Grapefruit Pectin
by Indiana Botanic Gardens · tablet or pill · 90 tablets
- Off the market since June 2015 (NIH)
- UPC 7 03308 04065 4
- DSLD label 3978
- Serving 1 tablet
Grapefruit Pectin by Indiana Botanic Gardens lists one ingredient: 1,000 mg of grapefruit pectin per serving of 1 tablet. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on December 23, 2011.
What is in Grapefruit Pectin?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 tablet. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 4 Calories | 1% | |
| Total Carbohydrates | 1 g | 1% | 74% of 21,979 products listing carbohydrate give more (median 3 g). Per day at the most servings: 3.3 g. |
| Dietary Fiber | 0.8 g | 3% | 95% of 6,987 products listing fiber give more (median 2 g). Per day at the most servings: 2.4 g. |
| Sugar | 0.1 g | over 99% of 11,807 products listing sugar give more (median 2 g). Per day at the most servings: 0.3 g. | |
| Other Carbohydrates | 0.1 g | ||
| Grapefruit pectin | 1,000 mg | Higher than 87% of 526 products listing pectin (median 86 mg). Per day at the most servings: 3,000 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 3978 (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 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?
4 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Apple Pectin 1400 mgAN Amazing Nutrition Amazing Formulas same ingredients
- Apple Pectin 700 mgVitamatic same ingredients
- Apple Pectin 700 mgLuckyVitamin same ingredients
- Apple Pectin 700 mgNOW same ingredients
- Modified Citrus Pectin PowderAllergy Research Group · off the market 4 shared, 85% alike
- Modified Citrus PectinDouglas Laboratories 3 shared, 82% alike
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 Use: Take 1 tablet three times daily, 20 minutes before meals, as a dietary supplement, or as directed by a qualified health care professional.
- Warnings
- KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN
- Warning: If you are taking any medications or are pregnant or nursing do not use prior to consulting a physician.
- For your protection, this container has an outer safety seal. (Do not accept if missing or broken.)
- Storage
- Best if used by date on bottle. Store in a dry, cool place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 3978.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Microcrystalline Cellulose, Stearic Acid, Croscarmellose Sodium, Magnesium Stearate, Silicon Dioxide, Aqueous Film Coating.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): IBG INDIANA BOTANIC GARDENS(R).
How many labels does Grapefruit Pectin have?
One label is on file, entered on December 23, 2011.
- Label 3978 (current) Entered December 23, 2011 · off the market June 4, 2015 · 90 tablets · UPC 7 03308 04065 4
DSLD also links this label to: Grapefruit Pectin 1000 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 Indiana Botanic Gardens, Inc. (distributor), Hobart, IN. All Indiana Botanic Gardens products.