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Be-Beautiful

by GNC WellBeing · unknown

  • Off the market since December 2023 (NIH)
  • DSLD label 12331
  • Serving 1 caplet

Be-Beautiful by GNC WellBeing lists 14 ingredients, 14 with an amount per serving of 1 caplet, such as 6,000 mcg of biotin, 200 mg of L-cysteine, 100 mg of MSM and 100 mg of hydrolyzed gelatin. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on August 24, 2012.

What is in Be-Beautiful?

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

Be-Beautiful: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 12331, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Biotin6,000 mcg2,000%Biotin in Be-Beautiful against 9,447 products6,000 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mcg to 300 mcg, the median 200 mcg.DV 30 mcg6,000 mcg

Higher than 97% of 9,447 products listing biotin (median 200 mcg).

L-Cysteine200 mgCysteine in Be-Beautiful against 516 products200 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 30 mg to 200 mg, the median 85 mg.200 mg

Higher than 72% of 516 products listing cysteine (median 85 mg).

MSM100 mgMethylsulfonylmethane in Be-Beautiful against 1,454 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 150 mg to 1,000 mg, the median 500 mg.100 mg

78% of 1,454 products listing methylsulfonylmethane give more (median 500 mg).

hydrolyzed Gelatin100 mg
L-Methionine50 mgMETHIONINE in Be-Beautiful against 981 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 250 mg, the median 100 mg.50 mg

58% of 981 products listing METHIONINE give more (median 100 mg).

Alpha-Lipoic Acid10 mgAlpha Lipoic Acid in Be-Beautiful against 2,407 products10 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 150 mg, the median 50 mg.10 mg

84% of 2,407 products listing alpha lipoic acid give more (median 50 mg).

Dmae10 mgDeanol in Be-Beautiful against 365 products10 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 150 mg, the median 100 mg.10 mg

96% of 365 products listing deanol give more (median 100 mg).

Green Tea Leaf Extract10 mgGreen Tea in Be-Beautiful against 2,595 products10 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 250 mg, the median 100 mg.10 mg

96% of 2,595 products listing green tea give more (median 100 mg).

hydrolyzed Collagen5 mgCollagen in Be-Beautiful against 1,008 products0.005 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.1 g to 4.2 g, the median 1 g.0.005 g

98% of 1,008 products listing collagen give more (median 1 g).

Horsetail Rush3 mgHorsetail in Be-Beautiful against 519 products3 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 20 mg to 200 mg, the median 67 mg.3 mg

88% of 519 products listing horsetail give more (median 67 mg).

Boronas Boron CitrateBoron (Form: as Boron Citrate)1 mgBoron in Be-Beautiful against 3,339 products1 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 0.3 mg to 2 mg, the median 1 mg.UL 20 mg1 mg

42% of 3,339 products listing boron give more (median 1 mg).

Lutemax 2020 Lutein1 mgLutein in Be-Beautiful against 2,493 products1 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 mg to 10 mg, the median 3 mg.1 mg

62% of 2,493 products listing lutein give more (median 3 mg).

Pantesin Pantethine1,500 mcgPantethine in Be-Beautiful against 94 products1.5 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 5 mg to 225 mg, the median 50 mg.1.5 mg

90% of 94 products listing pantethine give more (median 50 mg).

Zeaxanthinas Zeaxanthin IsomersZeaxanthin (Form: as Zeaxanthin Isomers)40 mcgZeaxanthin in Be-Beautiful against 1,215 products0.04 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 0.4 mg to 2 mg, the median 1 mg.0.04 mg

98% of 1,215 products listing zeaxanthin give more (median 1 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 12331 (entered August 24, 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:

  • Its 6,000 mcg of biotin is higher than 97% of the 9,447 biotin products that print an amount; 285 list more.
  • 84% of the 2,407 products that print an amount of alpha lipoic acid list more than its 10 mg of alpha-lipoic acid (filed by NIH under alpha lipoic acid) (median 50 mg).
  • 96% of the 365 products that print an amount of deanol list more than its 10 mg of dmae (filed by NIH under deanol) (median 100 mg).
  • 96% of the 2,595 products that print an amount of green tea list more than its 10 mg of green tea (median 100 mg).
  • 98% of the 1,008 products that print an amount of collagen list more than its 0.005 g of hydrolyzed collagen (filed by NIH under collagen) (median 1 g).
  • 88% of the 519 products that print an amount of horsetail list more than its 3 mg of horsetail (median 67 mg).

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?

2 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 the contents of one pak daily with food.
Warnings
KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.
WARNING: Consult your physician prior to using this product if you are pregnant, nursing, taking medication, or have a medical condition.
Discontinue use two weeks prior to surgery.
Allergens and what it does not contain
No Artificial Colors, No Artificial Flavors, No Wheat, No Gluten.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 12331.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Cellulose, Mica, Titanium Dioxide, Vegetable Acetoglycerides, natural Mint Flavor, Sucralose, Annatto Color, Carmine color.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Lutemax 2020(TM) LUTEIN & ZEAXANTHIN; Pantesin(R).

How many labels does Be-Beautiful have?

2 labels are on file under this name since February 23, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 12331 (current) Entered August 24, 2012 · off the market December 19, 2023
  2. Label 5728 Entered February 23, 2012 · off the market December 15, 2011

DSLD also links this label to: Be-Balanced (bundle set), Be-Protected (bundle set), Be-Whole (bundle set), Be-Flexible (bundle set).

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

Who makes it?

The label names General Nutrition Corporation (distributor), Pittsburgh, PA. All GNC WellBeing products.

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