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Bio-Prostate

by BioGenesis Nutraceuticals · capsule · 120 veggie capsules

  • Off the market since January 2020 (NIH)
  • UPC 8 12806 10216 7
  • DSLD label 21100
  • Serving 1 to 2 capsules; amounts per 2 capsules
  • 60 servings

Bio-Prostate by BioGenesis Nutraceuticals lists 7 ingredients, 7 with an amount per serving of 2 capsules, such as 10 mg of zinc, 350 mg of saw palmetto extract, 150 mg of nettle leaf powder and 125 mg of pygeum africanum extract. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on May 24, 2013.

What is in Bio-Prostate?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 capsules. 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).

Bio-Prostate: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 21100, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Zincas Zinc Aspartate10 mg67%Zinc in Bio-Prostate against 13,186 products10 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 5 mg to 15 mg, the median 11 mg.DV 11 mgUL 40 mg10 mg

51% of 13,186 products listing zinc give more (median 11 mg). Per day at the most servings: 20 mg.

Saw Palmetto extractas Fatty AcidsSaw Palmetto extract (Form: 45% Fatty Acids)350 mgSaw Palmetto in Bio-Prostate against 1,109 products350 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 320 mg, the median 200 mg.350 mg

Higher than 82% of 1,109 products listing saw palmetto (median 200 mg). Per day at the most servings: 700 mg.

Nettle Leaf PowderNettle Leaf Powder PlantPart: Leaf Genus: Urtica Species: dioica Note: 4:1150 mgStinging Nettle in Bio-Prostate against 710 products150 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 300 mg, the median 120 mg.150 mg

Higher than 54% of 710 products listing stinging nettle (median 120 mg). Per day at the most servings: 300 mg.

Pygeum Africanum Extractas SterolsPygeum Africanum Extract (Form: 2.5% Sterols)125 mgPygeum in Bio-Prostate against 326 products125 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 33.72 mg to 120 mg, the median 100 mg.125 mg

Higher than 76% of 326 products listing pygeum (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 250 mg.

Pumpkin80 mgPumpkin in Bio-Prostate against 294 products80 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 30 mg to 200 mg, the median 80 mg.80 mg

49% of 294 products listing pumpkin give more (median 80 mg). Per day at the most servings: 160 mg.

Beta Sitosterol15 mgBeta Sitosterol in Bio-Prostate against 264 products15 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 221.25 mg, the median 100 mg.15 mg

93% of 264 products listing beta sitosterol give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 30 mg.

LycopeneLycopene Note: 5%200 mg

This amount is far outside what other labels list for lycopene, or disagrees with the label's own %DV: possibly a unit or transcription slip in the database. Check the label image on DSLD.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 21100 (entered May 24, 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?

The rows in the top or bottom tenth of the products that list the same ingredient, and any above the adult upper limit at the most servings a day the directions give:

  • 93% of the 264 products that print an amount of beta sitosterol list more than its 15 mg of beta sitosterol (median 100 mg).

The NIH database records 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?

1 product lists 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, take 1 to 2 capsules, twice per day, or as directed by a healthcare professional.
Warnings
KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.
Storage
Keep tightly capped and store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 21100.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Silica.

How many labels does Bio-Prostate have?

One label is on file, entered on May 24, 2013.

  1. Label 21100 (current) Entered May 24, 2013 · off the market January 17, 2020 · 120 veggie capsules · UPC 8 12806 10216 7

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

Who makes it?

The label names BioGenesis Nutraceuticals, Inc. (other), Mill Creek, WA. All BioGenesis Nutraceuticals products.

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