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Herbal Biotic

by Vital Nutrients · capsule · 60 vegetarian capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 6 93465 22111 2
  • DSLD label 305052
  • Serving 2 vegetarian capsules
  • 30 servings

Herbal Biotic by Vital Nutrients lists 10 ingredients, 10 with an amount per serving of 2 vegetarian capsules, such as 3,000 mcg RAE of vitamin A, 350 mg of vitamin C, 10 mg of zinc and 80 mg of berberine hydrochloride. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on January 24, 2024.

What is in Herbal Biotic?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 vegetarian 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).

Herbal Biotic: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 305052, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Vitamin Aas Vitamin A Acetate3,000 mcg RAE333%
Vitamin Cas Ascorbic Acid350 mg389%Vitamin C in Herbal Biotic against 18,583 products350 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 60 mg to 270 mg, the median 100 mg.DV 90 mgUL 2,000 mg350 mg

Higher than 79% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 700 mg.

Zincas Zinc Citrate10 mg91%Zinc in Herbal Biotic against 13,186 products10 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 5 mg to 15 mg, the median 11 mg.DV 11 mgUL 40 mg10 mg

51% of 13,186 products listing zinc give more (median 11 mg). Per day at the most servings: 20 mg.

Berberine Hydrochloride80 mgBerberine in Herbal Biotic against 419 products80 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 131.5 mg to 500 mg, the median 400 mg.80 mg

85% of 419 products listing berberine give more (median 400 mg). Per day at the most servings: 160 mg.

Forsythiaas Forsythia suspensa extract100 mg
Lonicera japonica flower extract150 mg
Garlic Extractas AllicinStandardized to not less than (NLT) 1.00 Allicin100 mgGarlic in Herbal Biotic against 1,075 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 500 mg, the median 200 mg.100 mg

58% of 1,075 products listing garlic give more (median 200 mg). Per day at the most servings: 200 mg.

Myrrh Gum, Powder125 mgMyrrh in Herbal Biotic against 48 products125 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 86.25 mg to 987.25 mg, the median 250 mg.125 mg

54% of 48 products listing myrrh give more (median 250 mg). Per day at the most servings: 250 mg.

Echinacea purpurea Extractas PhenolicsStandardized 4% Phenolics250 mgEchinacea purpurea in Herbal Biotic against 484 products250 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 400 mg, the median 200 mg.250 mg

Higher than 55% of 484 products listing echinacea purpurea (median 200 mg). Per day at the most servings: 500 mg.

Citrus Bioflavonoid Complex150 mgFlavonoid in Herbal Biotic against 2,343 products150 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 100 mg, the median 50 mg.150 mg

Higher than 81% of 2,343 products listing flavonoid (median 50 mg). Per day at the most servings: 300 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 305052 (entered January 24, 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?

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 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.

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
Recommendations Take 2 capsules twice daily, or as directed by your healthcare professional.
Warnings
Keep out of reach of children
Use only if safety seal is intact
Warning If pregnant, consult your physician before taking.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Excludes coatings, binders, gluten (wheat, rye, barley), milk/dairy (casein, whey), soy protein, egg protein, sugar. Verified by independent testing
Storage
Store sealed in a cool dry place

Source: label statements in DSLD label 305052.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Cellulose, Magnesium Silicate, Silica, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Leucine, Cellulose.

How many labels does Herbal Biotic have?

12 labels are on file under this name since March 23, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 305052 (current) Entered January 24, 2024 · on the market · 60 vegetarian capsules · UPC 6 93465 22111 2
  2. Label 271764 Entered August 23, 2022 · off the market December 17, 2021 · 60 vegetarian capsules · UPC 6 93465 22111 2
  3. Label 223256 Entered June 24, 2020 · on the market · 120 vegetarian capsules · UPC 6 93465 22121 1
  4. Label 223254 Entered June 24, 2020 · off the market December 7, 2022 · 60 vegetarian capsules · UPC 6 93465 22111 2
  5. Label 182365 Entered October 25, 2018 · off the market May 15, 2020 · 120 vegetarian capsules · UPC 6 93465 22121 1
  6. Label 182359 Entered October 25, 2018 · off the market May 15, 2020 · 60 vegetarian capsules · UPC 6 93465 22111 2
  7. Label 72009 Entered March 24, 2017 · off the market April 16, 2018 · 60 capsules · UPC 6 93465 22111 2
  8. Label 56496 Entered February 23, 2016 · off the market April 16, 2018 · 120 capsules · UPC 6 93465 22121 1
  9. Label 27438 Entered December 24, 2013 · off the market January 27, 2016 · 120 capsules · UPC 6 93465 22121 1
  10. Label 27437 Entered December 24, 2013 · off the market March 6, 2017 · 60 capsules · UPC 6 93465 22111 2
  11. Label 6831 Entered March 23, 2012 · off the market September 13, 2013 · 120 capsules · UPC 6 93465 22121 1
  12. Label 6829 Entered March 23, 2012 · off the market September 13, 2013 · 60 capsules · UPC 6 93465 22111 2

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

Who makes it?

The label names Vital Nutrients (manufacturer), Middleton, CT. All Vital Nutrients products.

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