Liver Health
by GNC SuperFoods · capsule · 30 packs
- On the market (NIH)
- DSLD label 49203
- Serving 1 capsule
Liver Health by GNC SuperFoods lists one ingredient: 200 mg of milk thistle seed extract per serving of 1 capsule. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on August 25, 2015.
What is in Liver Health?
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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milk Thistle seed extractas SilymarinMilk Thistle seed extract (Form: 80% Silymarin Note: = 160 mg) PlantPart: seed Genus: Silybum Species: marianum | 200 mg | Higher than 51% of 1,277 products listing milk thistle (median 175 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 49203 (entered August 25, 2015), 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 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?
6 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Milk ThistleGNC Herbal Plus Standardized same ingredients
- Milk ThistleGNC Ultra Mega Green · off the market same ingredients
- Milk Thistle 200 mgGNC Herbal Plus same ingredients
- Milk Thistle 200 mgExchange Select same ingredients
- Milk Thistle 200 mgHighland Laboratories same ingredients
- Silymarin ForteOrtho Molecular Products same ingredients
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: As a dietary supplement, take the contents of one pack daily with food.
- Warnings
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Warning: Consult your physician prior to using this product if you are pregnant, nursing, taking medication, or have a medical condition.
- Discontinue use two weeks prior to surgery.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- No artificial colors, no artificial flavors, no artificial sweeteners, no wheat, gluten free, no soy, no dairy.
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 49203.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Cellulose, Vegetable Cellulose Capsule, Magnesium Stearate, Silicon Dioxide.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Gf GLUTEN FREE; V VEGETARIAN FORMULA; NON GMO; CLINICALLY RESEARCHED.
How many labels does Liver Health have?
One label is on file, entered on August 25, 2015.
- Label 49203 (current) Entered August 25, 2015 · on the market · 30 packs
DSLD also links this label to: Ultra Mega Green Men's Multivitamin (bundle set), Energy Formula (bundle set), Performance Fuel (bundle set).
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names General Nutrition Corporation (distributor), Pittsburgh, PA. All GNC SuperFoods products.