (2011). How positions are computed.
Which products have the closest formulas?
2 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Dessicated LiverSolgar · off the market same ingredients
- Desiccated LiverSolgar · off the market same ingredients
- Desiccated Liver With B-1 & B-12Vitamin World 2 shared, 76% alike
- Ora-LivDouglas Laboratories · off the market 1 shared, 74% alike
- Ora-Liv Raw Liver ConcentrateDouglas Laboratories 1 shared, 74% alike
- Essential SupplementBioAnue 1 shared, 74% alike
Source: ingredient lists of every product's current label in DSLD (version 9.4.0); similarity weights each shared ingredient by how rare it is.
What does the label say about taking it?
Quoted from the label as DSLD transcribed it: the maker's words, including any claim about what the product does, which the FDA has not evaluated and PlainVitamins does not endorse.
- Directions
- Suggested Use: As a dietary supplement, take one capsule per day with a meal.
- Warnings
- Do not use if seal is broken.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Warning: Do not take this product if you are pregnant or nursing.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Pesticide & herbicide free
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 177833.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Rice Flour, Gelatin, May contain one or both of the following.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Guaranteed purity & potency.
How many labels does 100% Pure Defatted Desiccated Beef Liver From Argentina 500 mg have?
One label is on file, entered on June 25, 2018.
- Label 177833 (current) Entered June 25, 2018 · off the market May 22, 2018 · 120 capsules · UPC 0 87614 11198 8
DSLD also links this label to: 100% Pure Defatted Desiccated Beef Liver 500 mg (image difference, same product).
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Swanson Health Products (distributor), Fargo, ND. All Swanson Premium Brand products.