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Fruit4Life

by Swanson GreenFoods Formulas · tablet or pill · 300 tablets

  • Off the market since December 2023 (NIH)
  • UPC 0 87614 06018 7
  • DSLD label 175716
  • Serving 2 tablets
  • 150 servings

Fruit4Life by Swanson GreenFoods Formulas lists 13 ingredients, 13 with an amount per serving of 2 tablets, such as 80 mg of apple fruit powder, 80 mg of apricot fruit powder, 80 mg of cherry fruit powder and 80 mg of lemon peel powder. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on April 25, 2018.

What is in Fruit4Life?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 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).

Fruit4Life: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 175716, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Apple fruit powder80 mgApple in Fruit4Life against 153 products80 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 450 mg, the median 240 mg.80 mg

63% of 153 products listing apple give more (median 240 mg). Per day at the most servings: 240 mg.

Apricot fruit powder80 mgApricot in Fruit4Life against 49 products80 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 45 mg to 290 mg, the median 100 mg.80 mg

61% of 49 products listing apricot give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 240 mg.

Cherry fruit powder80 mgSour Cherry in Fruit4Life against 322 products80 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 200 mg to 615.88 mg, the median 412.5 mg.80 mg

91% of 322 products listing sour cherry give more (median 412.5 mg). Per day at the most servings: 240 mg.

Lemon peel powder80 mgLemon in Fruit4Life against 103 products80 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 20 mg to 495 mg, the median 60 mg.80 mg

Higher than 51% of 103 products listing lemon (median 60 mg). Per day at the most servings: 240 mg.

Orange peel powder80 mgSweet Orange in Fruit4Life against 135 products130 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 60 mg to 450 mg, the median 100 mg.130 mg

Higher than 58% of 135 products listing sweet orange (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 390 mg.

Papaya fruit powder80 mgPapaya in Fruit4Life against 250 products80 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 150 mg, the median 50 mg.80 mg

Higher than 57% of 250 products listing papaya (median 50 mg). Per day at the most servings: 240 mg.

Peach fruit powder80 mgPeach in Fruit4Life against 38 products80 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 200 mg to 1,117 mg, the median 983 mg.80 mg

89% of 38 products listing peach give more (median 983 mg). Per day at the most servings: 240 mg.

Strawberry fruit powder80 mgStrawberry in Fruit4Life against 85 products80 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 450 mg, the median 250 mg.80 mg

79% of 85 products listing strawberry give more (median 250 mg). Per day at the most servings: 240 mg.

freeze-dried Grape juice powder50 mgGrape in Fruit4Life against 1,900 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 100 mg, the median 50 mg.50 mg

48% of 1,900 products listing grape give more (median 50 mg). Per day at the most servings: 150 mg.

freeze-dried crushed Orange powder50 mg
freeze-dried Pineapple fruit powder50 mgPineapple in Fruit4Life against 76 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 250 mg, the median 82.5 mg.50 mg

55% of 76 products listing pineapple give more (median 82.5 mg). Per day at the most servings: 150 mg.

Prune fruit powder40 mgPlum in Fruit4Life against 79 products40 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 160 mg, the median 100 mg.40 mg

80% of 79 products listing plum give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 120 mg.

Cranberry juice concentrate20 mgCranberry in Fruit4Life against 1,064 products20 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 97.5 mg to 500 mg, the median 250 mg.20 mg

90% of 1,064 products listing cranberry give more (median 250 mg). Per day at the most servings: 60 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 175716 (entered April 25, 2018), 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 322 products that print an amount of sour cherry list more than its 80 mg of cherry fruit powder (filed by NIH under sour cherry) (median 412.5 mg).
  • 89% of the 38 products that print an amount of peach list more than its 80 mg of peach (median 983 mg).
  • 90% of the 1,064 products that print an amount of cranberry list more than its 20 mg of cranberry (median 250 mg).

The NIH database records 2 to 3 servings 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 Fruit4Life'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: As a dietary supplement, take two tablets two to three times per day with food and water.
Warnings
Do not use if seal is broken.
Keep out of reach of children.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 175716.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Maltodextrin, Stearic Acid, Croscarmellose Sodium, Rice Flour, Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, Calcium Palmitate, Corn Starch, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Aqueous Film Coating, Cane Sugar, Lecithin, Silica, Magnesium Hydroxide, Tricalcium Phosphate.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Guaranteed purity & potency.

How many labels does Fruit4Life have?

One label is on file, entered on April 25, 2018.

  1. Label 175716 (current) Entered April 25, 2018 · off the market December 1, 2023 · 300 tablets · UPC 0 87614 06018 7

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

Who makes it?

The label names Swanson Health Products (distributor), Fargo, ND. All Swanson GreenFoods Formulas products.

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