Artichoke Standardized

by Nature's Way · capsule · 60 capsules

  • Off the market since May 2016 (NIH)
  • UPC 0 33674 64600 7
  • DSLD label 40621
  • Serving 2 capsules
  • 30 servings

Artichoke Standardized by Nature's Way lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 2 capsules, such as 600 mg of artichoke extract and 300 mg of milk thistle, beside 1 Nutrition Facts row (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on December 29, 2014.

What is in Artichoke Standardized?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 capsules. 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).

Artichoke Standardized: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 40621, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Total Carbohydrates1 g1%Carbohydrate in Artichoke Standardized against 21,979 products1 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 6 g, the median 3 g.1 g

74% of 21,979 products listing carbohydrate give more (median 3 g). Per day at the most servings: 2 g.

Artichoke extractas Caffeoylquinic AcidsArtichoke extract (Form: 6% Caffeoylquinic Acids) PlantPart: leaf600 mgArtichoke in Artichoke Standardized against 433 products600 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 250 mg, the median 100 mg.600 mg

Higher than 91% of 433 products listing artichoke (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,200 mg.

Milk Thistle300 mgMilk Thistle in Artichoke Standardized against 1,277 products300 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 90 mg to 300 mg, the median 175 mg.300 mg

Higher than 72% of 1,277 products listing milk thistle (median 175 mg). Per day at the most servings: 600 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 40621 (entered December 29, 2014), 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 600 mg of artichoke is higher than 91% of the 433 artichoke products that print an amount; 25 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?

1 product lists 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
Recommendation: Take 2 capsules twice daily, preferably with food.
Warnings
Freshness & safety sealed with printed outer shrinkwrap and printed inner seal. Do not use if either seal is broken or missing.
Keep out of reach of children.
Caution: Consult a physician before taking this product if you have gallstones or known obstruction of bile ducts.
Not recommended for pregnant or lactating women.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 40621.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Gelatin, Magnesium Stearate, Cellulose, Silica.

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

How many labels does Artichoke Standardized have?

2 labels are on file under this name since April 25, 2013: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 40621 (current) Entered December 29, 2014 · off the market May 18, 2016 · 60 capsules · UPC 0 33674 64600 7
  2. Label 17989 Entered April 25, 2013 · off the market December 5, 2014 · 60 capsules · UPC 0 33674 64600 7

DSLD also links this label to: Standardized Artichoke (image difference, same product), Standardized Artichoke (image difference, same product), Standardized Artichoke (image difference, same product), Artichoke (image difference, same product).

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 Way Products, LLC (manufacturer), Green Bay, WI. All Nature's Way products.

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