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Fiber Essentials

by Indiana Botanic Gardens · tablet or pill · 90 tablets

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 7 03308 83061 3
  • DSLD label 78380
  • Serving 3 tablets
  • 30 servings

Fiber Essentials by Indiana Botanic Gardens lists 6 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 3 tablets, such as 20 mg of calcium; 4 sit inside a blend without their own amounts, beside 4 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on September 21, 2017.

What is in Fiber Essentials?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 3 tablets. 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 Essentials: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 78380, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories25 Calories
Total Carbohydrates9 g3%Carbohydrate in Fiber Essentials against 21,979 products9 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 6 g, the median 3 g.9 g

Higher than 85% of 21,979 products listing carbohydrate (median 3 g).

Dietary Fiber4 g16%Fiber in Fiber Essentials 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).

Sugar0.5 gSugar in Fiber Essentials against 11,807 products0.5 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 4 g, the median 2 g.0.5 g

97% of 11,807 products listing sugar give more (median 2 g).

Sugar Alcohols4 gSugar Alcohol in Fiber Essentials against 706 products4 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 3 g, the median 2 g.4 g

Higher than 75% of 706 products listing sugar alcohol (median 2 g).

Other Carbohydrates0.5 g
CalciumCalcium Note: naturally present20 mg2%Calcium in Fiber Essentials against 17,831 products20 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 252 mg, the median 115 mg.DV 1,300 mgUL 2,500 mg20 mg

91% of 17,831 products listing calcium give more (median 115 mg).

Proprietary Fiber Blend4.62 g
Psyllium husk powderin the blend, no amount given
Apple Pectinin the blend, no amount given
Grapefruit Pectinin the blend, no amount given
Oat Branin the blend, no amount given

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 78380 (entered September 21, 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:

  • 91% of the 17,831 products that print an amount of calcium list more than its 20 mg of calcium (median 115 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?

The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Fiber Essentials's, rare ingredients counting for more.

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: Chew 3 tablets daily, with a meal, as a dietary supplement, or as directed by a physician.
Warnings
Warning: Taking this product without adequate fluid may cause it to swell and block your throat or esophagus and may cause choking. Do not take this product if you have difficulty in swallowing. If you experience chest pain, vomiting, or difficulty in swallowing or breathing after taking this product, seek immediate medical attention.
For your protection, this container has an outer safety seal. (Do not accept if missing or broken.)
Keep out of reach of children
Storage
Store in a dry, cool place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 78380.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Sorbitol, Xylitol, Maltodextrin, Stearic Acid, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Grape juice powder, Dextrose, Blueberry fruit powder, Magnesium Stearate, Sodium Citrate, Raspberry fruit powder, Acai berry powder, Beet juice powder, Silicon Dioxide, Stevia rebaudiana leaf extract, Natural flavors, Triacetin, Modified Cornstarch, Propylene Glycol, Vegetable Glycerin.

How many labels does Fiber Essentials have?

3 labels are on file under this name since November 25, 2013: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 78380 (current) Entered September 21, 2017 · on the market · 90 tablets · UPC 7 03308 83061 3
  2. Label 76293 Entered July 25, 2017 · on the market · 30 tablets · UPC 7 03308 82100 0
  3. Label 27547 Entered November 25, 2013 · on the market · 60 tablets

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

Who makes it?

The label names Indiana Botanic Gardens, Inc. (distributor), Hobart, IN. All Indiana Botanic Gardens products.

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