Fermented Beta Glucans
by Dr. Mercola · capsule · 60 capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 8 10487 03154 7
- DSLD label 327113
- Serving 1 to 2 capsules; amounts per 2 capsules
- 30 servings
Fermented Beta Glucans by Dr. Mercola lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 2 capsules, such as 500 mg of yeast fermentate and 400 mg of fermented euglena. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on February 23, 2025.
What is in Fermented Beta Glucans?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yeast Fermentateas Saccharomyces cerevisiae | 500 mg | 23% of 168 products listing saccharomyces cerevisiae give more (median 500 mg). | |
| fermented Euglena | 400 mg | ||
| Beta-Glucanas Beta-1,3-Glucan | 200 mg | Higher than 61% of 335 products listing beta-glucans (median 100 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 327113 (entered February 23, 2025), 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?
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 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 Fermented Beta Glucans's, rare ingredients counting for more.
- Beta 1,3/1,6 Glucan 250 mgSuperSmart 2 shared, 52% alike
- Beta Glucan 250 mgJarrow Formulas 2 shared, 52% alike
- Beta 1,3/1,6 GlucanSuperSmart 2 shared, 52% alike
- Immune BalanceCountry Life Gut Connection 2 shared, 42% alike
- Immune Balance Sweet & Sour TasteCountry Life Gut Connection Kids 2 shared, 39% alike
- Immune ShieldBody Kitchen 2 shared, 37% 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: Adults, as a dietary supplement, take one (1) to two (2) capsules daily.
- Warnings
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Do not use if safety seal is broken.
- If you are nursing, pregnant, taking medication or have a medical condition, consult your physician before taking this product.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 327113.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, Rice hulls.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): NSF Contents Certified. Listed with: NSF certified (contents or GMP) (a seal is the label's claim; the certifier's own list confirms it).
How many labels does Fermented Beta Glucans have?
3 labels are on file under this name since August 23, 2020: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 327113 (current) Entered February 23, 2025 · on the market · 60 capsules · UPC 8 10487 03154 7
- Label 308705 Entered March 22, 2024 · on the market · 60 capsules · UPC 8 10487 03154 7
- Label 231520 Entered August 23, 2020 · off the market June 25, 2024 · 60 capsules · UPC 8 10487 03154 7
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names NHP (distributor), Cape Coral, FL. All Dr. Mercola products.