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Apple-Flavored Psyllium

by NOW · powder · 12 oz.

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 7 33739 05920 8
  • DSLD label 50877
  • Serving 1 tbsp (approx. 10 g)
  • 34 servings

Apple-Flavored Psyllium by NOW lists one ingredient: 10 g of apple-flavored psyllium powder per serving of 1 tbsp. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on September 25, 2015.

What is in Apple-Flavored Psyllium?

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

Apple-Flavored Psyllium: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 50877, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories35 Calories
Total Carbohydrates9 g3%Carbohydrate in Apple-Flavored Psyllium against 21,979 products9 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 6 g, the median 3 g.9 g

Higher than 85% of 21,979 products listing carbohydrate (median 3 g). Per day at the most servings: 27 g.

Dietary Fiber5 g20%Fiber in Apple-Flavored Psyllium against 6,987 products5 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 4 g, the median 2 g.5 g

Higher than 82% of 6,987 products listing fiber (median 2 g). Per day at the most servings: 15 g.

Soluble Fiber3.5 g
Insoluble Fiber1.5 g
Sugar3 gSugar in Apple-Flavored Psyllium against 11,807 products3 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 4 g, the median 2 g.3 g

Higher than 53% of 11,807 products listing sugar (median 2 g). Per day at the most servings: 9 g.

Sodium5 mg1%Sodium in Apple-Flavored Psyllium against 14,514 products5 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 15 mg to 142 mg, the median 55 mg.5 mg

89% of 14,514 products listing sodium give more (median 55 mg). Per day at the most servings: 15 mg.

apple-flavored Psyllium powder10 gPsyllium fiber in Apple-Flavored Psyllium against 261 products10 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.3 g to 4.16 g, the median 1.47 g.10 g

Higher than 95% of 261 products listing psyllium fiber (median 1.47 g). Per day at the most servings: 30 g.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 50877 (entered September 25, 2015), 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:

  • Its 10 g of apple-flavored psyllium powder (filed by NIH under psyllium fiber) is higher than 95% of the 261 psyllium fiber products that print an amount; 7 list more.

The NIH database records 1 to 3 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 Apple-Flavored Psyllium'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: Vigorously mix 1 tablespoon into 8-12 oz. of juice or water, 1 to 3 times daily as needed. Be sure to drink plenty of additional fluids throughout the day. Start with smaller amounts and gradually increase over several weeks.
NOTICE: This product should be taken with at least a full glass of liquid.
Warnings
Caution: For adults only.
Consult physician if pregnant/nursing, taking medication, or have a medical condition.
Keep out of reach of children.
Taking this product without enough liquid may cause choking. Do not take this product if you have difficulty in swallowing.
Not manufactured with wheat, gluten, soy, milk, egg, fish, shellfish or tree nut ingredients. Produced in a GMP facility that processes other ingredients containing these allergens.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Not manufactured with wheat, gluten, soy, milk, egg, fish, shellfish or tree nut ingredients.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place after opening.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 50877.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Psyllium husk powder, Apple Fiber powder, Fructose, Natural Apple Flavor.

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

How many labels does Apple-Flavored Psyllium have?

2 labels are on file under this name since October 25, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 50877 (current) Entered September 25, 2015 · on the market · 12 oz. · UPC 7 33739 05920 8
  2. Label 14207 Entered October 25, 2012 · off the market August 24, 2015 · 12 oz. · UPC 7 33739 05920 8

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

Who makes it?

The label names NOW Foods (manufacturer), Bloomingdale, IL. All NOW products.

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