Berberine Glucose Support
by NOW · softgel capsule · 90 softgels
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 7 33739 01418 4
- DSLD label 313585
- Serving 1 softgel
- 90 servings
Berberine Glucose Support by NOW lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 1 softgel, such as 400 mg of berberine hydrochloride and 700 mg of MCT oil, beside 2 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on June 20, 2024.
What is in Berberine Glucose Support?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 softgel. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 5 Calories | ||
| Total Fat | 0.5 g | 1% | 86% of 11,965 products listing fat (unspecified) give more (median 1.5 g). Per day at the most servings: 1.5 g. |
| Saturated Fat | 0.5 g | 3% | 66% of 5,234 products listing saturated fat give more (median 1 g). Per day at the most servings: 1.5 g. |
| Berberine Hydrochlorideas Berberis aristata | 400 mg | 46% of 419 products listing berberine give more (median 400 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,200 mg. | |
| MCT Oil | 700 mg | 71% of 559 products listing medium chain triglycerides give more (median 1.5 g). Per day at the most servings: 2.1 g. | |
| Capric Acidas Medium Chain Triglyceride Oil | 238 mg | 68% of 107 products listing capric acid give more (median 1.05 g). Per day at the most servings: 0.714 g. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 313585 (entered June 20, 2024), 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 3 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?
2 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Glucose Management With Berberine HClProtocol For Life Balance same ingredients
- Berberine 400 mgLuckyVitamin same ingredients
- 100% Pure MCT Oil Pharmaceutical Grade Medium-Chain TriglyceridesSwanson Ultra · off the market 4 shared, 59% alike
- M.C.T. Medium Chain TriglyceridesDouglas Laboratories 4 shared, 59% alike
- MCT Oil 14,000 mg (14 g)Carlson 4 shared, 59% alike
- Organic MCT OilViva Naturals 4 shared, 59% alike
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 Usage: Take 1 softgel 3 times daily with food.
- Warnings
- Caution: For adults only.
- Do not use if you are pregnant, may become pregnant, or are breastfeeding. If you are taking medications (especially anti-diabetes medications) or have a medical condition, consult your physician prior to use.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Not manufactured with yeast, wheat, gluten, soy, milk, egg, fish or shellfish or sesame ingredients. Produced in a GMP facility that processes other ingredients containing these allergens.
- This product may cause mild gastrointestinal discomfort.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Not manufactured with yeast, wheat, gluten, soy, milk, egg, fish or shellfish or sesame ingredients.
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place after opening.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 313585.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Bovine Gelatin, Glycerin, Water, Caramel color, Beeswax, Sunflower Lecithin.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): GMP Quality Assured; Crescent H Halal.
How many labels does Berberine Glucose Support have?
2 labels are on file under this name since March 25, 2021: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 313585 (current) Entered June 20, 2024 · on the market · 90 softgels · UPC 7 33739 01418 4
- Label 245898 Entered March 25, 2021 · off the market February 12, 2024 · 90 softgels · UPC 7 33739 01418 4
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names NOW FOODS (distributor), Bloomingdale, IL. All NOW products.