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Inulin FOS

by Jarrow Formulas · powder · 6.3 ozs

  • Off the market since October 2019 (NIH)
  • UPC 7 90011 03025 6
  • DSLD label 200890
  • Serving 3.8 g (1 heaping scoop)
  • 47 servings

Inulin FOS by Jarrow Formulas lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 3.8 g, such as 4 g of total carbohydrates. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on April 25, 2019.

What is in Inulin FOS?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 3.8 g. 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).

Inulin FOS: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 200890, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories5 Calories
Total Carbohydrates4 g1%Carbohydrate in Inulin FOS against 21,979 products4 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 6 g, the median 3 g.4 g

Higher than 53% of 21,979 products listing carbohydrate (median 3 g). Per day at the most servings: 8 g.

Dietary Fiber3 g10%Fiber in Inulin FOS 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.

Inulin-FOS3 g

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 200890 (entered April 25, 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
Usage: Mix 1 heaping scoop (3.8 g) into water, juice, protein drink mix, smoothie or other beverages. Take 1 to 2 times per day or as directed by your qualified healthcare professional.
Warnings
Note: If you have a medical condition or are taking medications, consult your healthcare professional before using this product.
Keep out of the reach of children.
Allergens and what it does not contain
No wheat, gluten, soybeans, dairy, egg, fish/shellfish, or peanuts/tree nuts.
Non GMO

Source: label statements in DSLD label 200890.

What else is on the label?

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Vegan V; Non GMO Certified by NSF www.nsfnongmo.org. Listed with: NSF certified (contents or GMP) (a seal is the label's claim; the certifier's own list confirms it).

How many labels does Inulin FOS have?

2 labels are on file under this name since October 10, 2014: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 200890 (current) Entered April 25, 2019 · off the market October 7, 2019 · 6.3 ozs · UPC 7 90011 03025 6
  2. Label 37699 Entered October 10, 2014 · off the market February 13, 2019 · 6.3 oz. · UPC 7 90011 03025 6

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

Who makes it?

The label names Jarrow Formulas Superior Nutrition and Formulation (distributor), Los Angeles, CA. All Jarrow Formulas products.

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