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Iron Glycinate

by DC · capsule · 60 capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • DSLD label 265941
  • Serving 1 capsule
  • 60 servings

Iron Glycinate by DC lists 4 ingredients, 4 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 60 mg of vitamin C, 400 mcg of folic acid, 8 mcg of vitamin B12 and 28 mg of iron. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on April 11, 2022.

What is in Iron Glycinate?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 capsule. 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).

Iron Glycinate: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 265941, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Vitamin Cas L-Ascorbic Acid60 mg100%Vitamin C in Iron Glycinate against 18,583 products60 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 60 mg to 270 mg, the median 100 mg.DV 90 mgUL 2,000 mg60 mg

65% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C give more (median 100 mg).

Folic Acid400 mcg100%Folate in Iron Glycinate against 7,022 products400 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 200 mcg to 400 mcg, the median 400 mcg.400 mcg

24% of 7,022 products listing folate give more (median 400 mcg).

Vitamin B12as Cyanocobalamin8 mcg133%Vitamin B12 in Iron Glycinate against 14,425 products8 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 6 mcg to 200 mcg, the median 36 mcg.DV 2.4 mcg8 mcg

71% of 14,425 products listing vitamin B12 give more (median 36 mcg).

Ironas Ferrous Bis-Glycinate28 mg156%Iron in Iron Glycinate against 6,910 products28 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 1.2 mg to 18 mg, the median 5 mg.DV 18 mgUL 45 mg28 mg

Higher than 92% of 6,910 products listing iron (median 5 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 265941 (entered April 11, 2022), 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 28 mg of iron is higher than 92% of the 6,910 iron products that print an amount; 459 list more.

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
Directions: As a dietary supplement, take 1 capsule daily.
Warnings
Tamper Evident: Do not use this product if imprinted foil seal under cap is broken or missing.
Keep out of reach of children.
Caution: If you are pregnant or nursing do not take this product.
Warning: Accidental overdose of iron containing products is a leading cause of fatal poisoning in children under 6. Keep this product out of reach of children. In case of accidental overdose contact a doctor or poison control center immediately.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Gluten Free
Storage
Keep tightly closed. Store at room temperature: 59 degrees-86 degrees F (15 degrees to 30 degrees C).

Source: label statements in DSLD label 265941.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Gelatin, Vegetable Cellulose, Silica, Vegetable Magnesium Stearate.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Quali Pure.

How many labels does Iron Glycinate have?

4 labels are on file under this name since April 22, 2021: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 265941 (current) Entered April 11, 2022 · on the market · 60 capsules
  2. Label 265939 Entered April 11, 2022 · on the market · 60 capsules
  3. Label 265940 Entered February 23, 2022 · on the market · 60 capsules
  4. Label 245155 Entered April 22, 2021 · off the market August 24, 2021 · 60 capsules

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

Who makes it?

The label names Dee Cee Laboratories, Inc. (manufacturer), White House, TN. All DC products.

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