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Activated Broccoli

by NOW · capsule · 60 veg capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 7 33739 02621 7
  • DSLD label 266863
  • Serving 1 veg capsule
  • 60 servings

Activated Broccoli by NOW lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 veg capsule, such as 230 mg of TrueBroc and 25 mg of mustard. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on June 16, 2022.

What is in Activated Broccoli?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 veg 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).

Activated Broccoli: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 266863, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
TrueBrocas Broccoli230 mgBroccoli in Activated Broccoli against 530 products230 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 40 mg to 250 mg, the median 100 mg.230 mg

Higher than 71% of 530 products listing broccoli (median 100 mg).

Mustardas Brassica hirta25 mgMustard in Activated Broccoli against 43 products25 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 716.5 mg, the median 50 mg.25 mg

60% of 43 products listing mustard give more (median 50 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 266863 (entered June 16, 2022), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD or its label image (PDF). Amounts are what the maker printed; DSLD does not test products. Daily Values: the FDA's Daily Value page.

Is that a lot?

Every amount on this label with a position sits within the middle 80% of the products that list the same ingredient.

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?

The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Activated Broccoli's, rare ingredients counting for more.

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 Usage: Take 1 capsule daily.
Warnings
Caution: For adults only.
Sulforaphane and there broccoli compounds may interact with metabolism of certain drugs. Consult a physician if pregnant/nursing, taking medication, or have a medical condition (especially thyroid disorders).
Keep out of the reach of children.
Not manufactured with wheat, gluten, soy, milk, egg, fish or shellfish ingredients. Produced in a GMP facility that processes other ingredients containing these allergens.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Non-GMO
Not manufactured with wheat, gluten, soy, milk, egg, fish or shellfish ingredients.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place after opening.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 266863.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Hypromellose, MCT Oil, Silicon Dioxide, Stearic Acid.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): GMP quality assured.

How many labels does Activated Broccoli have?

One label is on file, entered on June 16, 2022.

  1. Label 266863 (current) Entered June 16, 2022 · on the market · 60 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 02621 7

Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).

Who makes it?

The label names NOW Foods (manufacturer), Bloomingdale, IL. All NOW products.

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