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Advanced Ferrochel 27 mg

by Source Naturals · tablet or pill · 180 tablets

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 0 21078 01456 0
  • DSLD label 273191
  • Serving 1 tablet
  • 180 servings

Advanced Ferrochel 27 mg by Source Naturals lists 5 ingredients, 5 with an amount per serving of 1 tablet, such as 60 mg of vitamin C, 340 mcg DFE of folate, 25 mcg of vitamin B12 and 27 mg of iron. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on January 23, 2023.

What is in Advanced Ferrochel 27 mg?

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

Advanced Ferrochel 27 mg: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 273191, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Vitamin Cas Ascorbic Acid60 mg67%Vitamin C in Advanced Ferrochel 27 mg against 18,583 products60 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 60 mg to 270 mg, the median 100 mg.DV 90 mgUL 2,000 mg60 mg

65% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C give more (median 100 mg).

Folateas Folic Acid340 mcg DFE85%
Folic Acid200 mcg
Vitamin B12as CyanocobalaminVitamin B-12 (Form: as Methylcobalamin)25 mcg1,042%Vitamin B12 in Advanced Ferrochel 27 mg against 14,425 products25 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 6 mcg to 200 mcg, the median 36 mcg.DV 2.4 mcg25 mcg

54% of 14,425 products listing vitamin B12 give more (median 36 mcg).

Ironas FerrochelIron (Form: as Ferrous Bis-Glycinate)27 mg150%Iron in Advanced Ferrochel 27 mg against 6,910 products27 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 1.2 mg to 18 mg, the median 5 mg.DV 18 mgUL 45 mg27 mg

Higher than 88% of 6,910 products listing iron (median 5 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 273191 (entered January 23, 2023), 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?

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
Directions: 1 tablet daily. For use by adults only. Do not exceed the recommended dose.
Warnings
Note: If you are pregnant, may become pregnant, or breastfeeding, consult your health care professional before using this product.
Do not use if either tamper-evident seal is broken or missing.
Keep out of the reach of children.
Warning: Accidental overdose of iron-containing products is a leading cause of fatal poisoning in children under 6. Keep this product out of the reach of children. In case of accidental overdose, call a doctor or poison control center immediately.
Do not exceed the recommended dose.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 273191.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Microcrystalline Cellulose, Dibasic Calcium Phosphate, Stearic Acid, modified Cellulose Gum, Magnesium Stearate, Silica.

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

How many labels does Advanced Ferrochel 27 mg have?

4 labels are on file under this name since November 21, 2018: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 295558 Entered July 18, 2023 · off the market July 6, 2022 · 180 tablets · UPC 0 21078 01456 0
  2. Label 273191 (current) Entered January 23, 2023 · on the market · 180 tablets · UPC 0 21078 01456 0
  3. Label 181589 Entered November 21, 2018 · off the market December 22, 2021 · 180 tablets · UPC 0 21078 01456 0
  4. Label 181588 Entered November 21, 2018 · on the market · 90 tablets · UPC 0 21078 01455 3

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

Who makes it?

The label names Source Naturals, Inc. (distributor), Santa Cruz, CA. All Source Naturals products.

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