Curcumin Phytosome
by Doctor's Best · capsule · 180 veggie caps
- Off the market since May 2016 (NIH)
- UPC 7 53950 00230 2
- DSLD label 24943
- Serving 2 to 4 capsules; amounts per 2 capsules
- 90 servings
Curcumin Phytosome by Doctor's Best lists 3 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 2 capsules, such as 1,000 mg of phospholipid-curcuminoids complex; 1 sits inside a blend without its own amount. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on August 23, 2013.
What is in Curcumin Phytosome?
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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Curcumin Phytosome | no amount given | ||
| Phospholipid-Curcuminoids Complex | 1,000 mg | Higher than 94% of 309 products listing curcuminoid (median 100 mg). | |
| {Phospholipid-Curcuminoids Complex}as Curcumin, Curcuminoids{Phospholipid-Curcuminoids Complex} (Form: Curcumin, and other curcuminoids) Note: minimum | 180 mg |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 24943 (entered August 23, 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:
- Its 1,000 mg of phospholipid-curcuminoids complex (filed by NIH under curcuminoid) is higher than 94% of the 309 curcuminoid products that print an amount; 9 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.
- Curcumin 95% Turmeric ExtractHard Rhino same ingredients
- Curcumin Phytosome with Meriva 500 mgDoctor's Best · off the market same ingredients
- Curcumin Phytosome 500 mgDoctor's Best · off the market same ingredients
- Fast Absorb CurcuminPuritan's Pride same ingredients
- Curcumin Phytosome 500 mgJarrow Formulas same ingredients
- Curcumin PC with MerivaProtocol For Life Balance 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
- Suggested Adult Use: Take 2 capsules daily, preferably with meals. For better joint, eye, circulatory and prostate support, take up to 4 capsules daily, or more, as recommended by a nutritionally informed physician.
- Warnings
- Contains Soy
Source: label statements in DSLD label 24943.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Modified Cellulose, Cellulose, Silicon Dioxide, Magnesium Stearate.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Vegan(TM).
How many labels does Curcumin Phytosome have?
One label is on file, entered on August 23, 2013.
- Label 24943 (current) Entered August 23, 2013 · off the market May 2, 2016 · 180 veggie caps · UPC 7 53950 00230 2
DSLD also links this label to: Curcumin Phytosome with Meriva (image difference, same product), Curcumin Phytosome with Meriva 500 mg (image difference, same product), Curcumin Phytosome with Meriva (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 Doctor's Best, Inc. (distributor), San Clemente, CA. All Doctor's Best products.