Beta - 1,3/1,6-D-Glucan 100 mg
by NOW · capsule · 90 veg capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 7 33739 03054 2
- DSLD label 72482
- Serving 1 veg capsule
Beta - 1,3/1,6-D-Glucan 100 mg by NOW lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 veg capsule, such as 100 mg of beta-1,3/1,6-D-glucan powder and 160 mg of maitake mushroom powder. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on March 24, 2017.
What is in Beta - 1,3/1,6-D-Glucan 100 mg?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 veg 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beta-1,3/1,6-D-Glucan powderas Saccharomyces cerevisiaeBeta-1,3/1,6-D-Glucan powder (Form: from Saccharomyces cerevisiae Genus: Saccharomyces Species: cerevisiae) | 100 mg | 47% of 335 products listing beta-glucans give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 200 mg. | |
| Maitake Mushroom powder | 160 mg | Higher than 67% of 327 products listing maitake mushroom (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 320 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 72482 (entered March 24, 2017), 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 1 to 2 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?
5 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Beta Glucan 100 mgVitabase same ingredients
- Beta - 1,3/ 1,6-D-Glucan 100 mg With 160 mg Maitake MushroomsNOW · off the market same ingredients
- Beta GlucanNew Sun same ingredients
- MaitakeReal Mushrooms same ingredients
- Maitake PowderReal Mushrooms same ingredients
- Shiitake MaitakeNature's Way · off the market 2 shared, 68% 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 capsule 1 to 2 times daily.
- Warnings
- Caution: For adults only.
- Consult a physician if pregnant/nursing, taking medication, or have a medical condition (including autoimmune and inflammatory disorders).
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Not manufactured with wheat, gluten, soy, corn, milk, egg, fish, shellfish or tree nut ingredients. Produced in a GMP facility that processes other ingredients containing these allergens.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Non-GMO
- Not manufactured with wheat, gluten, soy, corn, milk, egg, fish, shellfish or tree nut ingredients.
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place after opening.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 72482.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Cellulose, Cellulose powder, Magnesium Stearate, Silica.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Triangle K; GMP Quality Assured.
How many labels does Beta - 1,3/1,6-D-Glucan 100 mg have?
3 labels are on file under this name since October 25, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 72482 (current) Entered March 24, 2017 · on the market · 90 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 03054 2
- Label 59824 Entered May 22, 2016 · off the market March 7, 2017 · 90 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 03054 2
- Label 14137 Entered October 25, 2012 · off the market January 19, 2016 · 90 vcaps(R) · UPC 7 33739 03054 2
DSLD also links this label to: Beta - 1,3/ 1,6-D-Glucan 100 mg With 160 mg Maitake Mushrooms (image difference, same product).
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 (manufacturer), Bloomingdale, IL. All NOW products.