Charcoal Activated
by KAL · capsule · 50 vegcaps
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 0 21245 58605 0
- DSLD label 322901
- Serving 2 vegcaps
- 25 servings
Charcoal Activated by KAL lists one ingredient: 500 mg of activated charcoal per serving of 2 vegcaps. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on February 23, 2025.
What is in Charcoal Activated?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 vegcaps. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Activated Charcoalas Coconut | 500 mg | 58% of 103 products listing activated charcoal give more (median 520 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 322901 (entered February 23, 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.
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?
6 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Activated Coconut Charcoal Powder 500 mgCountry Life same ingredients
- Activated Coconut Charcoal Powder 500 mgSolaray same ingredients
- Activated Charcoal 500 mgNatural Factors same ingredients
- Activated Coconut Shell Charcoal Powder 500 mgSolaray same ingredients
- Natural Activated Coconut Charcoal Powder 500 mgCountry Life same ingredients
- Activated Charcoal CapsulesVitamin World · off the market 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
- 2 Daily
- Directions: Take two VegCaps daily with meals. Use only as directed.
- Warnings
- Warning: Do not use if safety seal is broken or missing. Keep your licensed health care practitioner informed when using this product. A darken of the stool may result from this product.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- This product is highly absorbent and may reduce the effectiveness of some medications or nutritional supplements.
- California Residents Only Warning: Reproductive Harm - www.P65Warnings.ca.gov
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Discussion: KAL Activated Charcoal is the preferred form and is derived from non-GMO, food-grade coconut shells.
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 322901.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Cellulose, Cellulose.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Vegan.
How many labels does Charcoal Activated have?
2 labels are on file under this name since September 24, 2021: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 322901 (current) Entered February 23, 2025 · on the market · 50 vegcaps · UPC 0 21245 58605 0
- Label 254637 Entered September 24, 2021 · on the market · 50 vegcaps · UPC 0 21245 58605 0
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Nutraceutical Corp. (manufacturer). All KAL products.