Bilberry
by Genestra Brands · capsule · 60 vegetarian capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 8 83196 15280 3
- DSLD label 211296
- Serving 1 capsule
- 60 servings
Bilberry by Genestra Brands lists one ingredient: 160 mg of bilberry (vaccinium myrtillus) fruit std. extract per serving of 1 capsule. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on January 25, 2020.
What is in Bilberry?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 capsule. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus) fruit std. extractas AnthocyanosidesBilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus) fruit std. extract (Form: 25% Anthocyanosides Note: 12.8-16 g dried equivalent) PlantPart: fruit Genus: Vaccinium Species: myrtillus Note: (80-100:1) | 160 mg | Higher than 80% of 896 products listing bilberry (median 50 mg). Per day at the most servings: 480 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 211296 (entered January 25, 2020), 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?
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 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?
6 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Bilberry ExtractIntegrative Therapeutics same ingredients
- Bilberry ExtractEnzymatic Therapy · off the market same ingredients
- Bilberry Extra StrengthYerba Prima same ingredients
- Bilberry 160 mgPure Encapsulations same ingredients
- Bilberry Extract 100 mgSuperSmart · off the market same ingredients
- Bilberry ExtractSuperSmart · off the market 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
- Recommended Dose: Take 1 capsule 3 times daily or as recommended by your health professional.
- Warnings
- Warning: If you are pregnant or lactating, have any health condition or are taking any medication, consult your health professional before use.
- Keep out of the reach of children.
- Use only is safety seal is intact.
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 211296.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Hypromellose, Cellulose, Ascorbyl Palmitate.
How many labels does Bilberry have?
2 labels are on file under this name since March 24, 2017: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 211296 (current) Entered January 25, 2020 · on the market · 60 vegetarian capsules · UPC 8 83196 15280 3
- Label 70698 Entered March 24, 2017 · off the market November 4, 2024 · 90 vegetable capsules · UPC 883196 14750
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Seroyal USA (distributor), Pittsburgh, PA. All Genestra Brands products.