PlainVitamins

Green Tea

by Jarrow Formulas · capsule · 100 veggie capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 7 90011 17007 5
  • DSLD label 307598
  • Serving 1 capsule
  • 100 servings

Green Tea by Jarrow Formulas lists 4 ingredients, 4 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 500 mg of green tea leaf extract. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on February 22, 2024.

What is in Green Tea?

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

Green Tea: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 307598, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Green Tea Leaf Extract500 mgGreen Tea in Green Tea against 2,595 products500 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 250 mg, the median 100 mg.500 mg

Higher than 87% of 2,595 products listing green tea (median 100 mg).

Polyphenols50%250 mgPolyphenols in Green Tea against 249 products250 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 19.5 mg to 180 mg, the median 80 mg.250 mg

Higher than 82% of 249 products listing polyphenols (median 80 mg).

Catechins30%150 mgCatechin in Green Tea against 108 products150 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 45 mg to 150 mg, the median 85 mg.150 mg

Higher than 70% of 108 products listing catechin (median 85 mg).

Epigallocatechin Gallate15%15 mgEGCG in Green Tea against 291 products15 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 150 mg, the median 100 mg.15 mg

92% of 291 products listing EGCG give more (median 100 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 307598 (entered February 22, 2024), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD or its label image (PDF). 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:

  • 92% of the 291 products that print an amount of EGCG list more than its 15 mg of epigallocatechin gallate (filed by NIH under EGCG) (median 100 mg).

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?

5 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 Use: Adults take 1 capsule once a day preferably on an empty stomach or as directed by your qualified healthcare professional.
Warnings
Warning: One capsule provides approximately 40 mg of caffeine.
Consult a healthcare professional before using this product if you are pregnant (Green Tea may reduce Folate), nursing, under the age of 18, are taking medication (especially those that interact with organic anion transporters [OATPS]), or have a medical condition (especially liver or cardiovascular); if adverse reactions occur, discontinue use.
Keep out of the reach of children.
Do not use if safety seal is damaged or missing.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Non-GMO Gluten free
No wheat, gluten, soybeans, dairy, egg, fish/shellfish, peanuts/tree nuts or sesame.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 307598.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Hydroxypropylmethylcellulose, Water, Magnesium Stearate, silicified Microcrystalline Cellulose, Silicon Dioxide.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Non GMO Project Verified Nongmoproject.org.

How many labels does Green Tea have?

3 labels are on file under this name since March 25, 2021: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 307598 (current) Entered February 22, 2024 · on the market · 100 veggie capsules · UPC 7 90011 17007 5
  2. Label 264790 Entered May 19, 2022 · off the market January 4, 2024 · 100 veggie caps · UPC 7 90011 17007 5
  3. Label 243290 Entered March 25, 2021 · off the market October 15, 2021 · 100 veggie caps · UPC 7 90011 17007 5

DSLD also links this label to: Green Tea 500 mg (image difference, same product), Green Tea 500 mg (image difference, same product), Green Tea 500 mg (image difference, same product), Green Tea 500 mg (image difference, same product), Green Tea 500 mg (image difference, same product), Green Tea 500 mg (image difference, same product), Green Tea 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 Jarrow Formulas, Inc. (distributor), Sherman Oaks, CA. All Jarrow Formulas products.

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