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Disc-Discovery

by DaVinci Laboratories Of Vermont · tablet or pill · 180 tablets

  • Off the market since August 2022 (NIH)
  • UPC 0 26664 24401 7
  • DSLD label 22514
  • Serving 2 tablets
  • 90 servings

Disc-Discovery by DaVinci Laboratories Of Vermont lists 14 ingredients, 14 with an amount per serving of 2 tablets, such as 200 mg of vitamin C, 60 IU (1.5 mcg) of vitamin D3, 20 mg of vitamin B6 and 200 mg of calcium. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on July 25, 2013.

What is in Disc-Discovery?

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

Disc-Discovery: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 22514, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Vitamin Cas Ascorbic Acid, Calcium AscorbateVitamin C (Form: from Calcium Ascorbate, and Ascorbic Acid)200 mg330%Vitamin C in Disc-Discovery against 18,583 products200 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 60 mg to 270 mg, the median 100 mg.DV 90 mgUL 2,000 mg200 mg

Higher than 63% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 600 mg.

Vitamin D360 IU (1.5 mcg)15%Vitamin D in Disc-Discovery against 14,175 products1.5 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 10 mcg to 25 mcg, the median 15 mcg.DV 20 mcgUL 100 mcg1.5 mcg

97% of 14,175 products listing vitamin D give more (median 15 mcg). Per day at the most servings: 4.5 mcg.

Vitamin B620 mg1,000%Vitamin B6 in Disc-Discovery against 15,277 products20 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 2 mg to 20 mg, the median 6 mg.DV 1.7 mgUL 100 mg20 mg

Higher than 71% of 15,277 products listing vitamin B6 (median 6 mg). Per day at the most servings: 60 mg.

Calcium200 mg20%Calcium in Disc-Discovery against 17,831 products200 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 252 mg, the median 115 mg.DV 1,300 mgUL 2,500 mg200 mg

Higher than 64% of 17,831 products listing calcium (median 115 mg). Per day at the most servings: 600 mg.

Magnesium100 mg25%Magnesium in Disc-Discovery against 14,003 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 30 mg to 200 mg, the median 86 mg.UL 350 mgDV 420 mg100 mg

Higher than 51% of 14,003 products listing magnesium (median 86 mg). Per day at the most servings: 300 mg.

Zinc10 mg70%Zinc in Disc-Discovery against 13,186 products10 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 5 mg to 15 mg, the median 11 mg.DV 11 mgUL 40 mg10 mg

51% of 13,186 products listing zinc give more (median 11 mg). Per day at the most servings: 30 mg.

Manganese10 mg500%Manganese in Disc-Discovery against 7,016 products10 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 1 mg to 3.92 mg, the median 2 mg.DV 2.3 mgUL 11 mg10 mg

Higher than 93% of 7,016 products listing manganese (median 2 mg). Per day at the most servings: 30 mg. 2.7 times the adult UL a day.

Potassium50 mg2%Potassium in Disc-Discovery against 11,614 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 190 mg, the median 99 mg.DV 4,700 mg50 mg

72% of 11,614 products listing potassium give more (median 99 mg). Per day at the most servings: 150 mg.

Bovine Tracheal Cartilageas {chondroitin} 6 sulfate, chondroitin 4 {sulfate}Bovine Tracheal Cartilage (Form: source of chondroitin 4 {sulfate}, and {chondroitin} 6 sulfate)400 mgCartilage in Disc-Discovery against 199 products400 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 40 mg to 750 mg, the median 100 mg.400 mg

Higher than 59% of 199 products listing cartilage (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,200 mg.

Pectinas SiliconPectin (Form: source of silicon)200 mgPectin in Disc-Discovery against 526 products200 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 20 mg to 250 mg, the median 86 mg.200 mg

Higher than 66% of 526 products listing pectin (median 86 mg). Per day at the most servings: 600 mg.

Equisetum arvenseas SiliconEquisetum arvense (Form: source of silicon) (Alt. Name: horsetail rush) Genus: Equisetum Species: arvense20 mgHorsetail in Disc-Discovery against 519 products20 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 20 mg to 200 mg, the median 67 mg.20 mg

74% of 519 products listing horsetail give more (median 67 mg). Per day at the most servings: 60 mg.

Pepsin10 mgPepsin in Disc-Discovery against 223 products10 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 130 mg, the median 50 mg.10 mg

84% of 223 products listing pepsin give more (median 50 mg). Per day at the most servings: 30 mg.

Taurine100 mgTaurine in Disc-Discovery against 2,337 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 110 mg to 1,000 mg, the median 500 mg.100 mg

76% of 2,337 products listing taurine give more (median 500 mg). Per day at the most servings: 300 mg.

Serine60 mgSerine in Disc-Discovery against 314 products60 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 1,056 mg, the median 408 mg.60 mg

82% of 314 products listing serine give more (median 408 mg). Per day at the most servings: 180 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 22514 (entered July 25, 2013), 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:

  • 97% of the 14,175 products that print an amount of vitamin D list more than its 1.5 mcg (60 IU) of vitamin D (median 15 mcg (600 IU)).
  • At 3 servings a day, the most its directions give, the label lists 30 mg of manganese, 2.7 times the adult Tolerable Upper Intake Level.
  • 84% of the 223 products that print an amount of pepsin list more than its 10 mg of pepsin (median 50 mg).

The NIH database records 3 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?

1 product lists 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
Suggested Use: As a dietary supplement, take 2 tablets, three times daily with meals, or as directed by your health care practitioner.
Warnings
Warning: If pregnant or nursing, consult your health care practitioner before taking this product.
Keep out of reach of children.
Allergens and what it does not contain
This product is free of citrus, corn, gluten and yeast.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 22514.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: calcium pyrophosphate, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Stearic Acid, Magnesium Sulfate, Potassium Citrate, Calcium Ascorbate, Magnesium Oxide, manganese glycine amino acid chelate, Vegetable Stearate, Zinc Sulfate, Talc.

How many labels does Disc-Discovery have?

One label is on file, entered on July 25, 2013.

  1. Label 22514 (current) Entered July 25, 2013 · off the market August 17, 2022 · 180 tablets · UPC 0 26664 24401 7

DSLD also links this label to: Disc-Discovery (image difference, same product), Disc-Discovery (image difference, same product), Disc-Discovery (image 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 DaVinci Laboratories of Vermont a division of FoodScience Corp. (distributor), Essex Junction, VT. All DaVinci Laboratories Of Vermont products.

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