PlainVitamins

Charcoal Activated 560 mg

by Nature's Way · capsule · 100 capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 0 33674 02070 8
  • DSLD label 333710
  • Serving 2 capsules
  • 50 servings

Charcoal Activated 560 mg by Nature's Way lists one ingredient: 560 mg of charcoal per serving of 2 capsules. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on September 25, 2025.

What is in Charcoal Activated 560 mg?

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

Charcoal Activated 560 mg: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 333710, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Charcoal560 mgActivated Charcoal in Charcoal Activated 560 mg against 103 products560 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 300 mg to 570 mg, the median 520 mg.560 mg

Higher than 65% of 103 products listing activated charcoal (median 520 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,680 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 333710 (entered September 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.

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
Recommendation: Adults take 2 capsules before or after meals as needed.
Warnings
Do not exceed 6 capsules daily. Take only as directed. Not for ongoing daily use.
Caution: If you are pregnant, nursing, or taking any medications, consult a healthcare professional before use. Take at least two hours before or after taking medications or other dietary supplements as activated charcoal can affect their absorption.
This product may cause dark stool, which is not harmful. Safety sealed with inner seal. Do not use if seal is broken or missing.
Keep out of reach of children.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Gluten free. No salt, wheat, corn, soy, dairy, or artificial colors, flavors, or preservatives.
Storage
Keep tightly closed. Store at room temperature. Avoid excessive heat and direct sunlight.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 333710.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Gelatin.

How many labels does Charcoal Activated 560 mg have?

7 labels are on file under this name since April 25, 2019: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 333710 (current) Entered September 25, 2025 · on the market · 100 capsules · UPC 0 33674 02070 8
  2. Label 337245 Entered August 22, 2025 · on the market · 360 capsules · UPC 0 33674 11950 1
  3. Label 333711 Entered August 22, 2025 · on the market · 100 capsules · UPC 0 33674 45171 7
  4. Label 333712 Entered May 21, 2025 · on the market · 360 capsules · UPC 0 33674 11950 1
  5. Label 201482 Entered April 25, 2019 · on the market · 100 capsules · UPC 0 33674 45171 7
  6. Label 201270 Entered April 25, 2019 · on the market · 360 capsules · UPC 0 33674 11950 1
  7. Label 201266 Entered April 25, 2019 · on the market · 100 capsules · UPC 0 33674 02070 8

DSLD also links this label to: Charcoal Activated (image difference, same product), Charcoal Activated (package size difference, same product), Charcoal Activated (image difference, same product), Charcoal Activated (package size difference, same product), Activated Charcoal High Absorbency (image difference, same product), Activated Charcoal High Absorbency (package size difference, same product), Charcoal Activated 280 mg (package size 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 Way Brands, LLC (distributor), Green Bay, WI. All Nature's Way products.

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