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Detox Basics

by Nature's Sunshine · other (e.g. tea bag) · 30 packets

  • On the market (NIH)
  • DSLD label 313084
  • Serving 1 packet (2 tablets, 4 capsules)
  • 30 servings

Detox Basics by Nature's Sunshine lists 10 ingredients, 9 with an amount per serving of 1 packet, such as 4 mg of vitamin A, 240 mg of vitamin C, 22 mg of choline and 1,000 mg of berberine; 1 sits inside a blend without its own amount. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on September 25, 2024.

What is in Detox Basics?

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

Detox Basics: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 313084, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Vitamin Aas Beta-Carotene4 mg444%
Vitamin Cas Ascorbic Acid240 mg267%Vitamin C in Detox Basics against 18,583 products240 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 60 mg to 270 mg, the median 100 mg.DV 90 mgUL 2,000 mg240 mg

Higher than 68% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C (median 100 mg).

Cholineas Choline Bitartrate22 mg4%Choline in Detox Basics against 4,738 products22 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 18 mg to 100 mg, the median 40 mg.DV 550 mgUL 3,500 mg22 mg

66% of 4,738 products listing choline give more (median 40 mg).

Bacillus coagulansno amount given
Berberineas Indian Barberry1,000 mgBerberine in Detox Basics against 419 products1,000 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 131.5 mg to 500 mg, the median 400 mg.1,000 mg

Higher than 83% of 419 products listing berberine (median 400 mg).

N-Acetyl-L-Cysteine355 mgN-Acetyl Cysteine in Detox Basics against 1,259 products355 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 55 mg to 500 mg, the median 150 mg.355 mg

Higher than 71% of 1,259 products listing N-acetyl cysteine (median 150 mg).

Milk Thistle seed extractas Silymarin175 mgMilk Thistle in Detox Basics against 1,277 products175 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 90 mg to 300 mg, the median 175 mg.175 mg

50% of 1,277 products listing milk thistle give more (median 175 mg).

Dandelion150 mgDandelion in Detox Basics against 793 products150 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 250 mg, the median 100 mg.150 mg

Higher than 57% of 793 products listing dandelion (median 100 mg).

Inositol55 mgInositol in Detox Basics against 4,042 products55 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 10 mg to 80 mg, the median 30 mg.55 mg

Higher than 70% of 4,042 products listing inositol (median 30 mg).

Turmeric12 mgTurmeric in Detox Basics against 2,369 products12 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 500 mg, the median 150 mg.12 mg

93% of 2,369 products listing turmeric give more (median 150 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 313084 (entered September 25, 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:

  • 93% of the 2,369 products that print an amount of turmeric list more than its 12 mg of turmeric (median 150 mg).

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?

The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Detox Basics's, rare ingredients counting for more.

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
Recommended use: Take the contents of one packet (2 tablets, 4 capsules) before a meal, once daily.
Warnings
Inner packets not intended or labeled for individual sale This carton was sealed for your protection. Do not use if seal is missing or damaged

Source: label statements in DSLD label 313084.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Cellulose, Hypromellose, Water, Dicalcium Phosphate, Inulin, Stearic Acid, Magnesium Stearate, Silicon Dioxide, Maltodextrin.

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

How many labels does Detox Basics have?

2 labels are on file under this name since November 21, 2019: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 313084 (current) Entered September 25, 2024 · on the market · 30 packets
  2. Label 208217 Entered November 21, 2019 · off the market August 29, 2023 · 30 packets

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

Who makes it?

The label names Nature's Sunshine Products, Inc (manufacturer), Spanish Fork, Utah. All Nature's Sunshine products.

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