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CandiBactin-BR

by Metagenics · tablet or pill · 180 tablets

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 7 55571 91259 6
  • DSLD label 327631
  • Serving 2 tablets
  • 90 servings

CandiBactin-BR by Metagenics lists 9 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 2 tablets, such as 400 mg of berberine HCl, 70 mg of oregon grape root extract and 30 mg of coptis (coptis chinensis) root & rhizome 12:1 extract; 6 sit inside a blend without their own amounts. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on March 25, 2025.

What is in CandiBactin-BR?

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

CandiBactin-BR: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 327631, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Berberine HClas Berberine400 mgBerberine in CandiBactin-BR against 419 products400 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 131.5 mg to 500 mg, the median 400 mg.400 mg

46% of 419 products listing berberine give more (median 400 mg). Per day at the most servings: 800 mg.

A 4:1 Proprietary Extractequivalent to 1,200 mg raw, dried, unprocessed herbs300 mg
Coptis extractin the blend, no amount given
Chinese Skullcap extractin the blend, no amount given
Phellodendron extractin the blend, no amount given
Ginger Rhizome Extractin the blend, no amount given
Chinese Licorice Root Extractin the blend, no amount given
Chinese Rhubarb extractin the blend, no amount given
Oregon Grape Root Extractas Berberis aquifolium Root Extract4:1 extract70 mgOregon Grape in CandiBactin-BR against 104 products70 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 73.75 mg to 400 mg, the median 150 mg.70 mg

75% of 104 products listing oregon grape give more (median 150 mg). Per day at the most servings: 140 mg.

Coptis (Coptis chinensis) root & rhizome 12:1 extractas Berberine12:1 extract30 mgChinese Goldthread in CandiBactin-BR against 51 products30 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 40 mg to 595 mg, the median 110 mg.30 mg

76% of 51 products listing chinese goldthread give more (median 110 mg). Per day at the most servings: 60 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 327631 (entered March 25, 2025), 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; 6 ingredients sit inside a blend, so their amounts cannot be compared.

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?

2 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
Directions: Take two tablets two times daily or as directed by your healthcare practitioner.
Warnings
Warning: Do not use if pregnant, nursing, or taking cyclosporine.
Keep out of the reach of children.
Caution: If taking medications, including oral antidiabetic medications, or other nutritional supplements, consult your healthcare practitioner before use.
Practitioner exclusive
Allergens and what it does not contain
This product is non-GMO, gluten-free, and vegetarian.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 327631.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Microcrystalline Cellulose, Croscarmellose Sodium, Silica, Stearic Acid, Hypromellose, Medium Chain Triglyceride, Hydroxypropyl Cellulose, Magnesium Stearate.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Non GMO Project Verified nongmoproject.org Certified Gluten-free GFCO.org. Listed with: Certified gluten-free (GFCO) (a seal is the label's claim; the certifier's own list confirms it).

How many labels does CandiBactin-BR have?

12 labels are on file under this name since October 25, 2013: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 327631 (current) Entered March 25, 2025 · on the market · 180 tablets · UPC 7 55571 91259 6
  2. Label 327630 Entered February 23, 2025 · on the market · 180 tablets · UPC 7 55571 91365 4
  3. Label 323058 Entered December 21, 2024 · on the market · 90 tablets · UPC 7 55571 91364 7
  4. Label 295644 Entered August 23, 2023 · on the market · 90 tablets · UPC 7 55571 01338 5
  5. Label 265115 Entered May 19, 2022 · off the market March 23, 2024 · 180 tablets · UPC 7 55571 91259 6
  6. Label 265012 Entered May 19, 2022 · off the market September 7, 2022 · 90 tablets · UPC 7 55571 01338 5
  7. Label 216124 Entered March 24, 2020 · off the market March 23, 2024 · 180 tablets · UPC 7 55571 91365 4
  8. Label 216115 Entered March 24, 2020 · off the market October 1, 2021 · 90 tablets · UPC 7 55571 01338 5
  9. Label 216096 Entered March 24, 2020 · off the market March 23, 2024 · 90 tablets · UPC 7 55571 91364 7
  10. Label 216095 Entered March 24, 2020 · off the market October 1, 2021 · 180 tablets · UPC 7 55571 91259 6
  11. Label 26604 Entered December 24, 2013 · off the market December 20, 2019 · 180 tablets · UPC 7 55571 91259 6
  12. Label 26599 Entered October 25, 2013 · off the market December 20, 2019 · 90 tablets · UPC 7 55571 01338 5

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

Who makes it?

The label names Metagenics (manufacturer), Gig Harbor, WA. All Metagenics products.

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