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Activated Charcoal

by Natures Craft · capsule · 90 veggie capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • DSLD label 256305
  • Serving 2 vegetable capsules
  • 45 servings

Activated Charcoal by Natures Craft lists one ingredient: 1,100 mg of activated charcoal per serving of 2 vegetable capsules. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on October 22, 2021.

What is in Activated Charcoal?

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

Activated Charcoal: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 256305, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Activated Charcoalas Coconut1,100 mgActivated Charcoal in Activated Charcoal against 103 products1,100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 300 mg to 570 mg, the median 520 mg.1,100 mg

Higher than 89% of 103 products listing activated charcoal (median 520 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 256305 (entered October 22, 2021), 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.

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 (1) veggie capsule twice a day. This product should be taken 2-3 hours before taking other medications.
Warnings
Caution: Do not exceed recommended dose.
Pregnant or nursing mothers, children under 18, and individuals with a known medical condition should consult a physician before using this or any dietary supplement.
Keep out of the reach of children.
Do not use if safety seal is damaged or missing.
Storage
Store in a cool dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 256305.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Cellulose Ethers, Rice Flour, MCT fractionated Coconut Oil.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Formulated in the U.S.A. Good Manufacturing Practice Sourced from a GMP Certified Facility Quality Assured.

How many labels does Activated Charcoal have?

One label is on file, entered on October 22, 2021.

  1. Label 256305 (current) Entered October 22, 2021 · on the market · 90 veggie capsules

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

Who makes it?

The label names Nature's Craft (distributor), Monsey, NY. All Natures Craft products.

Where next?