Extra-Strength Lecithin, Kelp, B-6 & Cider Vinegar
by Swanson Best Weight-Control Formulas · tablet or pill · 120 tablets
- Off the market since December 2023 (NIH)
- UPC 0 87614 04038 7
- DSLD label 181501
- Serving 1 tablet
Extra-Strength Lecithin, Kelp, B-6 & Cider Vinegar by Swanson Best Weight-Control Formulas lists 5 ingredients, 5 with an amount per serving of 1 tablet, such as 15 mg of vitamin B6, 400 mg of lecithin, 150 mg of alfalfa and 120 mg of apple cider vinegar powder. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on September 21, 2018.
What is in Extra-Strength Lecithin, Kelp, B-6 & Cider Vinegar?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 tablet. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vitamin B6as Pyridoxine HydrochlorideVitamin B-6 (Form: as Pyridoxine HCl) | 15 mg | 882% | Higher than 68% of 15,277 products listing vitamin B6 (median 6 mg). Per day at the most servings: 60 mg. |
| Lecithinas SoyLecithin (Form: from Soy) | 400 mg | Higher than 57% of 804 products listing lecithin (median 200 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,600 mg. | |
| Alfalfa | 150 mg | 52% of 477 products listing alfalfa give more (median 200 mg). Per day at the most servings: 600 mg. | |
| Apple Cider Vinegar powder | 120 mg | 81% of 610 products listing apple cider vinegar give more (median 525 mg). Per day at the most servings: 480 mg. | |
| Atlantic Kelpas IodineAtlantic Kelp (Form: 0.5% Iodine) Genus: Ascophyllum Species: nodosum | 35 mg | 89% of 54 products listing ascophyllum nodosum give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 140 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 181501 (entered September 21, 2018), 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:
- 89% of the 54 products that print an amount of ascophyllum nodosum list more than its 35 mg of atlantic kelp (filed by NIH under ascophyllum nodosum) (median 100 mg).
The NIH database records 3 to 4 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.
- Lecithin, Kelp, B-6 & Cider VinegarSwanson Best Weight-Control Formulas · off the market same ingredients
- Weight LossNature's Measure 3 shared, 45% alike
- Lecithin Kelp-B6Nature's Blend 3 shared, 45% alike
- Natural KLB6Nature's Bounty 3 shared, 42% alike
- Trim-Plex Lecithin, Kelp, Cider Vinegar & Vitamin B-6Nature's Plus · off the market 3 shared, 42% alike
- Kelp Lecithin B-6 Cider VinegarWonder Laboratories 3 shared, 42% 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 Use: As a dietary supplement, take one tablet three to four times per day with water.
- Warnings
- Do not use if seal is broken.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Contains shellfish (lobster, shrimp, crab) and soy.
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 181501.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Microcrystalline Cellulose, Croscarmellose Sodium, Stearic Acid, Calcium Carbonate, Calcium Palmitate, Pharmaceutical Glaze, Silica, Tricalcium Phosphate, Acacia, Maltodextrin, Hydroxypropyl Cellulose.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Guaranteed purity & potency.
How many labels does Extra-Strength Lecithin, Kelp, B-6 & Cider Vinegar have?
2 labels are on file under this name since November 20, 2017: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 181501 (current) Entered September 21, 2018 · off the market December 1, 2023 · 120 tablets · UPC 0 87614 04038 7
- Label 78503 Entered November 20, 2017 · off the market February 2, 2018 · 120 tablets · UPC 0 87614 04038 7
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Swanson Health Products (distributor), Fargo, ND. All Swanson Best Weight-Control Formulas products.