Hydrated Bentonite
by Nature's Sunshine · liquid · 1 quart
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 0 99904 01725 2
- DSLD label 278122
- Serving 2.5 ml (1 half teaspoon)
- 378 servings
Hydrated Bentonite by Nature's Sunshine lists one ingredient: 115 mg of bentonite per serving of 2.5 ml. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on October 24, 2022.
What is in Hydrated Bentonite?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2.5 ml. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bentonite | 115 mg | Higher than 61% of 33 products listing bentonite (median 100 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 278122 (entered October 24, 2022), 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 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?
6 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Medi-Clay-FXPremier Research Labs same ingredients
- Quantum DetoxQuantum Nutrition Labs same ingredients
- Bentonite 600 mgViva Vitamins same ingredients
- Great Plains BentoniteYerba Prima · off the market same ingredients
- Red Desert Clay Edible "Living Clay" MineralsI-AmPerfectlyHealthy · off the market same ingredients
- Natural Green Calcium Bentonite ClayOrmus Minerals 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
- Shake well before using.
- Recommended Use: Take one half teaspoon (2.5 mL) with a glass of water once daily.
- Warnings
- Do not use if inner seal is missing or damaged.
- Storage
- Keep refrigerated after opening.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 278122.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: purified Water, Citric Acid, Sodium Benzoate.
How many labels does Hydrated Bentonite have?
2 labels are on file under this name since October 23, 2019: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 278122 (current) Entered October 24, 2022 · on the market · 1 quart · UPC 0 99904 01725 2
- Label 208623 Entered October 23, 2019 · off the market January 21, 2022 · 1 quart · UPC 0 99904 01725 2
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Nature's Sunshine Products, Inc. (manufacturer), Spanish Fork, UT. All Nature's Sunshine products.