Garlic 6000
by Vital Nutrients · other (e.g. tea bag) · 60 enteric coated caplets
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 6 93465 21411 4
- DSLD label 304985
- Serving 1 caplet
- 60 servings
Garlic 6000 by Vital Nutrients lists one ingredient: 650 mg of garlic bulb extract per serving of 1 caplet. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on January 24, 2024.
What is in Garlic 6000?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 caplet. 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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garlic Bulb Extractas Allicinstandardized to minimum of 1% allicin | 650 mg | Higher than 88% of 1,075 products listing garlic (median 200 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,300 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 304985 (entered January 24, 2024), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD or its label image (PDF). Amounts are what the maker printed; DSLD does not test products. Daily Values: the FDA's Daily Value page.
Is that a lot?
Every amount on this label with a position sits within the middle 80% of the products that list the same ingredient.
The NIH database records 1 to 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.
- Aged Black GarlicSwanson Kyoto Brand · off the market same ingredients
- GarliXXYMOGEN same ingredients
- GarlicHerb Pharm same ingredients
- Garlic 7000BioGenesis Nutraceuticals · off the market same ingredients
- Whole Garlic 700 mgSwanson Best Garlic Supplements · off the market same ingredients
- Garlic Freeze DriedPharmax same ingredients
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
- Recommendations: 1 caplet 1-2 times daily with food, or as directed by your healthcare professional. Do not chew.
- Warnings
- Keep out of reach of children
- Use only if safety seal is intact
- Warning If pregnant, consult your physician before taking.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Excludes gluten (wheat, rye, barley), milk/dairy (casein, whey), soy protein, egg protein, sugar. Verified by independent testing
- Storage
- Store sealed in a cool dry place
Source: label statements in DSLD label 304985.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Ethylcellulose, Ammonium Hydroxide, Medium Chain Triglyceride, Oleic Acid, Water, Cellulose, Starch, Modified, Dicalcium Phosphate, Cellulose Gum, Silicon Dioxide, Stearic Acid, Crospovidone, Sodium Alginate, Magnesium Stearate, Methylcellulose, Glycerin.
How many labels does Garlic 6000 have?
4 labels are on file under this name since March 23, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 304985 (current) Entered January 24, 2024 · on the market · 60 enteric coated caplets · UPC 6 93465 21411 4
- Label 182296 Entered October 25, 2018 · off the market April 5, 2019 · 60 enteric coated caplets · UPC 6 93465 21411 4
- Label 56646 Entered February 23, 2016 · off the market April 16, 2018 · 60 enteric coated caplets · UPC 6 93465 21411 4
- Label 6868 Entered March 23, 2012 · off the market January 26, 2016 · 60 enteric coated caplets · UPC 6 93465 21411 4
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Vital Nutrients (manufacturer), Middleton, CT. All Vital Nutrients products.