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Hi-Fiber

by Carlson · powder · 18 ounces

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 0 88395 08533 8
  • DSLD label 209246
  • Serving 1 tsp (3g)
  • 170 servings

Hi-Fiber by Carlson lists one ingredient: 3 g of psyllium husk powder per serving of 1 tsp. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on December 22, 2019.

What is in Hi-Fiber?

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

Hi-Fiber: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 209246, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories10 Calories
Total Carbohydrates3 g1%Carbohydrate in Hi-Fiber against 21,979 products3 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 6 g, the median 3 g.3 g

47% of 21,979 products listing carbohydrate give more (median 3 g). Per day at the most servings: 6 g.

Dietary Fiber3 g12%Fiber in Hi-Fiber against 6,987 products3 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 4 g, the median 2 g.3 g

Higher than 63% of 6,987 products listing fiber (median 2 g). Per day at the most servings: 6 g.

Soluble Fiber2 g
Psyllium husk powder3 gPsyllium fiber in Hi-Fiber against 261 products3 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.3 g to 4.16 g, the median 1.47 g.3 g

Higher than 64% of 261 products listing psyllium fiber (median 1.47 g). Per day at the most servings: 6 g.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 209246 (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?

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.

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: Mix one teaspoon into a full 8 ounce glass of water or liquid & drink immediately. OR sprinkle one teaspoon onto food and follow with a full 8 ounce glass of liquid. Take one teaspoon one to two times daily.
Warnings
Not for sale in California
Keep container tightly closed and out of the reach of children.
Warning: Do not use when acute abdominal pain, nausea or vomiting are present.
Consult a health professional before using this product if you are pregnant or nursing a baby.
May cause an allergic reaction in those individuals sensitive to psyllium.
Notice: Must be taken with at least one full 8 oz. glass of liquid or psyllium may swell in the throat and cause choking. Do not use if you have difficulty with swallowing.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Milk/Casein-free Preservative-free Soy-free
Storage
Keep container tightly closed and out of the reach of children. Store away from heat and moisture.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 209246.

How many labels does Hi-Fiber have?

5 labels are on file under this name since May 24, 2013: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 209246 (current) Entered December 22, 2019 · on the market · 18 ounces · UPC 0 88395 08533 8
  2. Label 209241 Entered December 22, 2019 · on the market · 10 ounces · UPC 0 88395 08531 4
  3. Label 54919 Entered December 23, 2015 · off the market April 28, 2017 · 18 oz. · UPC 0 88395 08533 8
  4. Label 54915 Entered December 23, 2015 · off the market March 30, 2018 · 10 oz. · UPC 0 88395 08531 4
  5. Label 21377 Entered May 24, 2013 · off the market December 16, 2015 · 18 oz. · UPC 0 88395 08533 8

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

Who makes it?

The label names Carlson Division of J.R. Carlson Laboratories, Inc. (distributor), Arlington Hts., IL. All Carlson products.

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