Green Tea Extract 250 mg
by The Vitamin Shoppe · capsule · 100 capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 7 66536 01678 5
- DSLD label 221534
- Serving 1 capsule
Green Tea Extract 250 mg by The Vitamin Shoppe lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 250 mg of green tea extract and 220 mg of green tea. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on May 22, 2020.
What is in Green Tea Extract 250 mg?
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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green Tea extractas Epigallocatechin Gallate, PolyphenolsGreen Tea extract (Form: std. to 75% Polyphenols Note: 187.5 mg, 30% Epigallocatechin Gallate Note: 75 mg) PlantPart: leaf Genus: Camellia Species: sinensis | 250 mg | Higher than 87% of 2,595 products listing green tea (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 940 mg. | |
| Green Tea | 220 mg |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 221534 (entered May 22, 2020), 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 1 to 2 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?
6 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Green Tea ExtractMyTrition same ingredients
- Sunphenon EGCg 240 mgSuperSmart · off the market same ingredients
- Sunphenon EGCg 480 mgSuperSmart same ingredients
- Standardized Green TeaNature's Way · off the market same ingredients
- Green Tea 250 mgNature's Way same ingredients
- Green Tea Extract 400 mgPhysician's Preference · off the market same ingredients
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: Take one (1) capsule up to twice daily, preferably with meals.
- Warnings
- Warning: Consult your healthcare provider prior to use if you are pregnant, nursing, taking any medications or have any medical conditions.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Tamper Evident Do not use if outer seal is broken or missing.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Gluten-free Dairy-free Soy-free Nut-free
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 221534.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Gelatin, Rice concentrate.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Quality Promise Tested & Trusted.
How many labels does Green Tea Extract 250 mg have?
6 labels are on file under this name since December 23, 2015: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 221534 (current) Entered May 22, 2020 · on the market · 100 capsules · UPC 7 66536 01678 5
- Label 221247 Entered May 22, 2020 · on the market · 300 capsules · UPC 7 66536 01679 2
- Label 60171 Entered May 22, 2016 · off the market May 4, 2020 · 300 capsules · UPC 7 66536 01679 2
- Label 60170 Entered May 22, 2016 · off the market May 4, 2020 · 100 capsules · UPC 7 66536 01678 5
- Label 55455 Entered January 25, 2016 · off the market April 11, 2016 · 300 capsules · UPC 7 66536 01679 2
- Label 54824 Entered December 23, 2015 · off the market April 11, 2016 · 100 capsules · UPC 7 66536 01678 5
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names The Vitamin Shoppe (distributor), Secaucus, NJ. All The Vitamin Shoppe products.