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Colon Care

by GNC Preventive Nutrition · capsule · 240 capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 0 48107 04686 6
  • DSLD label 1834
  • Serving 3 capsules
  • 80 servings

Colon Care by GNC Preventive Nutrition lists 5 ingredients, 5 with an amount per serving of 3 capsules, such as 400 mg of psyllium seed husks powder, 200 mg of oat bran powder, 200 mg of wheat bran powder and 200 mg of lactobacillus acidophilus. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on November 25, 2011.

What is in Colon Care?

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

Colon Care: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 1834, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Psyllium seed husks powder400 mgPsyllium fiber in Colon Care against 261 products0.4 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.3 g to 4.16 g, the median 1.47 g.0.4 g

70% of 261 products listing psyllium fiber give more (median 1.47 g).

Oat Bran powder200 mgOat Fiber in Colon Care against 142 products200 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 1,350 mg, the median 375 mg.200 mg

59% of 142 products listing oat fiber give more (median 375 mg).

Wheat Bran Powder200 mg
Lactobacillus acidophilus200 mgLactobacillus acidophilus in Colon Care against 309 products200 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 6 mg to 54 mg, the median 20 mg.200 mg

Higher than 91% of 309 products listing lactobacillus acidophilus (median 20 mg).

Fructooligosaccharides500 mgFructo-Oligosaccharides in Colon Care against 526 products500 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 75 mg to 500 mg, the median 185 mg.500 mg

Higher than 70% of 526 products listing fructo-oligosaccharides (median 185 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 1834 (entered November 25, 2011), 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?

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 200 mg of lactobacillus acidophilus is higher than 91% of the 309 lactobacillus acidophilus products that print an amount; 19 list more.

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 Colon Care's, rare ingredients counting for more.

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: As a dietary supplement, take three capsules daily after a meal.
Warnings
KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.
WARNING: Consult your physician prior to using this product if you are pregnant, nursing, taking medication, or have a medical condition.
CONTAINS: Milk and Wheat.
Discontinue use two weeks prior to surgery.
Allergens and what it does not contain
No Artificial Colors, No Artifical Flavors, No Soy.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 1834.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Cellulose, Whey powder, Gelatin.

How many labels does Colon Care have?

One label is on file, entered on November 25, 2011.

  1. Label 1834 (current) Entered November 25, 2011 · on the market · 240 capsules · UPC 0 48107 04686 6

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

Who makes it?

The label names General Nutrition Corporation (distributor), Pittsburgh, PA. All GNC Preventive Nutrition products.

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