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Glutathione

by NOW · capsule · 60 vcaps(R)

  • Off the market since October 2015 (NIH)
  • UPC 7 33739 00104 7
  • DSLD label 2812
  • Serving 1 vegetarian capsule

Glutathione by NOW lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 1 vegetarian capsule, such as 500 mg of glutathione, 100 mg of milk thistle extract and 50 mg of alpha lipoic acid. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on December 23, 2011.

What is in Glutathione?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 vegetarian 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).

Glutathione: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 2812, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
GlutathioneGlutathione Note: reduced form500 mgGlutathione in Glutathione against 717 products500 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 10 mg to 200 mg, the median 50 mg.500 mg

Higher than 87% of 717 products listing glutathione (median 50 mg).

Milk Thistle extractas SilymarinMilk Thistle extract (Form: Standardized to min. 80% Silymarin) PlantPart: seed/fruit Genus: Silybum Species: marianum100 mgMilk Thistle in Glutathione against 1,277 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 90 mg to 300 mg, the median 175 mg.100 mg

65% of 1,277 products listing milk thistle give more (median 175 mg).

Alpha Lipoic Acid50 mgAlpha Lipoic Acid in Glutathione against 2,407 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 150 mg, the median 50 mg.50 mg

47% of 2,407 products listing alpha lipoic acid give more (median 50 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 2812 (entered December 23, 2011), 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 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?

2 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
SUGGESTED USAGE: As a dietary supplement, take 1 Vcap(R) daily, preferably with meals. Consider taking this product in combination with NOW(R) Tru-E BioComplex(TM), Tru-C BioComplex(TM) and Natural Resveratrol.
Warnings
Do Not Eat Freshness Packet. Keep in Bottle.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Contains no sugar, salt, starch, yeast, wheat, gluten, soy, milk, egg, shellfish or preservatives.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place. Please Recycle.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 2812.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Cellulose, Cellulose, Magnesium Stearate, Silica.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): QUALITY GMP ASSURED.

How many labels does Glutathione have?

One label is on file, entered on December 23, 2011.

  1. Label 2812 (current) Entered December 23, 2011 · off the market October 23, 2015 · 60 vcaps(R) · UPC 7 33739 00104 7

DSLD also links this label to: Glutathione 500 mg (image difference, same product), Glutathione 500 mg (package size difference, same product), Glutathione 500 mg (image difference, same product), Glutathione 500 mg (package size difference, same product), Glutathione 500 mg (image difference, same product), Glutathione 500 mg (package size difference, same product), Glutathione 500 mg (package size difference, same product), Glutathione 500 mg (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 NOW FOODS (manufacturer), BLOOMINGDALE, IL, Made in the U.S.A.. All NOW products.

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