Capsicum
by Nature's Sunshine · liquid · 2 fluid ounces
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 0 99904 01782 5
- DSLD label 278036
- Serving 0.5 ml (1/8 teaspoon)
- 118 servings
Capsicum by Nature's Sunshine lists one ingredient: 240 mg of capsicum fruit extract per serving of 0.5 ml. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on October 24, 2022.
What is in Capsicum?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 0.5 ml. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capsicum fruit extract | 240 mg | Higher than 86% of 874 products listing capsicum (median 44.5 mg). Per day at the most servings: 960 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 278036 (entered October 24, 2022), 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.
The NIH database records 4 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?
6 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Capsicum ExtractNature's Sunshine · off the market same ingredients
- Capsicum 1000 mgSimplySupplements same ingredients
- CayenneIndiana Botanic Gardens · off the market same ingredients
- CayenneBotanic Choice same ingredients
- Cayenne PepperSP Standard Process same ingredients
- Full Spectrum Red Bell Pepper 400 mgSwanson Premium Brand 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
- Recommended Use: Take 1/8 teaspoon (0.5 mL) in water with food four times daily.
- Warnings
- Do not use if inner seal is missing or damaged.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 278036.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Water, Alcohol.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Ko Pareve (Kosher).
How many labels does Capsicum have?
5 labels are on file under this name since January 25, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 278036 (current) Entered October 24, 2022 · on the market · 2 fluid ounces · UPC 0 99904 01782 5
- Label 278034 Entered October 24, 2022 · on the market · 100 capsules · UPC 0 99904 00160 2
- Label 208677 Entered December 22, 2019 · off the market January 21, 2022 · 100 capsules · UPC 0 99904 00160 2
- Label 4518 Entered January 25, 2012 · on the market · 3 oz. · UPC 0 99904 00166 4
- Label 4470 Entered January 25, 2012 · off the market February 27, 2019 · 100 capsules · UPC 0 99904 00160 2
DSLD also links this label to: Capsicum Extract (image difference, same product), Capsicum Extract (image difference, same product).
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 Sunshine Products, Inc. (manufacturer), Spanish Fork, UT. All Nature's Sunshine products.