Lecithin, Kelp, B-6 & Cider Vinegar
by Swanson Best Weight-Control Formulas · tablet or pill · 240 tablets
- Off the market since December 2023 (NIH)
- UPC 0 87614 04019 6
- DSLD label 78487
- Serving 2 tablets
- 120 servings
Lecithin, Kelp, B-6 & Cider Vinegar by Swanson Best Weight-Control Formulas lists 5 ingredients, 5 with an amount per serving of 2 tablets, such as 8 mg of vitamin B6, 200 mg of lecithin granules, 100 mg of alfalfa and 80 mg of cider vinegar powder. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on November 20, 2017.
What is in Lecithin, Kelp, B-6 & Cider Vinegar?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 tablets. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vitamin B6as Pyridoxine HydrochlorideVitamin B-6 (Form: as Pyridoxine HCl) Note: USP | 8 mg | 471% | Higher than 53% of 15,277 products listing vitamin B6 (median 6 mg). Per day at the most servings: 24 mg. |
| Lecithin Granulesas SoyLecithin Granules (Form: from Soy) | 200 mg | 48% of 804 products listing lecithin give more (median 200 mg). Per day at the most servings: 600 mg. | |
| Alfalfa | 100 mg | 58% of 477 products listing alfalfa give more (median 200 mg). Per day at the most servings: 300 mg. | |
| Cider Vinegar powder | 80 mg | 88% of 610 products listing apple cider vinegar give more (median 525 mg). Per day at the most servings: 240 mg. | |
| Atlantic Kelpas IodineAtlantic Kelp (Form: standardized to 0.4% Iodine) Genus: Ascophyllum Species: nodosum | 40 mg | 81% of 54 products listing ascophyllum nodosum give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 120 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 78487 (entered November 20, 2017), 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 3 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?
1 product lists the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Extra-Strength Lecithin, Kelp, B-6 & Cider VinegarSwanson Best Weight-Control Formulas · off the market same ingredients
- Weight LossNature's Measure 3 shared, 45% alike
- Lecithin Kelp-B6Nature's Blend 3 shared, 45% alike
- Natural KLB6Nature's Bounty 3 shared, 42% alike
- Trim-Plex Lecithin, Kelp, Cider Vinegar & Vitamin B-6Nature's Plus · off the market 3 shared, 42% alike
- Kelp Lecithin B-6 Cider VinegarWonder Laboratories 3 shared, 42% alike
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 two tablets three times per day with water after meals.
- Warnings
- Do not use if seal is broken.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Contains: Crustacean shellfish (lobster, shrimp, crab), soy and dairy.
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 78487.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Calcium Carbonate, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Stearic Acid, Maltodextrin, Acacia, Dicalcium Phosphate, Magnesium Stearate, Aqueous Film Coating, Croscarmellose Sodium, Tricalcium Phosphate, Silica, Hydroxypropyl Cellulose.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Guaranteed purity & potency.
How many labels does Lecithin, Kelp, B-6 & Cider Vinegar have?
One label is on file, entered on November 20, 2017.
- Label 78487 (current) Entered November 20, 2017 · off the market December 4, 2023 · 240 tablets · UPC 0 87614 04019 6
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 Best Weight-Control Formulas products.