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Advantage Powder

by Douglas Laboratories · powder · 300 g

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 3 10539 01807 1
  • DSLD label 8771
  • Serving 3 g (1 teaspoon)
  • 100 servings

Advantage Powder by Douglas Laboratories lists 10 ingredients, 10 with an amount per serving of 3 g, such as 50 mg of niacin, 50 mg of vitamin B6, 2,000 mg of lecithin and 1,500 mg of polysaccharides, beside 1 Nutrition Facts row (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on June 25, 2012.

What is in Advantage Powder?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 3 g. 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).

Advantage Powder: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 8771, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories9 Calories
Total Fat1 g2%Fat (unspecified) in Advantage Powder against 11,965 products1 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 2.5 g, the median 1.5 g.1 g

56% of 11,965 products listing fat (unspecified) give more (median 1.5 g). Per day at the most servings: 2 g.

Niacin50 mg250%Niacin in Advantage Powder against 12,413 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 13.2 mg to 48 mg, the median 20 mg.DV 16 mgUL 35 mg50 mg

Higher than 75% of 12,413 products listing niacin (median 20 mg). Per day at the most servings: 100 mg. 2.9 times the adult UL a day.

Vitamin B6as Pyridoxine HydrochlorideVitamin B-6 (Form: as Pyridoxine HCl)50 mg2,500%Vitamin B6 in Advantage Powder against 15,277 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 2 mg to 20 mg, the median 6 mg.DV 1.7 mgUL 100 mg50 mg

Higher than 87% of 15,277 products listing vitamin B6 (median 6 mg). Per day at the most servings: 100 mg.

Lecithinas Phosphatidylcholine, Phosphatidylethanolamine, PhosphatidylinositolLecithin (Form: soya, Supplying Phosphatidylcholine, Phosphatidylethanolamine, Phosphatidylinositol)2,000 mgLecithin in Advantage Powder against 804 products2,000 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 1,200 mg, the median 200 mg.2,000 mg

Higher than 89% of 804 products listing lecithin (median 200 mg). Per day at the most servings: 4,000 mg.

Polysaccharidesas Carrageenan1,500 mgPolysaccharide in Advantage Powder against 57 products1,500 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 150 mg to 2,800 mg, the median 550 mg.1,500 mg

Higher than 63% of 57 products listing polysaccharide (median 550 mg). Per day at the most servings: 3,000 mg.

Mucopolysaccharidesas Guar Gum500 mg
Edta300 mgEDTA in Advantage Powder against 50 products300 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 200 mg to 500 mg, the median 300 mg.300 mg

48% of 50 products listing EDTA give more (median 300 mg). Per day at the most servings: 600 mg.

Choline250 mg45%*Choline in Advantage Powder against 4,738 products250 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 18 mg to 100 mg, the median 40 mg.DV 550 mgUL 3,500 mg250 mg

Higher than 89% of 4,738 products listing choline (median 40 mg). Per day at the most servings: 500 mg.

Papain250 mgPapain in Advantage Powder against 607 products250 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 20 mg to 75 mg, the median 40 mg.250 mg

Higher than 96% of 607 products listing papain (median 40 mg). Per day at the most servings: 500 mg.

Celluloseas Dietary Fiber100 mg
Silicon Dioxide50 mgSilicon in Advantage Powder against 1,220 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 2 mg to 10.5 mg, the median 4 mg.50 mg

Higher than 94% of 1,220 products listing silicon (median 4 mg). Per day at the most servings: 100 mg.

* % Daily Value computed from the printed amount and the FDA Daily Value (21 CFR 101.9); the label prints none for that row.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 8771 (entered June 25, 2012), 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?

The rows in the top or bottom tenth of the products that list the same ingredient, and any above the adult upper limit at the most servings a day the directions give:

  • At 2 servings a day, the most its directions give, the label lists 100 mg of niacin, 2.9 times the adult Tolerable Upper Intake Level.
  • Its 250 mg of papain is higher than 96% of the 607 papain products that print an amount; 19 list more.
  • Its 50 mg of silicon is higher than 94% of the 1,220 silicon products that print an amount; 55 list more.

The NIH database records 2 servings 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 Advantage Powder'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: As a dietary supplement, adults take 1 teaspoon twice daily or as directed by your healthcare professional.
Warnings
KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.
Tamper resistant package, do not use if outer seal is missing.
Allergens and what it does not contain
This product contains NO yeast, milk/dairy, corn, sodium, sugar, starch, artificial coloring, preservatives or flavoring.
Storage
For optimal storage conditions, store in a cool, dry place. (59(0)-77(0)F/(15(0)-25(0)C) (35-65% relative humidity)

Source: label statements in DSLD label 8771.

How many labels does Advantage Powder have?

One label is on file, entered on June 25, 2012.

  1. Label 8771 (current) Entered June 25, 2012 · on the market · 300 g · UPC 3 10539 01807 1

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

Who makes it?

The label names Douglas Laboratories (manufacturer), Pittsburgh, PA. All Douglas Laboratories products.

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