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Cysteine Complex

by BioCare · capsule · 60 vegetable capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 5 033290 829605
  • DSLD label 309525
  • Serving 1 capsule; amounts per 2 capsules
  • 30 servings

Cysteine Complex by BioCare lists 8 ingredients, 8 with an amount per serving of 2 capsules, such as 100 mcg of molybdenum, 350 mg of broccoli, powder, 350 mg of broccoli, powder and 100 mg of alpha-lipoic acid. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on March 22, 2024.

What is in Cysteine Complex?

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

Cysteine Complex: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 309525, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Molybdenumas Potassium Molybdate100 mcg200%Molybdenum in Cysteine Complex against 4,390 products100 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mcg to 75 mcg, the median 50 mcg.DV 45 mcgUL 2,000 mcg100 mcg

Higher than 86% of 4,390 products listing molybdenum (median 50 mcg). Per day at the most servings: 200 mcg.

Broccoli, Powderas Brassica oleracea var. italica, Powder350 mgBroccoli in Cysteine Complex against 530 products700 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 40 mg to 250 mg, the median 100 mg.700 mg

Higher than 93% of 530 products listing broccoli (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,400 mg.

Broccoli, Powderas Brassica oleracea, Powder350 mg
Sulphoraphane1.7 mgSulforaphane in Cysteine Complex against 82 products1.7 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 0.375 mg to 25 mg, the median 1 mg.1.7 mg

Higher than 57% of 82 products listing sulforaphane (median 1 mg). Per day at the most servings: 3.4 mg.

Alpha-Lipoic Acid100 mgAlpha Lipoic Acid in Cysteine Complex against 2,407 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 150 mg, the median 50 mg.100 mg

Higher than 56% of 2,407 products listing alpha lipoic acid (median 50 mg). Per day at the most servings: 200 mg.

N-Acetyl CysteineN-Acetyl L-Cysteine100 mgN-Acetyl Cysteine in Cysteine Complex against 1,259 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 55 mg to 500 mg, the median 150 mg.100 mg

57% of 1,259 products listing N-acetyl cysteine give more (median 150 mg). Per day at the most servings: 200 mg.

Pomegranate Husk Extractas Punica granatum Husk Extracthulls, providing100 mgPomegranate in Cysteine Complex against 860 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 12.5 mg to 250 mg, the median 70.5 mg.100 mg

Higher than 54% of 860 products listing pomegranate (median 70.5 mg). Per day at the most servings: 200 mg.

Ellagic Acid40 mgEllagic Acid in Cysteine Complex against 51 products40 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 15 mg to 110 mg, the median 40 mg.40 mg

47% of 51 products listing ellagic acid give more (median 40 mg). Per day at the most servings: 80 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 309525 (entered March 22, 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 700 mg of broccoli (2 rows of the label added together) is higher than 93% of the 530 broccoli products that print an amount; 37 list more.

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.

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: 1 capsule taken twice daily with food, or as professionally directed.
Warnings
This product should not be used as a substitute for a varied diet and healthy lifestyle. Do not exceed the stated recommended daily intake. Do not purchase if the seal is broken. If you are under medical supervision, please consult a doctor before use.
Keep out of reach of children.
Not suitable for use during planned pregnancy, pregnancy or breastfeeding.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 309525.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, Cellulose, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Rice Husk.

How many labels does Cysteine Complex have?

2 labels are on file under this name since January 24, 2024: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 309525 (current) Entered March 22, 2024 · on the market · 60 vegetable capsules · UPC 5 033290 829605
  2. Label 302204 Entered January 24, 2024 · off the market January 11, 2024 · 60 vegetable capsules · UPC 5 033290 275600

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

Who makes it?

The label names EU - BioCare Ltd (manufacturer), Amsterdam, NL . All BioCare products.

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