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Liver Guard

by GNC Beyond Raw · capsule · 90 capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 0 48107 18358 5
  • DSLD label 211319
  • Serving 3 capsules
  • 30 servings

Liver Guard by GNC Beyond Raw lists 6 ingredients, 6 with an amount per serving of 3 capsules, such as 60 mg of vitamin C, 1,300 mg of milk thistle seed extract, 600 mg of N-acetyl-L-cysteine and 200 mg of BetaPower betaine anhydrous. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on December 22, 2019.

What is in Liver Guard?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 3 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).

Liver Guard: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 211319, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Vitamin Cas Ascorbic Acid60 mg67%Vitamin C in Liver Guard against 18,583 products60 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 60 mg to 270 mg, the median 100 mg.DV 90 mgUL 2,000 mg60 mg

65% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C give more (median 100 mg).

Milk Thistle seed extractas SilymarinMilk Thistle seed extract (Form: 50% Silymarin Note: = 650 mg) PlantPart: seed Genus: Silybum Species: marianum1,300 mgMilk Thistle in Liver Guard against 1,277 products1,300 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 90 mg to 300 mg, the median 175 mg.1,300 mg

Higher than 98% of 1,277 products listing milk thistle (median 175 mg).

N-Acetyl-L-Cysteine600 mgN-Acetyl Cysteine in Liver Guard against 1,259 products600 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 55 mg to 500 mg, the median 150 mg.600 mg

Higher than 80% of 1,259 products listing N-acetyl cysteine (median 150 mg).

BetaPower Betaine Anhydrous200 mgBetaine Anhydrous in Liver Guard against 860 products0.2 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 2.5 g, the median 1.5 g.0.2 g

90% of 860 products listing betaine anhydrous give more (median 1.5 g).

Picrorhiza kurroa root extractas ApocyninPicrorhiza kurroa root extract (Form: 5% Apocynin Note: = 10 mg) PlantPart: root Genus: Picrorhiza Species: kurroa200 mgPicrorhiza in Liver Guard against 59 products200 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 200 mg, the median 100 mg.200 mg

Higher than 58% of 59 products listing picrorhiza (median 100 mg).

Setria L-Glutathione50 mgGlutathione in Liver Guard against 717 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 10 mg to 200 mg, the median 50 mg.50 mg

42% of 717 products listing glutathione give more (median 50 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 211319 (entered December 22, 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?

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:

  • Its 1,300 mg of milk thistle is higher than 98% of the 1,277 milk thistle products that print an amount; 22 list more.

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 Liver Guard'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
Directions: As a dietary supplement, take three capsules daily.
Warnings
Keep out of reach of children
Warning: Consult your physician prior to using this product if you are pregnant, nursing, taking medication, or have a medical condition.
Discontinue use two weeks prior to surgery.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 211319.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Capsule, Magnesium Stearate, Silica, Rice Flour.

How many labels does Liver Guard have?

3 labels are on file under this name since November 20, 2017: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 211319 (current) Entered December 22, 2019 · on the market · 90 capsules · UPC 0 48107 18358 5
  2. Label 82904 Entered January 25, 2018 · off the market February 20, 2019 · 90 capsules · UPC 0 48107 17833 8
  3. Label 80081 Entered November 20, 2017 · on the market · 30 am packs

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

Who makes it?

The label names General Nutrition Corporation (distributor), Pittsburgh, PA. All GNC Beyond Raw products.

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