PlainVitamins

GI Advantage

by 1st Phorm · capsule · 120 vegan capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • DSLD label 242777
  • Serving 4 capsules
  • 30 servings

GI Advantage by 1st Phorm lists 9 ingredients, 9 with an amount per serving of 4 capsules, such as 0.86 mg of zinc, 750 mg of L-glutamine, 400 mg of licorice and 400 mg of quercetin anhydrous. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on March 25, 2021.

What is in GI Advantage?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 4 capsules. 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).

GI Advantage: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 242777, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Zincas Zinc L-CarnosineZinc (Form: as Zinc L-Carnosine)0.86 mg8%Zinc in GI Advantage against 13,186 products0.86 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 5 mg to 15 mg, the median 11 mg.DV 11 mgUL 40 mg0.86 mg

98% of 13,186 products listing zinc give more (median 11 mg).

L-Glutamine750 mgGlutamine in GI Advantage against 1,850 products0.75 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.356 g to 3 g, the median 1 g.0.75 g

61% of 1,850 products listing glutamine give more (median 1 g).

Licorice400 mgLicorice in GI Advantage against 888 products400 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 42 mg to 300 mg, the median 100 mg.400 mg

Higher than 80% of 888 products listing licorice (median 100 mg).

Quercetin AnhydrousQuercetin Anhydrous Note: 98.5%400 mgQuercetin in GI Advantage against 1,548 products400 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 26.5 mg to 250 mg, the median 100 mg.400 mg

Higher than 83% of 1,548 products listing quercetin (median 100 mg).

Slippery Elm bark powder400 mgSlippery Elm in GI Advantage against 232 products400 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 300 mg, the median 150 mg.400 mg

Higher than 78% of 232 products listing slippery elm (median 150 mg).

Galactoarabinan250 mgArabinogalactan in GI Advantage against 242 products250 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 1,000 mg, the median 250 mg.250 mg

48% of 242 products listing arabinogalactan give more (median 250 mg).

Dimethylglycine HCl125 mgDimethylglycine in GI Advantage against 157 products125 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 80 mg to 300 mg, the median 125 mg.125 mg

46% of 157 products listing dimethylglycine give more (median 125 mg).

Aloe VeraAloe Vera Genus: Aloe Species: vera Note: 100:162.5 mgAloe vera in GI Advantage against 106 products62.5 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 40 mg to 275 mg, the median 80 mg.62.5 mg

58% of 106 products listing aloe vera give more (median 80 mg).

Marshmallow Root Extract25 mgMarshmallow in GI Advantage against 290 products25 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 224 mg, the median 100 mg.25 mg

86% of 290 products listing marshmallow give more (median 100 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 242777 (entered March 25, 2021), 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:

  • 98% of the 13,186 products that print an amount of zinc list more than its 0.86 mg of zinc (median 11 mg).
  • 86% of the 290 products that print an amount of marshmallow list more than its 25 mg of marshmallow (median 100 mg).

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 GI Advantage'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 else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Rice Flour, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Magnesium Stearate, Hypromellose.

How many labels does GI Advantage have?

One label is on file, entered on March 25, 2021.

  1. Label 242777 (current) Entered March 25, 2021 · on the market · 120 vegan capsules

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

Who makes it?

The label names 1st Phorm (manufacturer). All 1st Phorm products.

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