Cranberry
by Swanson Premium Brand · softgel capsule · 180 softgels
- Off the market since November 2023 (NIH)
- UPC 0 87614 01786 0
- DSLD label 175770
- Serving 1 softgel
Cranberry by Swanson Premium Brand lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 1 softgel, such as 100 mg of vitamin C, 3 IU of vitamin E and 40 mg of cranberry juice concentrate. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on April 25, 2018.
What is in Cranberry?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 softgel. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vitamin Cas Ascorbic AcidVitamin C (Alt. Name: Ascorbic Acid) Note: USP | 100 mg | 167% | 50% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 200 mg. |
| Vitamin Eas DL-Alpha-Tocopheryl AcetateVitamin E (Form: as DL-Alpha Tocopheryl Acetate) Note: USP | 3 IU | 10% | 96% of 6,459 products listing vitamin E give more (median 30 IU). Per day at the most servings: 6 IU. |
| Cranberry juice concentrateCranberry juice concentrate PlantPart: juice Note: 20:1 (equivalent to 800 mg) | 40 mg | 84% of 1,064 products listing cranberry give more (median 250 mg). Per day at the most servings: 80 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 175770 (entered April 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?
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:
- 96% of the 6,459 products that print an amount of vitamin E list more than its 3 IU of vitamin E (median 30 IU).
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?
6 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Triple Strength Cranberry 1680 mg Plus Vitamin CFinest Natural same ingredients
- Cranberry Action + Vitamin CThe Vitamin Shoppe same ingredients
- CrantrateDC same ingredients
- Cranberry Plus Vitamin CNature's Bounty · off the market same ingredients
- Cranberry ConcentrateMason Natural same ingredients
- Triple Strength Cranberry FruitSpring Valley same ingredients
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: As a dietary supplement, take one softgel two times per day with water.
- Warnings
- Do not use if seal is broken.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place. Do not refrigerate.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 175770.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Soybean Oil, Gelatin, Glycerin, Beeswax, Soy Lecithin, purified Water, Carob, Silica.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Guaranteed purity & potency.
How many labels does Cranberry have?
2 labels are on file under this name since September 21, 2017: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 175770 (current) Entered April 25, 2018 · off the market November 28, 2023 · 180 softgels · UPC 0 87614 01786 0
- Label 78921 Entered September 21, 2017 · off the market November 28, 2023 · 30 softgels · UPC 0 87614 11245 9
DSLD also links this label to: Cranberry (package size difference, same product), Cranberry Whole Fruit Concentrate Super Strength (package size difference, same product), Cranberry (package size 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 Swanson Health Products (distributor), Fargo, ND. All Swanson Premium Brand products.