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Fiber

by Hero Nutritionals Yummi Bears · gummy or jelly · 45 gummy bears

  • Off the market since October 2019 (NIH)
  • UPC 6 13098 68354 5
  • DSLD label 72680
  • Serving 2 to 3 gummies; amounts per 3 gummies
  • 15 servings

Fiber by Hero Nutritionals Yummi Bears lists one ingredient: 4 g of chicory root fiber per serving of 3 gummies. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on April 25, 2017.

What is in Fiber?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 3 gummies. 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).

Fiber: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 72680, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories15 Calories
Total Carbohydrates8 g3%Carbohydrate in Fiber against 21,979 products8 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 6 g, the median 3 g.8 g

Higher than 82% of 21,979 products listing carbohydrate (median 3 g).

Dietary Fiber4 g16%Fiber in Fiber against 6,987 products4 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 4 g, the median 2 g.4 g

Higher than 74% of 6,987 products listing fiber (median 2 g).

Soluble Fiber1 g
Sugar1 gSugar in Fiber against 11,807 products1 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 4 g, the median 2 g.1 g

69% of 11,807 products listing sugar give more (median 2 g).

Chicory root fiberas Inulin4 gInulin in Fiber against 370 products4,000 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 1,500 mg, the median 300 mg.4,000 mg

Higher than 93% of 370 products listing inulin (median 300 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 72680 (entered April 25, 2017), 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:

  • Its 4,000 mg of chicory root fiber (filed by NIH under inulin) is higher than 93% of the 370 inulin products that print an amount; 16 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?

3 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
Suggested Use: Children 2 to 4 yrs old: parents may give each child up to 2 bears per day. Children 4 yrs and older: parents may give each child up to 3 bears per day. Take with 8 oz glass of water. Drink at least two more glasses throughout the day.
Warnings
Keep out of reach of children.
Do not use if safety seal is broken.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Allergen, gluten & dairy free
Free of artificial colors & flavors
Free of: Gluten, yeast, wheat, dairy, eggs, soy, salt, peanuts, shellfish, fish, artificial flavors, artificial colors and artificial preservatives.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.
Keep sealed for freshness.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 72680.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Glucose Syrup, Cane Sugar, Natural, Gelatin, Lactic Acid, Citric Acid, natural Flavors, organic Colors, Coconut Oil, Carnauba Wax.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Purity Potency Quality Tested Made in USA.

How many labels does Fiber have?

One label is on file, entered on April 25, 2017.

  1. Label 72680 (current) Entered April 25, 2017 · off the market October 23, 2019 · 45 gummy bears · UPC 6 13098 68354 5

DSLD also links this label to: Fiber + Digestive Support (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 Hero Nutritionals, Inc. (manufacturer), Santa Ana, CA. All Hero Nutritionals Yummi Bears products.

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