PlainVitamins

Life Start 2

by Natren · capsule · 60 capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 0 52557 51060 0
  • DSLD label 305925
  • Serving 1 to 5 capsules; amounts per 1 capsule
  • 60 servings

Life Start 2 by Natren lists 2 ingredients, 1 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 17 mg of vitamin C; 1 gives its count of live cultures or enzyme activity instead of a weight. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on October 24, 2024.

What is in Life Start 2?

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).

Life Start 2: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 305925, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Vitamin C17 mg19%Vitamin C in Life Start 2 against 18,583 products17 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 60 mg to 270 mg, the median 100 mg.DV 90 mgUL 2,000 mg17 mg

92% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C give more (median 100 mg).

Bifidobacterium longum infantis NLS2 billion cfu

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 305925 (entered October 24, 2024), 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:

  • 92% of the 18,583 products that print an amount of vitamin C list more than its 17 mg of vitamin C (median 100 mg).

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?

2 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
Suggested use: Begin your regimen by taking one capsule daily for the first week. Take the capsules with unchilled, filtered (chlorine-free) water. For additional support you can increase the amount slowly until you are taking five capsules per day or until you achieve desired results. Take Life Start 2 preferably before meals and at least 2 hours apart from herbs, garlic and prescription drugs for optimal results. May be taken along with other Natren products.
Warnings
Do not give capsules to children under eight years of age to avoid the possibility of choking.
Do not accept if seal is broken.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Contains no preservatives or artificial colors and flavors. Natren does not use ingredients produced using biotechnology. Gluten free Soy free No GMO's No FOS
Storage
Do not freeze or expose to moisture, heat or direct sunlight. Keep refrigerated and dry to maintain potency guarantee.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 305925.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Goat Milk, Whole, Potato, Dehydrated, Powder, organic whole grain Brown Rice Syrup solids, Hypromellose, Cellulose, Powder, L-Leucine.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Guaranteed 100% potency through expiration date Natasha.

How many labels does Life Start 2 have?

2 labels are on file under this name since March 22, 2024: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 305925 (current) Entered October 24, 2024 · on the market · 60 capsules · UPC 0 52557 51060 0
  2. Label 307089 Entered March 22, 2024 · on the market · 2.5 ounces

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

Who makes it?

The label names Natren Inc (manufacturer), Westlake Village, CA. All Natren products.

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