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Bioctasol Forte

by Biotics Research Corporation · tablet or pill · 90 tablets

  • On the market (NIH)
  • DSLD label 21434
  • Serving 1 tablet

Bioctasol Forte by Biotics Research Corporation lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 1 tablet, such as 6,000 mcg of octacosanol, 20 mcg of superoxide dismutase and 20 mcg of catalase. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on May 24, 2013.

What is in Bioctasol Forte?

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).

Bioctasol Forte: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 21434, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Octacosanolas Rice bran extractOctacosanol (Form: from rice bran extract)6,000 mcgOctacosanol in Bioctasol Forte against 186 products6,000 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 200 mcg to 1,000 mcg, the median 200 mcg.6,000 mcg

Higher than 91% of 186 products listing octacosanol (median 200 mcg). Per day at the most servings: 18,000 mcg.

Superoxide DismutaseSuperoxide Dismutase Note: from vegetable culture20 mcgSuperoxide Dismutase in Bioctasol Forte against 138 products20 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 20 mcg to 7,107 mcg, the median 30 mcg.20 mcg

54% of 138 products listing superoxide dismutase give more (median 30 mcg). Per day at the most servings: 60 mcg.

CatalaseCatalase Note: from vegetable culture20 mcgCatalase in Bioctasol Forte against 103 products20 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 20 mcg to 60 mcg, the median 20 mcg.20 mcg

41% of 103 products listing catalase give more (median 20 mcg). Per day at the most servings: 60 mcg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 21434 (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:

  • Its 6,000 mcg of octacosanol is higher than 91% of the 186 octacosanol products that print an amount; 15 list more.

The NIH database records 1 to 3 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?

The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Bioctasol Forte's, rare ingredients counting for more.

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
RECOMMENDATION: One (1) tablet one (1) to three (3) times each day as a dietary supplement or as otherwise directed by a healthcare professional.
Warnings
KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN
Storage
Store in a cool, dry area.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 21434.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Cellulose, modified Cellulose Gum, Magnesium Stearate.

How many labels does Bioctasol Forte have?

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

  1. Label 21434 (current) Entered May 24, 2013 · on the market · 90 tablets

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

Who makes it?

The label names BIOTICS RESEARCH CORP. (manufacturer), Rosenberg, Texas, 77471. All Biotics Research Corporation products.

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