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Beta Sitosterol

by Advance Physician Formulas · capsule · 90 vegetable capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 8 96996 00031 1
  • DSLD label 270286
  • Serving 1 capsule
  • 90 servings

Beta Sitosterol by Advance Physician Formulas lists 4 ingredients, 4 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 400 mg of phytosterol complex. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on June 16, 2022.

What is in Beta Sitosterol?

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: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 270286, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Phytosterol Complexas Sunflowerfrom sunflower400 mgPhytosterols in Beta Sitosterol against 440 products400 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 667 mg, the median 400 mg.400 mg

45% of 440 products listing phytosterols give more (median 400 mg).

Beta-Sitosterol216 mgBeta Sitosterol in Beta Sitosterol against 264 products216 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 221.25 mg, the median 100 mg.216 mg

Higher than 74% of 264 products listing beta sitosterol (median 100 mg).

Stigmasterol60 mgStigmasterol in Beta Sitosterol against 38 products60 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 40 mg to 100 mg, the median 66 mg.60 mg

61% of 38 products listing stigmasterol give more (median 66 mg).

Campesterol40 mgCampesterol in Beta Sitosterol against 34 products40 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 40.75 mg to 133 mg, the median 84.5 mg.40 mg

74% of 34 products listing campesterol give more (median 84.5 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 270286 (entered June 16, 2022), 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?

6 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
Suggested use: As a dietary supplement, healthy adults take one capsule in the morning with food, or as recommended by a qualified healthcare professional.
Warnings
Warnings: Keep out of reach of children.
Consult with a qualified healthcare professional prior to using this product. Sealed for your protection. Do not use if seal is missing or broken.
This product is not manufactured with milk, eggs, fish, crustacean shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, soy or gluten. Produced in a third-party registered cGMP compliant facility that may process other products containing these allergens or ingredients.
Allergens and what it does not contain
This product is not manufactured with milk, eggs, fish, crustacean shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, soy or gluten.
Storage
Store at room temperature, in a dry place. Protect product from excessive heat, freezing, humidity, and light.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 270286.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Modified Cellulose, Rice Flour.

How many labels does Beta Sitosterol have?

One label is on file, entered on June 16, 2022.

  1. Label 270286 (current) Entered June 16, 2022 · on the market · 90 vegetable capsules · UPC 8 96996 00031 1

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

Who makes it?

The label names Advance Physician Formulas, Inc. (manufacturer), Irvine, CA. All Advance Physician Formulas products.

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