Curcumin Extract 500 mg
by Vital Nutrients · capsule · 60 vegetarian capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 6 93465 24911 6
- DSLD label 304972
- Serving 2 vegetarian capsules
- 30 servings
Curcumin Extract 500 mg by Vital Nutrients lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 2 vegetarian capsules, such as 1,000 mg of curcumin and 10 mg of black pepper fruit extract. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on January 24, 2024.
What is in Curcumin Extract 500 mg?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 vegetarian 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Curcuminas Curcuma longa Rhizome Extractstandardized to 8% total curcuminoids | 1,000 mg | Higher than 93% of 550 products listing curcumin (median 200 mg). Per day at the most servings: 2,000 mg. | |
| Black Pepper Fruit Extractstandardized to 90% | 10 mg | Higher than 71% of 2,363 products listing black pepper (median 5 mg). Per day at the most servings: 20 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 304972 (entered January 24, 2024), 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 1,000 mg of curcumin is higher than 93% of the 550 curcumin products that print an amount; 11 list more.
The NIH database records 1 to 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.
- Turmeric Curcumin With BioPerine 1000 mgBioGanix same ingredients
- Turmeric Curcumin 1000 mg dailyInfiniti Creations · off the market same ingredients
- Mobility Support OptimizerLife Renew same ingredients
- Turmeric Curcumin with BioPerineBioGanix · off the market same ingredients
- Curcumin Extract 700 mgVital Nutrients same ingredients
- Turmeric Extract Curcumin C3 ComplexRoot2 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
- Recommendations Take 2 capsules one to two times daily, or as directed by your healthcare professional.
- Warnings
- Keep out of reach of children
- Use only if safety seal is intact
- Warning If pregnant, consult your physician before taking.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Excludes coatings, binders, gluten (wheat, rye, barley), milk/dairy (casein, whey), soy protein, egg protein, sugar. Verified by independent testing
- Storage
- Store sealed in a cool dry place
Source: label statements in DSLD label 304972.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Cellulose, Cellulose, Leucine, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Silica.
How many labels does Curcumin Extract 500 mg have?
3 labels are on file under this name since March 23, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 304972 (current) Entered January 24, 2024 · on the market · 60 vegetarian capsules · UPC 6 93465 24911 6
- Label 182237 Entered October 25, 2018 · off the market December 7, 2022 · 60 vegetarian capsules · UPC 6 93465 24911 6
- Label 6934 Entered March 23, 2012 · off the market April 16, 2018 · 60 capsules · UPC 6 93465 24911 6
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Vital Nutrients (manufacturer), Middletown, CT. All Vital Nutrients products.