Activated Charcoal
by GNC Herbal Plus · capsule · 100 vegetarian capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 0 48107 11312 4
- DSLD label 18389
- Serving 2 capsules
- 50 servings
Activated Charcoal by GNC Herbal Plus lists one ingredient: 560 mg of activated charcoal per serving of 2 capsules. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on February 25, 2013.
What is in Activated Charcoal?
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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Activated Charcoal | 560 mg | Higher than 65% of 103 products listing activated charcoal (median 520 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 18389 (entered February 25, 2013), 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?
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?
6 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Charcoal ActivatedNature's Way · off the market same ingredients
- Activated Charcoal High AbsorbencyNature's Way · off the market same ingredients
- Charcoal Activated 280 mgNature's Way · off the market same ingredients
- Activated CharcoalProtocol For Life Balance same ingredients
- Charcoal 560 mgNature's Answer same ingredients
- Activated CharcoalNOW same ingredients
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
- Directions: As a dietary supplement, take two capsules at mealtime.
- Warnings
- Promotes Natural Relief of Gas and Absorbs Toxins
- WARNING: Consult your physician prior to using this product if you are pregnant, nursing, taking medication, or have a medical condition.
- Discontinue use two weeks prior to surgery.
- KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- No Sugar, No Artificial Colors, No Artificial Flavors, No Wheat, No Gluten, No Corn, No Soy, No Dairy, Yeast Free.
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 18389.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Rice Flour, Vegetable Cellulose, Calcium Silicate.
How many labels does Activated Charcoal have?
One label is on file, entered on February 25, 2013.
- Label 18389 (current) Entered February 25, 2013 · on the market · 100 vegetarian capsules · UPC 0 48107 11312 4
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names General Nutrition Corporation (distributor), Pittsburgh, PA. All GNC Herbal Plus products.