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High Potency Beta-Sitosterol Plant Sterol Complex with Zinc & Selenium

by Swanson Ultra · capsule · 30 veggie capsules

  • Off the market since September 2018 (NIH)
  • UPC 0 87614 02741 8
  • DSLD label 177938
  • Serving 1 veggie capsule

High Potency Beta-Sitosterol Plant Sterol Complex with Zinc & Selenium by Swanson Ultra lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 1 veggie capsule, such as 15 mg of zinc, 200 mcg of selenium and 320 mg of beta-sitosterol. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on June 25, 2018.

What is in High Potency Beta-Sitosterol Plant Sterol Complex with Zinc & Selenium?

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

High Potency Beta-Sitosterol Plant Sterol Complex with Zinc & Selenium: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 177938, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Zincas TRAACS Zinc Glycinate ChelateZinc (Form: from TRAACS Zinc Glycinate Chelate)15 mg136%Zinc in High Potency Beta-Sitosterol Plant Sterol Complex with Zinc & Selenium against 13,186 products15 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 5 mg to 15 mg, the median 11 mg.DV 11 mgUL 40 mg15 mg

Higher than 56% of 13,186 products listing zinc (median 11 mg).

Seleniumas SelenoExcell organically bound high-Selenium YeastSelenium (Form: from SelenoExcell organically bound high-selenium Yeast)200 mcg364%Selenium in High Potency Beta-Sitosterol Plant Sterol Complex with Zinc & Selenium against 7,658 products200 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 27 mcg to 100 mcg, the median 55 mcg.DV 55 mcgUL 400 mcg200 mcg

Higher than 82% of 7,658 products listing selenium (median 55 mcg).

Beta-Sitosterolas Phytopin Pine PhytosterolsBeta-Sitosterol (Form: from Phytopin Pine Phytosterols PlantPart: trunk Genus: Pinus)320 mgBeta Sitosterol in High Potency Beta-Sitosterol Plant Sterol Complex with Zinc & Selenium against 264 products320 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 221.25 mg, the median 100 mg.320 mg

Higher than 88% of 264 products listing beta sitosterol (median 100 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 177938 (entered June 25, 2018), 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 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?

3 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: As a dietary supplement, take one veggie capsule per day with water.
Warnings
Do not use if seal is broken.
Keep out of reach of children.
Warning: Consult your healthcare provider prior to use if you are pregnant, nursing or taking prescription medication.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 177938.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Hypromellose, Brown Rice Flour, May contain one or both of the following.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): V Vegetarian Formula Guaranteed purity & potency.

How many labels does High Potency Beta-Sitosterol Plant Sterol Complex with Zinc & Selenium have?

One label is on file, entered on June 25, 2018.

  1. Label 177938 (current) Entered June 25, 2018 · off the market September 19, 2018 · 30 veggie capsules · UPC 0 87614 02741 8

DSLD also links this label to: Beta-Sitosterol 320 mg (image difference, same product), Beta-Sitosterol 320 mg (image difference, same product), Beta-Sitosterol 320 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 Swanson Health Products (distributor), Fargo, ND. All Swanson Ultra products.

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