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Meta-Seven

by John Gilmore, MD · capsule · 90 capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 0 638932 867943
  • DSLD label 267849
  • Serving 1 capsule
  • 90 servings

Meta-Seven by John Gilmore, MD lists 7 ingredients, 7 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 500 IU (12.5 mcg) of vitamin D3, 25 mg of vitamin B6, 5 mg of vitamin B12 and 200 mg of magnesium. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on June 16, 2022.

What is in Meta-Seven?

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

Meta-Seven: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 267849, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Vitamin D3as Cholecalciferol500 IU (12.5 mcg)125%Vitamin D in Meta-Seven against 14,175 products12.5 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 10 mcg to 25 mcg, the median 15 mcg.DV 20 mcgUL 100 mcg12.5 mcg

53% of 14,175 products listing vitamin D give more (median 15 mcg).

Vitamin B6as Pyridoxal 5-Phosphate25 mg1,250%Vitamin B6 in Meta-Seven against 15,277 products25 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 2 mg to 20 mg, the median 6 mg.DV 1.7 mgUL 100 mg25 mg

Higher than 76% of 15,277 products listing vitamin B6 (median 6 mg).

Vitamin B12as Methylcobalamin5 mg83,333%Vitamin B12 in Meta-Seven against 14,425 products5,000 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 6 mcg to 200 mcg, the median 36 mcg.DV 2.4 mcg5,000 mcg

Higher than 98% of 14,425 products listing vitamin B12 (median 36 mcg).

Magnesiumas Magnesium Oxide200 mg50%Magnesium in Meta-Seven against 14,003 products200 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 30 mg to 200 mg, the median 86 mg.UL 350 mgDV 420 mg200 mg

Higher than 75% of 14,003 products listing magnesium (median 86 mg).

Chromiumas Chromium Picolinate15 mcg12%Chromium in Meta-Seven against 7,825 products15 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 45 mcg to 200 mcg, the median 100 mcg.DV 35 mcg15 mcg

92% of 7,825 products listing chromium give more (median 100 mcg).

Alpha Lipoic Acid100 mgAlpha Lipoic Acid in Meta-Seven against 2,407 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 150 mg, the median 50 mg.100 mg

Higher than 56% of 2,407 products listing alpha lipoic acid (median 50 mg).

Coenzyme Q-1050 mgCoenzyme Q-10 in Meta-Seven against 2,922 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 30 mg to 100 mg, the median 60 mg.50 mg

53% of 2,922 products listing coenzyme Q-10 give more (median 60 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 267849 (entered June 16, 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?

The rows in the top or bottom tenth of the products that list the same ingredient, and any above the adult upper limit at the most servings a day the directions give:

  • Its 5,000 mcg of vitamin B12 is higher than 98% of the 14,425 vitamin B12 products that print an amount; 151 list more.
  • 92% of the 7,825 products that print an amount of chromium list more than its 15 mcg of chromium (median 100 mcg).

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?

1 product lists 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: Take one capsule each morning.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 267849.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Gelatin, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Rice Flour, Magnesium Stearate.

How many labels does Meta-Seven have?

2 labels are on file under this name since July 23, 2020: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 267849 (current) Entered June 16, 2022 · on the market · 90 capsules · UPC 0 638932 867943
  2. Label 231127 Entered July 23, 2020 · on the market · 30 capsules · UPC 0 638932 867950

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

Who makes it?

The label names John Gilmore, MD (distributor), Magnolia, TX. All John Gilmore, MD products.

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