Colon Support
by VSN Vital Strength Nutrition · capsule · 120 vegetarian capsules
- Off the market since November 2019 (NIH)
- UPC 7 19985 72043 7
- DSLD label 21046
- Serving 4 capsules; amounts per 8 capsules
- 15 servings
Colon Support by VSN Vital Strength Nutrition lists 7 ingredients, 7 with an amount per serving of 8 capsules, such as 100 mg of magnesium, 3,850 mg of apple fiber powder, 300 mg of fructooligosaccharides and 300 mg of marshmallow powder, beside 2 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on May 24, 2013.
What is in Colon Support?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 8 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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Calories | 10 Calories | ||
| Calories from Fat | 0 Calories | ||
| Total Carbohydrates | 3 g | 1% | 47% of 21,979 products listing carbohydrate give more (median 3 g). Per day at the most servings: 6 g. |
| Dietary Fiber | 3 g | 12% | Higher than 63% of 6,987 products listing fiber (median 2 g). Per day at the most servings: 6 g. |
| Magnesiumas Magnesium OxideMagnesium (Form: from Magnesium Oxide) | 100 mg | 25% | Higher than 51% of 14,003 products listing magnesium (median 86 mg). Per day at the most servings: 200 mg. |
| Apple Fiber powder | 3,850 mg | Higher than 95% of 43 products listing apple fiber (median 500 mg). Per day at the most servings: 7,700 mg. | |
| Fructooligosaccharides | 300 mg | Higher than 62% of 526 products listing fructo-oligosaccharides (median 185 mg). Per day at the most servings: 600 mg. | |
| Marshmallow powder | 300 mg | Higher than 78% of 290 products listing marshmallow (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 600 mg. | |
| Slippery Elm bark powder | 300 mg | Higher than 74% of 232 products listing slippery elm (median 150 mg). Per day at the most servings: 600 mg. | |
| Cascara Sagrada bark powder | 150 mg | 52% of 240 products listing cascara sagrada give more (median 175 mg). Per day at the most servings: 300 mg. | |
| Citrus Pectin | 50 mg | 54% of 526 products listing pectin give more (median 86 mg). Per day at the most servings: 100 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 21046 (entered May 24, 2013), 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 3,850 mg of apple fiber is higher than 95% of the 43 apple fiber products that print an amount.
The NIH database records 2 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?
3 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Gentle Natural CleanseVitaCeutical Labs same ingredients
- Colon SupportNatural Healthy Concepts · off the market same ingredients
- Colon SupportVitamer Laboratories same ingredients
- Colon SupportNHC Natural Healthy Concepts 8 shared, 88% alike
- Natural Cleanse ComplexVitaCeutical Labs · off the market 8 shared, 69% alike
- Natural Cleanse ComplexVitamer Laboratories · off the market 8 shared, 69% alike
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
- SUGGESTED USE: Take a total of 8 capsules per day, divided into two doses of 4 capsules, with a full glass of water. May be taken with or without meals.
- Warnings
- This product should be used for no more than two weeks at a time.
- KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- CONTAINS NO artificial colors, flavors or preservatives; no wheat, gluten, milk, eggs, peanuts, tree nuts, soy, crustacean shellfish or fish.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 21046.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Vegetarian Capsule, Silica, Magnesium Stearate.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): VSN VITAL STRENGTH NUTRITION YOU DESERVE VITALITY; DOUBLE VERIFIED GLUTEN FREE(TM).
How many labels does Colon Support have?
One label is on file, entered on May 24, 2013.
- Label 21046 (current) Entered May 24, 2013 · off the market November 20, 2019 · 120 vegetarian capsules · UPC 7 19985 72043 7
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).