Better Ferro Iron Plus Folic Acid
by Nature's Gifts · tablet or pill · 100 tablets
- Off the market since October 2023 (NIH)
- UPC 8 59558 00015 0
- DSLD label 23799
- Serving 1 tablet
- 100 servings
Better Ferro Iron Plus Folic Acid by Nature's Gifts lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 tablet, such as 27 mg of iron and 200 mcg of folic acid. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on July 25, 2013.
What is in Better Ferro Iron Plus Folic Acid?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 tablet. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ironas Ferrous GluconateIron (Form: as Ferrous Gluconate) | 27 mg | 150% | Higher than 88% of 6,910 products listing iron (median 5 mg). |
| Folic Acid | 200 mcg | 50% | 71% of 7,022 products listing folate give more (median 400 mcg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 23799 (entered July 25, 2013), 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 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?
5 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Women's IronWindsor Botanicals same ingredients
- Nutritional Packets for Active Women Mini TabletBronson same ingredients
- Coral Heme IronCoral same ingredients
- ProFerrin ForteColorado Biolabs same ingredients
- Hemocyte FUS Pharmaceutical Corporation same ingredients
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, take one (1) tablet daily with orange juice and food.
- Warnings
- Usage Warnings: Do not use if seal under cap is damaged.
- Check with your doctor before use if using using medication or have any medical conditions.
- Check with your doctor before use if using using medication or have any medical conditions. Do not use if pregnant or nursing.
- Not intended for persons under 18. Do not exceed recommended dosage. KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.
- WARNING: Accidental overdose of iron-containing products is a leading cause of fatal poisoning in children under 6. Keep this product out of reach of children. In case of accidental overdose, call a doctor or poison control center immediately.
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 23799.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Dicalcium Phosphate Dihydrate, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Stearic Acid, Magnesium Stearate, Silicon Dioxide, purified Water, Hydroxypropyl Cellulose, Polyethylene Glycol, FD&C Red No. 40, FD&C Blue No. 2, FD&C Yellow No. 6, Talc, Titanium Dioxide, vanillin.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): cGMP; MADE IN USA.
How many labels does Better Ferro Iron Plus Folic Acid have?
One label is on file, entered on July 25, 2013.
- Label 23799 (current) Entered July 25, 2013 · off the market October 17, 2023 · 100 tablets · UPC 8 59558 00015 0
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Nature's Gifts International(R), Inc. (distributor), Los Alamitos, California. All Nature's Gifts products.