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Beta-Sitosterol 320 mg

by Swanson · capsule · 30 veggie caps

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 0 87614 02741 8
  • DSLD label 308479
  • Serving 1 capsule
  • 30 servings

Beta-Sitosterol 320 mg by Swanson lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 15 mg of zinc, 200 mcg of selenium and 320 mg of beta-sitosterol. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on February 22, 2024.

What is in Beta-Sitosterol 320 mg?

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).

Beta-Sitosterol 320 mg: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 308479, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Zincas TRAACS Zinc Glycinate ChelateTRAACS15 mg136%Zinc in Beta-Sitosterol 320 mg against 13,186 products15 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 5 mg to 15 mg, the median 11 mg.DV 11 mgUL 40 mg15 mg

Higher than 56% of 13,186 products listing zinc (median 11 mg).

Seleniumas SelenoExcellfrom SelenoExcell organically bound high-selenium yeast200 mcg364%Selenium in Beta-Sitosterol 320 mg against 7,658 products200 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 27 mcg to 100 mcg, the median 55 mcg.DV 55 mcgUL 400 mcg200 mcg

Higher than 82% of 7,658 products listing selenium (median 55 mcg).

Beta-Sitosterolas Phytopin320 mgBeta Sitosterol in Beta-Sitosterol 320 mg against 264 products320 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 221.25 mg, the median 100 mg.320 mg

Higher than 88% of 264 products listing beta sitosterol (median 100 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 308479 (entered February 22, 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 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
One-a-day formula
Suggested use: As a dietary supplement, take one veggie capsule per day with water.
Warnings
Warning: For adults only. Keep out of reach of children.
Consult your physician before using this or any product if you are pregnant or nursing, taking medication or have a medical condition.
Do not use if seal is broken.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 308479.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Hypromellose, Magnesium Stearate, Brown Rice Flour.

How many labels does Beta-Sitosterol 320 mg have?

3 labels are on file under this name since February 25, 2019: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 308479 (current) Entered February 22, 2024 · on the market · 30 veggie caps · UPC 0 87614 02741 8
  2. Label 203767 Entered June 24, 2019 · off the market October 3, 2024 · 30 veggie caps · UPC 0 87614 02741 8
  3. Label 190951 Entered February 25, 2019 · off the market October 16, 2018 · 30 veggie caps · UPC 0 87614 02741 8

DSLD also links this label to: High Potency Beta-Sitosterol Plant Sterol Complex with Zinc & Selenium (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 Swanson Health Products (distributor), Fargo, ND. All Swanson products.

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