Curcumin
by Carlson · softgel capsule · 120 softgels
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 0 88395 83820 0
- DSLD label 209236
- Serving 2 softgels
- 60 servings
Curcumin by Carlson lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 2 softgels, such as 500 mg of enhanced turmeric extract, beside 2 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on November 21, 2019.
What is in Curcumin?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 softgels. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 10 Calories | ||
| Total Fat | 1 g | 1% | 56% of 11,965 products listing fat (unspecified) give more (median 1.5 g). |
| Protein | less than 1 g | 1% | |
| enhanced Turmeric extractas Curcuminoidsenhanced Turmeric extract (Form: 20% Curcuminoids) PlantPart: rhizome Genus: Curcuma Species: longa | 500 mg | Higher than 72% of 2,369 products listing turmeric (median 150 mg). | |
| Total Curcuminoids | 100 mg | 47% of 309 products listing curcuminoid give more (median 100 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 209236 (entered November 21, 2019), 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?
The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Curcumin's, rare ingredients counting for more.
- Turmeric 1500 mgQunol 4 shared, 90% alike
- Extra Strength Turmeric 1000 mgQunol 4 shared, 90% alike
- CuraMed 750 mgTerry Naturally 3 shared, 74% alike
- Curcumin 95% Turmeric ExtractPureBulk.com 2 shared, 67% alike
- CuraProEuroMedica · off the market 2 shared, 67% alike
- CurcuminoidsAFI America's Finest 2 shared, 67% alike
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: Adults take two soft gels daily at mealtime.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Gluten-free No artificial preservatives
Source: label statements in DSLD label 209236.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Medium Chain Triglyceride Oil, Softgel Shell, Povidone, Hydroxypropyl Methyl Cellulose, Beeswax, Soy Lecithin, Mixed Tocopherols.
How many labels does Curcumin have?
2 labels are on file under this name since November 21, 2019: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 209236 (current) Entered November 21, 2019 · on the market · 120 softgels · UPC 0 88395 83820 0
- Label 209234 Entered November 21, 2019 · on the market · 60 softgels · UPC 0 88395 83810 1
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Carlson Division of J.R. Carlson Laboratories, Inc. (distributor), Arlington Heights, IL. All Carlson products.