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Fe Caps

by Windmill · other (e.g. tea bag) · 45 caplets

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 0 35046 00087 5
  • DSLD label 231301
  • Serving 1 caplet

Fe Caps by Windmill lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 caplet, such as 50 mg of iron and 100 mg of dss. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on July 23, 2020.

What is in Fe Caps?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 caplet. 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).

Fe Caps: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 231301, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Ironas Ferrous FumarateIron (Form: as Ferrous Fumarate)50 mg278%Iron in Fe Caps against 6,910 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 1.2 mg to 18 mg, the median 5 mg.DV 18 mgUL 45 mg50 mg

Higher than 97% of 6,910 products listing iron (median 5 mg). 1.1 times the adult UL a day.

Dss100 mgDocusate Sodium in Fe Caps against 39 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 50 mg, the median 50 mg.100 mg

Higher than 92% of 39 products listing docusate sodium (median 50 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 231301 (entered July 23, 2020), 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:

  • At 1 serving a day, the most its directions give, the label lists 50 mg of iron, 1.1 times the adult Tolerable Upper Intake Level.
  • Its 100 mg of dss (filed by NIH under docusate sodium) is higher than 92% of the 39 docusate sodium products that print an amount.

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?

1 product lists 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: Take 1 caplet daily with food as a dietary supplement or as directed by a healthcare professional.
Warnings
Keep out of reach of children.
Do not purchase if seal is broken.
Warnings: Accidental overdose of iron-containing products is a leading cause of fatal poisioning in children under 6. Keep this product out of reach of children. In case of accidental overdose, call a doctor or Poison Control Center immediately.
An anemic condition should be treated under the advice and supervision of a physician.
Since oral iron products interfere with absorption of oral tetracycline antibiotics, these products should not be taken within 2 hours of each other. Iron-containing supplements may occasionally cause bowel effects such as constipation or diarrhea. If you are pregnant or nursing a baby, seek the advice of a health professional before using this product.
Allergens and what it does not contain
No sugar, yeast, wheat, milk, soy, artificial colors, flavors or preservatives Gluten Free
Storage
Protect from heat, light and moisture. Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 231301.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Dicalcium Phosphate, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Silica, Stearic Acid, Magnesium Stearate, Sodium Starch Glycolate, Pharmaceutical Glaze.

How many labels does Fe Caps have?

3 labels are on file under this name since March 23, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 231301 (current) Entered July 23, 2020 · on the market · 45 caplets · UPC 0 35046 00087 5
  2. Label 181115 Entered September 21, 2018 · on the market · 60 caplets
  3. Label 7039 Entered March 23, 2012 · off the market June 1, 2015 · 60 caplets · UPC 0 35046 00083 7

DSLD also links this label to: Iron Caps (image difference, same product), Iron Caps (package size 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 Windmill Health Products (distributor), West Caldwell, NJ. All Windmill products.

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