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Berberine

by FINAFLEX · capsule · 60 vegetarian capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 8 10020 72312 0
  • DSLD label 333636
  • Serving 2 capsules
  • 30 servings

Berberine by FINAFLEX lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 2 capsules, such as 1,000 mg of berberine hydrochloride and 10 mg of BioPerine. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on July 24, 2025.

What is in Berberine?

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).

Berberine: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 333636, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Berberine Hydrochloride1,000 mgBerberine in Berberine against 419 products1,000 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 131.5 mg to 500 mg, the median 400 mg.1,000 mg

Higher than 83% of 419 products listing berberine (median 400 mg).

BioPerine10 mgBlack Pepper in Berberine against 2,363 products10 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 5 mg to 10 mg, the median 5 mg.10 mg

Higher than 71% of 2,363 products listing black pepper (median 5 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 333636 (entered July 24, 2025), 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?

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?

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
Suggested use: As a dietary supplement take 1 serving (2 capsules) daily. Take Berberine after meals to support blood sugar levels.
Warnings
Allergen warning: Produced in a facility that processes milk, eggs, soybeans, what, shellfish, fish, tree nuts, sesame, and peanuts.
Warning: Keep out of reach of children.
Do not use if pregnant or nursing. Consult a doctor or medical authority before use if you have a medical condition, a family history of health problems, or if you take other medicines or supplements.
Intended for healthy adults over 18.
Do not exceed serving size. Stop use if you have a bad reaction. Stop use after 8 weeks. Stop use 2 weeks before surgery. Consumer accepts all liability if used inconsistent with label.
California Prop 65 Warning: Lead - Cancer and reproductive harm www.P65Warnings.ca.gov
Storage
Sold by capsule count, not volume. Store under cool, dry conditions, ideally 50-80 degrees F. Do not discard desiccant.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 333636.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Hypromellose, Silica, Magnesium Stearate, Titanium Dioxide.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): GMP Certified Certified Good Manufacturing Practice U.S.A. Made Domestic & Imported Ingredients FDA Registered Facility.

How many labels does Berberine have?

One label is on file, entered on July 24, 2025.

  1. Label 333636 (current) Entered July 24, 2025 · on the market · 60 vegetarian capsules · UPC 8 10020 72312 0

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

Who makes it?

The label names FINAFLEX (manufacturer, distributor), Alpharetta, GA. All FINAFLEX products.

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