Extra Strength Milk Thistle Extract 450 mg
by NOW · softgel capsule · 120 softgels
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 7 33739 04785 4
- DSLD label 314318
- Serving 1 softgel
- 120 servings
Extra Strength Milk Thistle Extract 450 mg by NOW lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 softgel, such as 450 mg of milk thistle fruit, seed extract, beside 1 Nutrition Facts row (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on July 25, 2024.
What is in Extra Strength Milk Thistle Extract 450 mg?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 softgel. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 5 Calories | ||
| Total Fat | 0.5 g | 1% | 86% of 11,965 products listing fat (unspecified) give more (median 1.5 g). |
| Milk Thistle Fruit, Seed Extractas Milk Thistle Fruit Extract, Milk Thistle Seed Extract | 450 mg | Higher than 85% of 1,277 products listing milk thistle (median 175 mg). | |
| Silymarin Flavonoidsstandardized to 360 mg silymarin flavonoids - equivalent 80% | 360 mg | Higher than 94% of 208 products listing silymarin (median 116 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 314318 (entered July 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:
- Its 360 mg of silymarin is higher than 94% of the 208 silymarin products that print an amount; 11 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?
The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Extra Strength Milk Thistle Extract 450 mg's, rare ingredients counting for more.
- Milk ThistleDaVinci Laboratories Of Vermont · off the market 2 shared, 83% alike
- Milk Thistle SeedVitamer Laboratories · off the market 2 shared, 83% alike
- Milk Thistle 100 mgKirkman 2 shared, 83% alike
- Milk Thistle 280 mg ExtractNature Made 2 shared, 83% alike
- Pure Milk Thistle 4:1 Pure Extract PowderHard Rhino 2 shared, 83% alike
- Milk Thistle SeedVitaCeutical Labs · off the market 2 shared, 83% 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 1 softgel 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 yeast, wheat, gluten, soy, corn, milk, egg, fish, shellfish or sesame ingredients. Produced in a GMP facility that processes other ingredients containing these allergens.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Non-GMO
- Not manufactured with yeast, wheat, gluten, soy, corn, milk, egg, fish, shellfish or sesame ingredients.
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place after opening.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 314318.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Bovine Gelatin, Glycerin, Water, Caramel color, Sunflower Oil, Sunflower Lecithin, Silicon Dioxide.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Triangle K (Kosher) Contains gelatin; GMP Quality Assured Crescent H (Halal).
How many labels does Extra Strength Milk Thistle Extract 450 mg have?
One label is on file, entered on July 25, 2024.
- Label 314318 (current) Entered July 25, 2024 · on the market · 120 softgels · UPC 7 33739 04785 4
DSLD also links this label to: Extra Strength Silymarin (image difference, same product), Extra Strength Silymarin (image difference, same product), Extra Strength Silymarin (image difference, same product), Extra Strength Silymarin (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 (manufacturer), Bloomingdale, IL. All NOW products.