Barley Beta-Glucan
by Doctor's Best · capsule · 60 veggie caps
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 7 53950 00378 1
- DSLD label 59950
- Serving 1 veggie capsule
- 60 servings
Barley Beta-Glucan by Doctor's Best lists one ingredient: 250 mg of barley beta-glucan per serving of 1 veggie capsule. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on May 22, 2016.
What is in Barley Beta-Glucan?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 veggie capsule. 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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barley Beta-Glucanas GlucagelBarley Beta-Glucan (Form: as Glucagel) | 250 mg | Higher than 72% of 335 products listing beta-glucans (median 100 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 59950 (entered May 22, 2016), 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?
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.
- Beta Glucan Purified Beta-1,3/1,6-Glucan 250LifeLink same ingredients
- Xtra Strength Beta-Glucans with ImmunEnhancer 250 mg of Beta-GlucansNOW · off the market same ingredients
- ImmunotiX 250XYMOGEN EP · off the market same ingredients
- Immune Health SupportGNC Preventive Nutrition same ingredients
- ImmunotiX 250XYMOGEN same ingredients
- BetaRight Beta GlucansSwanson Ultra · off the market same ingredients
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 Adult Use: Take 1 capsule daily, with or without food, or as recommended by a nutritionally-informed physician.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Non-GMO / Soy Free
- Storage
- Store in a cool dry place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 59950.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Modified Cellulose, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Silicon Dioxide, Calcium Stearate.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Vegan.
How many labels does Barley Beta-Glucan have?
2 labels are on file under this name since March 25, 2015: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 59950 (current) Entered May 22, 2016 · on the market · 60 veggie caps · UPC 7 53950 00378 1
- Label 43966 Entered March 25, 2015 · off the market May 2, 2016 · 60 veggie caps · UPC 7 53950 00378 1
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Doctor's Best, Inc. (distributor), California. All Doctor's Best products.