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A.J.'s Prostate Formula

by Altrum Nutrition · capsule · 60 capsules

  • Off the market since January 2017 (NIH)
  • DSLD label 41643
  • Serving 1 capsule; amounts per 2 capsules
  • 30 servings

A.J.'s Prostate Formula by Altrum Nutrition lists 15 ingredients, 15 with an amount per serving of 2 capsules, such as 50 IU of vitamin E, 10 mg of vitamin B6, 15 mg of zinc and 15 mcg of selenium. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on January 23, 2015.

What is in A.J.'s Prostate Formula?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 capsules. 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).

A.J.'s Prostate Formula: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 41643, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Vitamin Eas D-Alpha-Tocopheryl SuccinateVitamin E (Form: as D-Alpha Tocopheryl Succinate)50 IU166%Vitamin E in A.J.'s Prostate Formula against 6,459 products50 IU per serving; the middle half of products list 15 IU to 100 IU, the median 30 IU.50 IU

Higher than 61% of 6,459 products listing vitamin E (median 30 IU). Per day at the most servings: 100 IU.

Vitamin B6as Pyridoxine Hydrochloride10 mg500%Vitamin B6 in A.J.'s Prostate Formula against 15,277 products10 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 2 mg to 20 mg, the median 6 mg.DV 1.7 mgUL 100 mg10 mg

Higher than 55% of 15,277 products listing vitamin B6 (median 6 mg). Per day at the most servings: 20 mg.

Zincas Zinc Amino Acid ChelateZinc (Form: as Zinc AAC)15 mg100%Zinc in A.J.'s Prostate Formula against 13,186 products15 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 5 mg to 15 mg, the median 11 mg.DV 11 mgUL 40 mg15 mg

Higher than 56% of 13,186 products listing zinc (median 11 mg). Per day at the most servings: 30 mg.

Seleniumas SelenomethionineSelenium (Form: as Selenomethionine)15 mcg21%Selenium in A.J.'s Prostate Formula against 7,658 products15 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 27 mcg to 100 mcg, the median 55 mcg.DV 55 mcgUL 400 mcg15 mcg

90% of 7,658 products listing selenium give more (median 55 mcg). Per day at the most servings: 30 mcg.

Copperas Copper AACCopper (Form: as Copper AAC)2 mg100%Copper in A.J.'s Prostate Formula against 6,468 products2 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 mg to 2 mg, the median 1 mg.DV 0.9 mgUL 10 mg2 mg

Higher than 66% of 6,468 products listing copper (median 1 mg). Per day at the most servings: 4 mg.

Stinging Nettle extract300 mgStinging Nettle in A.J.'s Prostate Formula against 710 products300 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 300 mg, the median 120 mg.300 mg

Higher than 74% of 710 products listing stinging nettle (median 120 mg). Per day at the most servings: 600 mg.

Saw Palmetto extract222 mgSaw Palmetto in A.J.'s Prostate Formula against 1,109 products422 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 320 mg, the median 200 mg.422 mg

Higher than 85% of 1,109 products listing saw palmetto (median 200 mg). Per day at the most servings: 844 mg.

Saw Palmetto200 mg
Glycine150 mgGlycine in A.J.'s Prostate Formula against 1,078 products150 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 846 mg, the median 300 mg.150 mg

60% of 1,078 products listing glycine give more (median 300 mg). Per day at the most servings: 300 mg.

L-Glutamic Acid150 mgGlutamic Acid in A.J.'s Prostate Formula against 697 products150 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 364 mg, the median 80 mg.150 mg

Higher than 62% of 697 products listing glutamic acid (median 80 mg). Per day at the most servings: 300 mg.

L-Lysine150 mgLysine in A.J.'s Prostate Formula against 1,250 products150 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 148.25 mg to 996.25 mg, the median 500 mg.150 mg

72% of 1,250 products listing lysine give more (median 500 mg). Per day at the most servings: 300 mg.

Pumpkin150 mgPumpkin in A.J.'s Prostate Formula against 294 products150 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 30 mg to 200 mg, the median 80 mg.150 mg

Higher than 68% of 294 products listing pumpkin (median 80 mg). Per day at the most servings: 300 mg.

Tienchi Ginseng150 mg
Pygeum extract50 mgPygeum in A.J.'s Prostate Formula against 326 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 33.72 mg to 120 mg, the median 100 mg.50 mg

57% of 326 products listing pygeum give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 100 mg.

Lycopene7 mgLycopene in A.J.'s Prostate Formula against 1,691 products7 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 mg to 5 mg, the median 1.2 mg.7 mg

Higher than 82% of 1,691 products listing lycopene (median 1.2 mg). Per day at the most servings: 14 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 41643 (entered January 23, 2015), 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:

  • 90% of the 7,658 products that print an amount of selenium list more than its 15 mcg of selenium (median 55 mcg).

The NIH database records 1 to 2 servings 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?

1 product lists the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.

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: Two capsules per day (one in the morning and one in the evening). One capsule per day may be sufficient for some users. This product is best when used as part of a program including the ALTRUM Ultra Daily Enzymes and ALTRUM Ultra Multis.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 41643.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Gelatin Capsule, Rice Flour, Vegetable Stearate.

How many labels does A.J.'s Prostate Formula have?

2 labels are on file under this name since January 25, 2013: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 41643 (current) Entered January 23, 2015 · off the market January 9, 2017 · 60 capsules
  2. Label 17165 Entered January 25, 2013 · off the market January 15, 2015 · 60 capsules

DSLD also links this label to: Prostate Formula (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 ALTRUM Nutrition Div. of AMSOIL INC. (distributor), Superior, WI. All Altrum Nutrition products.

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