PlainVitamins

Garlic

by Himalaya · other (e.g. tea bag) · 60 caplets

  • Off the market since April 2022 (NIH)
  • UPC 6 05069 42101 0
  • DSLD label 80382
  • Serving 2 caplets; amounts per 30 caplets
  • 30 servings

Garlic by Himalaya lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 30 caplets, such as 750 mg of organic garlic powder and 650 mg of organic garlic extract. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on November 20, 2017.

What is in Garlic?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 30 caplets. 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).

Garlic: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 80382, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
organic Garlic powder750 mgGarlic in Garlic against 1,075 products1,400 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 500 mg, the median 200 mg.1,400 mg

Higher than 98% of 1,075 products listing garlic (median 200 mg). Per day at the most servings: 2,800 mg.

organic Garlic extract650 mg
Allicin3,000 mcgAllicin in Garlic against 79 products3 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 2.84 mg to 6.05 mg, the median 5 mg.3 mg

70% of 79 products listing allicin give more (median 5 mg). Per day at the most servings: 6 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 80382 (entered November 20, 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 1,400 mg of organic garlic powder (filed by NIH under garlic) (2 rows of the label added together) is higher than 98% of the 1,075 garlic products that print an amount; 21 list more.

The NIH database records 2 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?

6 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
Recommended Use: Adults take 2 caplets twice daily after meals.
Warnings
Caution: As with any supplement, consult a healthcare practitioner before use if you are pregnant, nursing, taking medication, have a medical condition or are planning any medical procedure.
Discontinue use and consult a healthcare practitioner if any adverse reactions occur.
Keep out of reach of children.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Gluten free
Wheat Corn Soy Dairy
Non-GMO

Source: label statements in DSLD label 80382.

What else is on the label?

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Non GMO Project Verified nongmoproject.org; USDA Organic; India Organic; Control Union Certified. Listed with: USDA Organic seal (a seal is the label's claim; the certifier's own list confirms it).

How many labels does Garlic have?

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

  1. Label 80382 (current) Entered November 20, 2017 · off the market April 7, 2022 · 60 caplets · UPC 6 05069 42101 0
  2. Label 40520 Entered December 29, 2014 · off the market September 18, 2017 · 60 caplets · UPC 6 05069 42101 0
  3. Label 40315 Entered December 29, 2014 · off the market December 4, 2014 · 60 caplets · UPC 6 05069 42101 0
  4. Label 25791 Entered September 25, 2013 · off the market November 25, 2014 · 60 caplets · UPC 6 05069 42101 0

DSLD also links this label to: Organic Garlic (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 The Himalaya Drug Company (manufacturer), Makali, Bangalore, India. All Himalaya products.

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