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Activated Coconut Charcoal

by Nature's Answer · softgel capsule · 60 fast-acting liquid softgels

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 0 83000 26525 9
  • DSLD label 59437
  • Serving 2 softgels
  • 30 servings

Activated Coconut Charcoal by Nature's Answer lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 2 softgels, such as 560 mg of activated charcoal and 40 mg of licorice root extract, beside 4 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on May 22, 2016.

What is in Activated Coconut Charcoal?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 softgels. 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 Coconut Charcoal: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 59437, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories25 Calories
Calories from Fat25 Calories
Total Fat2.5 g4%Fat (unspecified) in Activated Coconut Charcoal against 11,965 products2.5 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 2.5 g, the median 1.5 g.2.5 g

Higher than 70% of 11,965 products listing fat (unspecified) (median 1.5 g).

Saturated Fat0 g0%
Polyunsaturated Fat0 g
Monounsaturated Fat2 gMonounsaturated Fat in Activated Coconut Charcoal against 989 products2 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 g to 1 g, the median 1 g.2 g

Higher than 81% of 989 products listing monounsaturated fat (median 1 g).

Activated Charcoalas CoconutActivated Charcoal (Form: from Coconut PlantPart: husks)560 mgActivated Charcoal in Activated Coconut Charcoal against 103 products560 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 300 mg to 570 mg, the median 520 mg.560 mg

Higher than 65% of 103 products listing activated charcoal (median 520 mg).

Licorice root extract40 mgLicorice in Activated Coconut Charcoal against 888 products40 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 42 mg to 300 mg, the median 100 mg.40 mg

75% of 888 products listing licorice give more (median 100 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 59437 (entered May 22, 2016), 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?

The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Activated Coconut Charcoal'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 Use: As a dietary supplement, take (2) capsules once a day with food or water.
Warnings
May cause darkening of the stool.
If you are pregnant, nursing, taking any medications, planning any medical procedure or have a medical condition, consult with your healthcare practitioner before use. Caution: Activated charcoal may absorb medications (such as heart drugs or birth control) if taken at the same time. Consult a physician if you are taking drugs as this dietary supplement may interfere with their effectiveness. Allow at least one hour after or two hours before taking any medication.
Warning: Keep out of reach of children.
Do not use if safety seal is damaged or missing.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Gluten-Free
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 59437.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Olive Oil, Gelatin, Glycerin, purified Water, fumed Silica, Glyceryl Monostearate, Sunflower Lecithin, Carob extract, Titanium Dioxide.

How many labels does Activated Coconut Charcoal have?

One label is on file, entered on May 22, 2016.

  1. Label 59437 (current) Entered May 22, 2016 · on the market · 60 fast-acting liquid softgels · UPC 0 83000 26525 9

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 Answer (manufacturer), Hauppauge, NY. All Nature's Answer products.

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