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CocoaVia Brand

by Mars Symbioscience · capsule · 60 capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • DSLD label 178230
  • Serving 3 vegetarian capsules
  • 20 servings

CocoaVia Brand by Mars Symbioscience lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 3 vegetarian capsules, such as 1,350 mg of cocoa extract, beside 1 Nutrition Facts row (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on June 25, 2018.

What is in CocoaVia Brand?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 3 vegetarian 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).

CocoaVia Brand: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 178230, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories10 Calories
Total Carbohydrates1 g1%Carbohydrate in CocoaVia Brand against 21,979 products1 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 6 g, the median 3 g.1 g

74% of 21,979 products listing carbohydrate give more (median 3 g).

Cocoa extract1,350 mgCocoa in CocoaVia Brand against 255 products1,350 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 450 mg, the median 150 mg.1,350 mg

Higher than 88% of 255 products listing cocoa (median 150 mg).

Cocoa Flavanols375 mgFlavanols in CocoaVia Brand against 30 products375 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 43.75 mg to 375 mg, the median 212.5 mg.375 mg

Higher than 70% of 30 products listing flavanols (median 212.5 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 178230 (entered June 25, 2018), 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?

3 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
Recommended Use: 3 capsules daily with food.
Warnings
Warning: Do not use if pregnant or lactating. Consult a physician prior to use if you are taking any medication or undergoing medical treatment.
Not for use by children.
Do not use if safety cap is broken or missing.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 178230.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Hypromellose, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Stearic Acid, Silicon Dioxide, Croscarmellose Sodium, Magnesium Stearate.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): OU.

How many labels does CocoaVia Brand have?

One label is on file, entered on June 25, 2018.

  1. Label 178230 (current) Entered June 25, 2018 · on the market · 60 capsules

DSLD also links this label to: CocoaVia (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 Mars Symbioscience, A Division Of Mars, Incorporated (manufacturer), Germantown, MD. All Mars Symbioscience products.

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