PlainVitamins

Garden Variety

by Health Resources · powder · 21 oz.

  • Off the market since October 2023 (NIH)
  • DSLD label 4751
  • Serving 20 g (1 scoop)
  • 30 servings

Garden Variety by Health Resources lists 8 ingredients, 8 with an amount per serving of 20 g, such as 3.35 g of barley grass juice powder, 10 g of carrot juice powder, 2.7 g of red beet juice powder and 650 mg of broccoli powder. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on January 25, 2012.

What is in Garden Variety?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 20 g. 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).

Garden Variety: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 4751, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Barley Grass juice powder3.35 gBarley in Garden Variety against 328 products3,350 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 58 mg to 1,000 mg, the median 312 mg.3,350 mg

Higher than 96% of 328 products listing barley (median 312 mg).

Carrot juice powder10 g

This amount is far outside what other labels list for carrot, or disagrees with the label's own %DV: possibly a unit or transcription slip in the database. Check the label image on DSLD.

Red Beet juice powder2.7 gBeet in Garden Variety against 850 products2,700 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 10.63 mg to 500 mg, the median 100 mg.2,700 mg

Higher than 94% of 850 products listing beet (median 100 mg).

Broccoli powder650 mgBroccoli in Garden Variety against 530 products650 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 40 mg to 250 mg, the median 100 mg.650 mg

Higher than 92% of 530 products listing broccoli (median 100 mg).

Tomato powder650 mgTomato in Garden Variety against 236 products650 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 10.75 mg to 100 mg, the median 31.5 mg.650 mg

Higher than 94% of 236 products listing tomato (median 31.5 mg).

Cabbage Leaf Powder335 mgCabbage in Garden Variety against 92 products335 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 10.75 mg to 100 mg, the median 50 mg.335 mg

Higher than 86% of 92 products listing cabbage (median 50 mg).

Kelp100 mgKelp in Garden Variety against 333 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 20 mg to 100 mg, the median 50 mg.100 mg

Higher than 61% of 333 products listing kelp (median 50 mg).

Di Indole Methane100 mgDiindolylmethane in Garden Variety against 425 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 200 mg, the median 100 mg.100 mg

47% of 425 products listing diindolylmethane give more (median 100 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 4751 (entered January 25, 2012), 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 3,350 mg of barley is higher than 96% of the 328 barley products that print an amount; 12 list more.
  • Its 2,700 mg of red beet juice powder (filed by NIH under beet) is higher than 94% of the 850 beet products that print an amount; 53 list more.
  • Its 650 mg of broccoli is higher than 92% of the 530 broccoli products that print an amount; 39 list more.
  • Its 650 mg of tomato is higher than 94% of the 236 tomato products that print an amount; 13 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?

The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Garden Variety'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: Place 1 scoop (20 grams) in a glass and mix with 6 to 8 oz. of water or juice. Best taken on an empty stomach. You may take more or less depending on your needs.
Warnings
If pregnant or nursing, consult a doctor before taking.
Storage
STORE IN A COOL, DRY PLACE. Keep lid closed tightly after opening. Do not refrigerate.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 4751.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Apple Juice Crystals, Apple Fiber, Brown Rice syrup, Silicon Dioxide.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): MADE IN USA.

How many labels does Garden Variety have?

One label is on file, entered on January 25, 2012.

  1. Label 4751 (current) Entered January 25, 2012 · off the market October 16, 2023 · 21 oz.

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

Who makes it?

The label names Health Resources (distributor), Hueytown, AL. All Health Resources products.

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