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Lecithin Triple Strength 35% Phosphatidyl Choline

by NOW · softgel capsule · 100 softgels

  • Off the market since August 2012 (NIH)
  • UPC 7 33739 02230 1
  • DSLD label 12730
  • Serving 2 to 3 softgels; amounts per 3 softgels
  • 33 servings

Lecithin Triple Strength 35% Phosphatidyl Choline by NOW lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 3 softgels, such as 1,260 mg of phosphatidyl choline, 345 mg of phosphatidyl ethanolamine and 45 mg of phosphatidyl inositol, beside 4 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on October 1, 2012.

What is in Lecithin Triple Strength 35% Phosphatidyl Choline?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 3 softgels. 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).

Lecithin Triple Strength 35% Phosphatidyl Choline: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 12730, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories30 Calories
Calories from Fat30 Calories
Total Fat2 g3%Fat (unspecified) in Lecithin Triple Strength 35% Phosphatidyl Choline against 11,965 products2 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 2.5 g, the median 1.5 g.2 g

Higher than 56% of 11,965 products listing fat (unspecified) (median 1.5 g).

Saturated Fat0 g0%
Polyunsaturated Fat2 gPolyunsaturated Fat in Lecithin Triple Strength 35% Phosphatidyl Choline against 1,759 products2 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 g to 2 g, the median 1 g.2 g

Higher than 73% of 1,759 products listing polyunsaturated fat (median 1 g).

Monounsaturated Fatno amount given
Phosphatidyl CholinePhosphatidyl Choline Note: supplies1,260 mgPhosphatidylcholine in Lecithin Triple Strength 35% Phosphatidyl Choline against 403 products1,260 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 35 mg to 420 mg, the median 120 mg.1,260 mg

Higher than 92% of 403 products listing phosphatidylcholine (median 120 mg).

Phosphatidyl Ethanolamine345 mgPhosphatidylethanolamine in Lecithin Triple Strength 35% Phosphatidyl Choline against 93 products345 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 10 mg to 200 mg, the median 43 mg.345 mg

Higher than 81% of 93 products listing phosphatidylethanolamine (median 43 mg).

Phosphatidyl InositolPhosphatidyl Inositol Note: supplies45 mgPhosphatidylinositol in Lecithin Triple Strength 35% Phosphatidyl Choline against 102 products45 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 10 mg to 177 mg, the median 90 mg.45 mg

58% of 102 products listing phosphatidylinositol give more (median 90 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 12730 (entered October 1, 2012), 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?

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 1,260 mg of phosphatidyl choline (filed by NIH under phosphatidylcholine) is higher than 92% of the 403 phosphatidylcholine products that print an amount; 30 list more.

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?

The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Lecithin Triple Strength 35% Phosphatidyl Choline's, rare ingredients counting for more.

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 USAGE: As a dietary supplement, take 2-3 softgels daily with meals.
Warnings
Caution: Please discard the inedible freshness packet enclosed.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Contains no yeast, wheat, gluten, corn, milk, egg or preservatives.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 12730.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Soybean Lecithin, Gelatin, Glycerin, Water.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): QUALITY ASSURED SINCE 1968.

How many labels does Lecithin Triple Strength 35% Phosphatidyl Choline have?

One label is on file, entered on October 1, 2012.

  1. Label 12730 (current) Entered October 1, 2012 · off the market August 9, 2012 · 100 softgels · UPC 7 33739 02230 1

DSLD also links this label to: Extra Strength Lecithin (image difference, same product), Extra Strength Lecithin (package size difference, same product), Extra Strength Lecithin (package size 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 NOW FOODS (manufacturer), BLOOMINGDALE, IL. All NOW products.

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