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Gentle Fibers

by Jarrow Formulas · powder · 16.5 ozs

  • Off the market since January 2024 (NIH)
  • UPC 7 90011 01007 4
  • DSLD label 200917
  • Serving 2 tbsp (15.6 g)
  • 30 servings

Gentle Fibers by Jarrow Formulas lists 5 ingredients, 1 with an amount per serving of 2 tbsp, such as 70 mg of calcium; 4 sit inside a blend without their own amounts, beside 6 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on April 25, 2019.

What is in Gentle Fibers?

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

Gentle Fibers: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 200917, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories30 Calories
Total Fat2 g3%Fat (unspecified) in Gentle Fibers against 11,965 products2 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 2.5 g, the median 1.5 g.2 g

Higher than 56% of 11,965 products listing fat (unspecified) (median 1.5 g).

Total Carbohydrates10 g4%Carbohydrate in Gentle Fibers against 21,979 products10 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 6 g, the median 3 g.10 g

Higher than 87% of 21,979 products listing carbohydrate (median 3 g).

Dietary Fiber9 g32%Fiber in Gentle Fibers against 6,987 products9 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 4 g, the median 2 g.9 g

Higher than 96% of 6,987 products listing fiber (median 2 g).

Soluble Fiber6 g
Insoluble Fiber3 g
Protein2 g4%Protein in Gentle Fibers against 8,985 products2 g per serving; the middle half of products list 2 g to 24 g, the median 16 g.2 g

70% of 8,985 products listing protein give more (median 16 g).

Calcium70 mg5%Calcium in Gentle Fibers against 17,831 products70 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 252 mg, the median 115 mg.DV 1,300 mgUL 2,500 mg70 mg

65% of 17,831 products listing calcium give more (median 115 mg).

Gentle Fibers Blend15.6 g
Flaxseed Mealin the blend, no amount given
defatted Chia Branin the blend, no amount given
Orangein the blend, no amount given
Gum Arabicin the blend, no amount given
Inulin-FOSin the blend, no amount given

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 200917 (entered April 25, 2019), 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; 4 ingredients sit inside a blend, so their amounts cannot be compared.

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 Gentle Fibers'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
Usage: Stir 2 tablespoons (15.6 g) vigorously into a full glass of water or juice until dispersed completely. If allowed to stand, the drink mix will thicken. Drink with plenty of water.
Warnings
Note: Packaged with desiccant. Do not eat or swallow the desiccant.
Do not use this product within one hour of taking multi-vitamin/mineral supplements or medications.
People allergic to citrus should not use this product.
Keep out of the reach of children.
Allergens and what it does not contain
No wheat, gluten, soybeans, dairy, egg, fish/shellfish, or peanuts/tree nuts.
Non GMO
Storage
To maintain freshness, product should be kept refrigerated after opening.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 200917.

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): Vegan V Non GMO Certified by NSF www.nsfnongmo.org. Listed with: NSF certified (contents or GMP) (a seal is the label's claim; the certifier's own list confirms it).

How many labels does Gentle Fibers have?

4 labels are on file under this name since April 26, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 200917 (current) Entered April 25, 2019 · off the market January 4, 2024 · 16.5 ozs · UPC 7 90011 01007 4
  2. Label 50639 Entered September 25, 2015 · off the market February 13, 2019 · 16.5 oz. · UPC 7 90011 01007 4
  3. Label 29532 Entered January 24, 2014 · off the market September 8, 2015 · 16.5 oz. · UPC 7 90011 01007 4
  4. Label 7512 Entered April 26, 2012 · off the market December 13, 2013 · 16.5 oz. · UPC 7 90011 01007 4

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

Who makes it?

The label names Jarrow Formulas Superior Nutrition and Formulation (distributor), Los Angeles, CA. All Jarrow Formulas products.

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