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Fast Absorb Curcumin

by Puritan's Pride · softgel capsule · 30 rapid release softgels

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 0 25077 59994 3
  • DSLD label 285013
  • Serving 1 softgel
  • 30 servings

Fast Absorb Curcumin by Puritan's Pride lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 1 softgel, such as 177.2 mg of NovaSol. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on February 21, 2023.

What is in Fast Absorb Curcumin?

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).

Fast Absorb Curcumin: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 285013, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
NovaSolNovaSol Note: Providing177.2 mgCurcuminoid in Fast Absorb Curcumin against 309 products177.2 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 40 mg to 300 mg, the median 100 mg.177.2 mg

Higher than 61% of 309 products listing curcuminoid (median 100 mg).

Total Curcuminoids10.63 mg
Curcumin8.86 mgCurcumin in Fast Absorb Curcumin against 550 products8.86 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 400 mg, the median 200 mg.8.86 mg

97% of 550 products listing curcumin give more (median 200 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 285013 (entered February 21, 2023), 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:

  • 97% of the 550 products that print an amount of curcumin list more than its 8.86 mg of curcumin (median 200 mg).

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.

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
Directions: For adults, take one (1) softgel daily, preferably with a meal.
Warnings
Warning: If you are pregnant, nursing, taking any medications or have any medical condition, consult your doctor before use.
Discontinue use and consult your doctor if any adverse reactions occur.
Keep out of reach of children.
Do not use if seal under cap is broken or missing.
Allergens and what it does not contain
No artificial color, flavor or sweetener, no sugar, no starch, no milk, no lactose, no soy, no gluten, no wheat, no yeast, no fish. Sodium free.
Storage
Store at room temperature.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 285013.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: NovaSol, Turmeric Rhizome Extract, Gelatin, Vegetable Glycerin.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Quality Assured QA.

How many labels does Fast Absorb Curcumin have?

2 labels are on file under this name since June 24, 2016: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 285013 (current) Entered February 21, 2023 · on the market · 30 rapid release softgels · UPC 0 25077 59994 3
  2. Label 62169 Entered June 24, 2016 · off the market July 16, 2024 · 30 rapid release softgels · UPC 0 25077 59994 3

Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).

Who makes it?

The label names Puritan's Pride, Inc. (distributor), Ronkonkoma, NY, U.S.A.. All Puritan's Pride products.

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