Extra Strength Beta-Glucans with ImmunEnhancer
by NOW · capsule · 60 veg capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 7 33739 03033 7
- DSLD label 245687
- Serving 2 veg capsules
- 30 servings
Extra Strength Beta-Glucans with ImmunEnhancer by NOW lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 2 veg capsules, such as 500 mg of beta-1,3/1,6-D-glucan powder and 400 mg of ImmunEnhancer. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on March 25, 2021.
What is in Extra Strength Beta-Glucans with ImmunEnhancer?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 veg 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beta-1,3/1,6-D-Glucan Powderas Saccharomyces cerevisiaeBeta-1,3/1,6-D-Glucan Powder (Form: from Saccharomyces cerevisiae Genus: Saccharomyces Species: cerevisiae) | 500 mg | Higher than 90% of 335 products listing beta-glucans (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,500 mg. | |
| ImmunEnhanceras Arabinogalactan | 400 mg | Higher than 60% of 242 products listing arabinogalactan (median 250 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,200 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 245687 (entered March 25, 2021), 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?
Every amount on this label with a position sits within the middle 80% of the products that list the same ingredient.
The NIH database records 1 to 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.
- Beta-Glucans 250 mgLuckyVitamin same ingredients
- ProBiota BaseSeeking Health 2 shared, 55% alike
- BiotagenKlaire Labs 2 shared, 55% alike
- Pre-Biotic ProNeurobiologix 2 shared, 55% alike
- ResistAidBricker Labs 1 shared, 51% alike
- Immune Matters With ResistAidBricker Labs 1 shared, 51% alike
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 Usage: Take 2 capsules 1 to 3 times daily.
- Warnings
- Caution: For adults only.
- Consult physician if pregnant/nursing, taking medication, or have a medical condition.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Not manufactured with wheat, gluten, soy, milk, egg, fish, shellfish or tree nut ingredients. Produced in a GMP facility that processes other ingredients containing these allergens.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Not manufactured with wheat, gluten, soy, milk, egg, fish, shellfish or tree nut ingredients.
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place after opening.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 245687.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Hypromellose, Cellulose, Silicon Dioxide, Magnesium Stearate.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Triangle K (Kosher); GMP Quality Assured.
How many labels does Extra Strength Beta-Glucans with ImmunEnhancer have?
3 labels are on file under this name since February 23, 2016: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 245687 (current) Entered March 25, 2021 · on the market · 60 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 03033 7
- Label 205844 Entered August 23, 2019 · off the market September 22, 2023 · 60 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 03033 7
- Label 55407 Entered February 23, 2016 · off the market December 6, 2018 · 60 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 03033 7
DSLD also links this label to: Xtra Strength Beta-Glucans with ImmunEnhancer 250 mg of Beta-Glucans (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 NOW Foods (packager), Bloomingdale, IL. All NOW products.