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Curcumin

by Bio-Tech Pharmacal · capsule · 100 vegetable capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 7 05105 10060 9
  • DSLD label 217279
  • Serving 1 capsule

Curcumin by Bio-Tech Pharmacal lists one ingredient: 450 mg of curcumin C3 complex per serving of 1 capsule. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on April 23, 2020.

What is in Curcumin?

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).

Curcumin: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 217279, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Curcumin C3 Complexas Curcuminoids, TurmericCurcumin C3 Complex (Form: standardized to 95% Curcuminoids, from Turmeric PlantPart: rhizomes Genus: Curcuma Species: longa)450 mgTurmeric in Curcumin against 2,369 products450 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 500 mg, the median 150 mg.450 mg

Higher than 70% of 2,369 products listing turmeric (median 150 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 217279 (entered April 23, 2020), 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?

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: One capsule per day or as directed by a healthcare professional.
Warnings
Keep out of the reach of children.
Safety sealed for your protection.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Contains No: Dairy, egg, fish, shellfish, nuts, wheat, gluten, soy, sugar, yeast, artificial preservatives or colors.
Gluten free Non GMO
Storage
Store tightly closed in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 217279.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose (vegetable) Capsules.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): cGMP Current Good Manufacturing Practice; EarthKosher Made in the USA.

How many labels does Curcumin have?

One label is on file, entered on April 23, 2020.

  1. Label 217279 (current) Entered April 23, 2020 · on the market · 100 vegetable capsules · UPC 7 05105 10060 9

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

Who makes it?

The label names Bio-Tech (manufacturer), Fayetteville, AR. All Bio-Tech Pharmacal products.

Where next?