PlainVitamins

Certified Organic Inulin

by NOW · powder · 8 ounces

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 7 33739 02944 7
  • DSLD label 313727
  • Serving 1 level teaspoon (approx. 4 g)
  • 57 servings

Certified Organic Inulin by NOW lists one ingredient: 3.3 g of organic inulin per serving of 1 level teaspoon. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on May 23, 2024.

What is in Certified Organic Inulin?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 level teaspoon. 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).

Certified Organic Inulin: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 313727, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories10 Calories
Total Carbohydrates4 g1%Carbohydrate in Certified Organic Inulin against 21,979 products4 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 6 g, the median 3 g.4 g

Higher than 53% of 21,979 products listing carbohydrate (median 3 g). Per day at the most servings: 12 g.

Dietary Fiber4 g14%Fiber in Certified Organic Inulin against 6,987 products4 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 4 g, the median 2 g.4 g

Higher than 74% of 6,987 products listing fiber (median 2 g). Per day at the most servings: 12 g.

organic Inulinas Blue Agave, FOS3.3 gInulin in Certified Organic Inulin against 370 products3,300 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 1,500 mg, the median 300 mg.3,300 mg

Higher than 91% of 370 products listing inulin (median 300 mg). Per day at the most servings: 9,900 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 313727 (entered May 23, 2024), 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?

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 3,300 mg of organic inulin (filed by NIH under inulin) is higher than 91% of the 370 inulin products that print an amount; 34 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?

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 Usage: Take 1 level teaspoon 1 to 3 times daily. Mix into your favorite beverage or food. Begin with 1 teaspoon a day and slowly increase dosage to limit GI discomfort.
Warnings
Caution: For adults only. May cause mild transient GI discomfort.
Consult physician if pregnant/nursing, taking medication, or have a medical condition.
Keep out of reach of children.
Do not eat freshness packet enclosed.
Not manufactured with yeast, wheat, gluten, soy, milk, egg, fish, shellfish, tree nut or sesame ingredients. Produced in a GMP facility that processes other ingredients containing these allergens.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Non GMO Project Verified nongmoproject.org
Not manufactured with yeast, wheat, gluten, soy, milk, egg, fish, shellfish, tree nut or sesame ingredients.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 313727.

What else is on the label?

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Triangle K (Kosher) USDA Organic Non GMO Project Verified nongmoproject.org; GMP Quality Assured. Listed with: USDA Organic seal (a seal is the label's claim; the certifier's own list confirms it).

How many labels does Certified Organic Inulin have?

10 labels are on file under this name since October 25, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 335219 Entered June 25, 2025 · off the market January 21, 2025 · 8 ounces · UPC 7 33739 02944 7
  2. Label 313727 (current) Entered May 23, 2024 · on the market · 8 ounces · UPC 7 33739 02944 7
  3. Label 313726 Entered May 23, 2024 · on the market · 1 pound · UPC 7 33739 02951 5
  4. Label 245929 Entered March 25, 2021 · off the market February 12, 2024 · 1 pound · UPC 7 33739 02951 5
  5. Label 245647 Entered March 25, 2021 · off the market February 12, 2024 · 8 oz. · UPC 7 33739 02944 7
  6. Label 205810 Entered August 23, 2019 · off the market September 1, 2023 · 8 oz. · UPC 7 33739 02944 7
  7. Label 50486 Entered September 25, 2015 · off the market December 6, 2018 · 8 oz. · UPC 7 33739 02944 7
  8. Label 40377 Entered December 29, 2014 · off the market August 24, 2015 · 8 oz. · UPC 7 33739 02944 7
  9. Label 36451 Entered August 26, 2014 · off the market November 26, 2014 · 8 oz. · UPC 7 33739 02944 7
  10. Label 13989 Entered October 25, 2012 · off the market May 1, 2014 · 8 oz. · UPC 7 33739 02944 7

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

Who makes it?

The label names NOW FOODS (packager), Bloomingdale, IL. All NOW products.

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