PlainVitamins

Berberine-500

by DC · capsule · 90 capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • DSLD label 331325
  • Serving 3 capsules; amounts per 1 capsule
  • 90 servings

Berberine-500 by DC lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 72 mcg of chromium, 500 mg of berberine HCl and 250 mg of cinnamon. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on April 24, 2025.

What is in Berberine-500?

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

Berberine-500: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 331325, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Chromiumas ChromeMate72 mcg206%Chromium in Berberine-500 against 7,825 products72 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 45 mcg to 200 mcg, the median 100 mcg.DV 35 mcg72 mcg

59% of 7,825 products listing chromium give more (median 100 mcg).

Berberine HCl500 mgBerberine in Berberine-500 against 419 products500 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 131.5 mg to 500 mg, the median 400 mg.500 mg

Higher than 55% of 419 products listing berberine (median 400 mg).

Cinnamon4:1250 mgCinnamon in Berberine-500 against 601 products250 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 500 mg, the median 200 mg.250 mg

Higher than 56% of 601 products listing cinnamon (median 200 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 331325 (entered April 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?

3 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 3 capsules daily, one before each meal.
Warnings
Tamper Evident: : Do not use this product if imprinted foil seal under cap is broken or missing.
Keep out of reach of children.
Warning: Diabetics/Hypoglycemics use only under a doctor's supervision because this product contains chromium which may enhance insulin sensitivity and may affect your blood sugar.
If you are pregnant or nursing do not take this product.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Gluten Free
Storage
Keep tightly closed. Store at room temperature: 59 degrees-86 degrees F (15 degrees to 30 degrees C).

Source: label statements in DSLD label 331325.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Gelatin, Magnesium Stearate, Silica.

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

How many labels does Berberine-500 have?

4 labels are on file under this name since February 25, 2021: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 331325 (current) Entered April 24, 2025 · on the market · 90 capsules
  2. Label 265600 Entered April 11, 2022 · off the market August 14, 2024 · 90 capsules
  3. Label 265589 Entered April 11, 2022 · off the market August 14, 2024 · 90 capsules
  4. Label 245336 Entered February 25, 2021 · off the market August 24, 2021 · 90 capsules

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

Who makes it?

The label names Dee Cee Laboratories, Inc. (manufacturer), White House, TN. All DC products.

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