PlainVitamins

Colostrum

by Douglas Laboratories · powder · 24 ounces

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 3 10539 04061 4
  • DSLD label 245259
  • Serving 1 to 6 g ((1/6-1 rounded scoop, 1/3 scoop SS) (1/2-3 teaspoon)); amounts per 2 g
  • 340 servings

Colostrum by Douglas Laboratories lists one ingredient: 2 g of colostrum per serving of 2 g. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on February 25, 2021.

What is in Colostrum?

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

Colostrum: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 245259, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Colostrum2 gColostrum in Colostrum against 216 products2,000 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 250 mg to 1,200 mg, the median 800 mg.2,000 mg

Higher than 82% of 216 products listing colostrum (median 800 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 245259 (entered February 25, 2021), 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?

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
Suggested Usage: Adults: Take 1 teaspoon (1/3 scoop) or as directed by your health professional. Advanced Use: Take 1 rounded scoop daily, 30-45 minutes before exercise or as directed by your health professional. Children (6-12 yrs.): Take 1/2-1 teaspoon daily or as directed by your health professional. May be mixed with food and beverages
Warnings
Warning: If you are pregnant, or nursing, or if you are taking prescription medication, consult your health professional before using this product.
Keep out of the reach of children.
Use only if safety seal is intact.
Contains: Milk
Allergens and what it does not contain
Gluten-free, Non-GMO
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 245259.

How many labels does Colostrum have?

9 labels are on file under this name since October 25, 2013: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 245259 (current) Entered February 25, 2021 · on the market · 24 ounces · UPC 3 10539 04061 4
  2. Label 232754 Entered August 23, 2020 · on the market · 120 vegetarian capsules · UPC 3 10539 04058 4
  3. Label 232668 Entered August 23, 2020 · on the market · 180 grams · UPC 3 10539 04062 1
  4. Label 56527 Entered February 23, 2016 · on the market · 24 ozs · UPC 3 10539 04061 4
  5. Label 56523 Entered February 23, 2016 · off the market May 18, 2020 · 6.3 ozs · UPC 3 10539 04062 1
  6. Label 56115 Entered January 25, 2016 · off the market May 18, 2020 · 120 vegetarian capsules · UPC 3 10539 04058 4
  7. Label 28506 Entered December 24, 2013 · on the market · 120 vegetarian capsules · UPC 3 10539 03933 5
  8. Label 27047 Entered October 25, 2013 · on the market · 6.3 oz. · UPC 3 10539 03936 6
  9. Label 27045 Entered October 25, 2013 · on the market · 24 oz. · UPC 3 10539 03937 3

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

Who makes it?

The label names Douglas Laboratories (manufacturer), Pittsburgh, PA. All Douglas Laboratories products.

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