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Silica

by Alta Health Products · tablet or pill · 120 tablets

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 0 76920 00022 2
  • DSLD label 299275
  • Serving 1 to 3 tablets; amounts per 3 tablets
  • 120 servings

Silica by Alta Health Products lists one ingredient: 1,500 mg of horsetail extract per serving of 3 tablets. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on November 22, 2023.

What is in Silica?

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

Silica: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 299275, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Horsetail extract1,500 mgHorsetail in Silica against 519 products1,500 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 20 mg to 200 mg, the median 67 mg.1,500 mg

Higher than 98% of 519 products listing horsetail (median 67 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 299275 (entered November 22, 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?

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:

  • Its 1,500 mg of horsetail is higher than 98% of the 519 horsetail products that print an amount; 9 list more.

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: As a dietary supplement, take 1 to 3 tablets daily, preferably with meals.
Warnings
Consult a health care professional before taking this product if you are a pregnant or lactating woman, currently under medical care or are taking prescription drugs.
Do not accept if seal is broken
Keep out of reach of children.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Free from: Sugar, salt, yeast, wheat, soy, colorings, flavorings or preservatives. No GMO Gluten free.
Storage
Store in a cool dry place. Do not freeze.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 299275.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Whey, Cellulose, Hydroxypropyl Cellulose, Stearic Acid, Silicon Dioxide, Magnesium Stearate, Croscarmellose Sodium.

How many labels does Silica have?

One label is on file, entered on November 22, 2023.

  1. Label 299275 (current) Entered November 22, 2023 · on the market · 120 tablets · UPC 0 76920 00022 2

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

Who makes it?

The label names ALTA HEALTH PRODUCTS (distributor), Idaho City, ID. All Alta Health Products products.

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