PlainVitamins

Colon Cleansing Alternative

by Sunshine Naturals · tablet or pill · 60 tablets

  • Off the market since June 2025 (NIH)
  • UPC 7 89939 10045 5
  • DSLD label 271173
  • Serving 4 tablets
  • 15 servings

Colon Cleansing Alternative by Sunshine Naturals lists 14 ingredients, 14 with an amount per serving of 4 tablets, such as 690 mg of calcium, 400 mg of psyllium, 40 mg of bentonite and 40 mg of citrus pectin. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on July 21, 2022.

What is in Colon Cleansing Alternative?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 4 tablets. 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 Cleansing Alternative: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 271173, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calciumas Dicalcium Phosphate690 mg69%Calcium in Colon Cleansing Alternative against 17,831 products690 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 252 mg, the median 115 mg.DV 1,300 mgUL 2,500 mg690 mg

Higher than 94% of 17,831 products listing calcium (median 115 mg).

Psyllium400 mgPsyllium fiber in Colon Cleansing Alternative 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).

Bentonite40 mgBentonite in Colon Cleansing Alternative against 33 products40 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 300 mg, the median 100 mg.40 mg

64% of 33 products listing bentonite give more (median 100 mg).

Citrus Pectin40 mgPectin in Colon Cleansing Alternative against 526 products40 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 20 mg to 250 mg, the median 86 mg.40 mg

58% of 526 products listing pectin give more (median 86 mg).

Lactobacillus acidophilus4 mgLactobacillus acidophilus in Colon Cleansing Alternative against 309 products4 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 6 mg to 54 mg, the median 20 mg.4 mg

81% of 309 products listing lactobacillus acidophilus give more (median 20 mg).

Wheat Grass20 mgWheatgrass and couch grass (DSLD group) in Colon Cleansing Alternative against 241 products20 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 1,000 mg, the median 400 mg.20 mg

93% of 241 products listing wheatgrass and couch grass (DSLD group) give more (median 400 mg).

Aloe vera20 mgAloe in Colon Cleansing Alternative against 523 products20 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 200 mg, the median 51 mg.20 mg

82% of 523 products listing aloe give more (median 51 mg).

Rhubarb20 mgChinese Rhubarb in Colon Cleansing Alternative against 86 products20 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 33 mg to 450 mg, the median 100 mg.20 mg

83% of 86 products listing chinese rhubarb give more (median 100 mg).

Buckthorn20 mg
Goldenseal20 mgGoldenseal in Colon Cleansing Alternative against 308 products20 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 40 mg to 385 mg, the median 100 mg.20 mg

85% of 308 products listing goldenseal give more (median 100 mg).

Gentian20 mgGentian in Colon Cleansing Alternative against 103 products20 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 20 mg to 122.5 mg, the median 60 mg.20 mg

70% of 103 products listing gentian give more (median 60 mg).

Cascara Sagrada20 mgCascara Sagrada in Colon Cleansing Alternative against 240 products20 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 431.25 mg, the median 175 mg.20 mg

96% of 240 products listing cascara sagrada give more (median 175 mg).

Black Walnut20 mgBlack Walnut in Colon Cleansing Alternative against 166 products20 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 450 mg, the median 150 mg.20 mg

96% of 166 products listing black walnut give more (median 150 mg).

Orange20 mgOrange (unspecified) in Colon Cleansing Alternative against 117 products20 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 42 mg to 245 mg, the median 100 mg.20 mg

83% of 117 products listing orange (unspecified) give more (median 100 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 271173 (entered July 21, 2022), 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 690 mg of calcium is higher than 94% of the 17,831 calcium products that print an amount; 1,107 list more.
  • 93% of the 241 products that print an amount of wheatgrass and couch grass (DSLD group) list more than its 20 mg of wheat grass (filed by NIH under wheatgrass and couch grass (DSLD group)) (median 400 mg).
  • 96% of the 240 products that print an amount of cascara sagrada list more than its 20 mg of cascara sagrada (median 175 mg).
  • 96% of the 166 products that print an amount of black walnut list more than its 20 mg of black walnut (median 150 mg).

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?

1 product lists 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
Directions: Take four (4) tablets before every meal with plenty of water for best results as a dietary supplement.
Warnings
Keep out of the reach of children.
Do not use if safety seal is broken or missing.
Storage
Store in a cool dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 271173.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Whey, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Stearic Acid, Magnesium Stearate, Croscarmellose Sodium, Silicon Dioxide, Pharmaceutical Glaze.

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

How many labels does Colon Cleansing Alternative have?

2 labels are on file under this name since August 25, 2015: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 271173 (current) Entered July 21, 2022 · off the market June 12, 2025 · 60 tablets · UPC 7 89939 10045 5
  2. Label 49771 Entered August 25, 2015 · off the market December 10, 2021 · 60 tablets · UPC 7 89939 10045 5

DSLD also links this label to: Colon Cleansing Alternative 1200 mg (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 American Naturavit Inc. (distributor), Miami, FL. All Sunshine Naturals products.

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