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Mediterranean Forte

by Douglas Laboratories · capsule · 60 capliques(TM)

  • Off the market since January 2010 (NIH)
  • UPC 3 10539 02823 0
  • DSLD label 10556
  • Serving 2 capsules
  • 30 servings

Mediterranean Forte by Douglas Laboratories lists 9 ingredients, 9 with an amount per serving of 2 capsules, such as 500 mg of organic, cold-pressed, extra virgin tunisian olive oil, 250 mg of avocado oil, 200 mg of olive juice extract and 100 mg of muscadine grape powder, beside 4 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on July 25, 2012.

What is in Mediterranean Forte?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 capsules. 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).

Mediterranean Forte: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 10556, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories9 Calories
Calories from Fat9 Calories
Total Fat1 g2%Fat (unspecified) in Mediterranean Forte against 11,965 products1 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 2.5 g, the median 1.5 g.1 g

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

Total Carbohydratesless than 1 g1%
Sugarless than 1 g
Proteinless than 1 g1%
Organic, cold-pressed, extra virgin Tunisian olive oil500 mgOlive Oil in Mediterranean Forte against 70 products500 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 200 mg to 1,200 mg, the median 500 mg.500 mg

44% of 70 products listing olive oil give more (median 500 mg).

Ultra-Pure Fish Oil ConcentrateUltra-Pure Fish Oil Concentrate Note: providing250 mg
Eicosapentaenoic Acid95 mgEPA (Eicosapentaenoic Acid) in Mediterranean Forte against 3,134 products95 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 120 mg to 590 mg, the median 300 mg.95 mg

80% of 3,134 products listing EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) give more (median 300 mg).

Docosahexaenoic Acid50 mgDHA in Mediterranean Forte against 3,627 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 104 mg to 400 mg, the median 232 mg.50 mg

89% of 3,627 products listing DHA give more (median 232 mg).

Avocado Oil250 mg
Olive juice extractas Hydroxytyrosol, PolyphenolsOlive juice extract (Form: standardized to 6% polyphenols, and 2.5% hydroxytyrosol) (Alt. Name: HIDROX(R)) PlantPart: fruit200 mgOlive in Mediterranean Forte against 822 products200 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 30 mg to 300 mg, the median 100 mg.200 mg

Higher than 61% of 822 products listing olive (median 100 mg).

Muscadine grape powder100 mgGrape in Mediterranean Forte against 1,900 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 100 mg, the median 50 mg.100 mg

Higher than 58% of 1,900 products listing grape (median 50 mg).

Pomegranate extractas punicosidesPomegranate extract (Form: standardized to 40% punicosides) CorrectedName: Pomegranate PlantPart: fruit25 mgPomegranate in Mediterranean Forte against 860 products25 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 12.5 mg to 250 mg, the median 70.5 mg.25 mg

66% of 860 products listing pomegranate give more (median 70.5 mg).

Broccoli concentrateas GlucoraphaninBroccoli concentrate (Form: standardized to 10% glucoraphanin) PlantPart: seed15 mgBroccoli in Mediterranean Forte against 530 products15 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 40 mg to 250 mg, the median 100 mg.15 mg

93% of 530 products listing broccoli give more (median 100 mg).

Lycopeneas LYC-O-MATO(R)Lycopene (Form: from LYC-O-MATO(R))2 mgLycopene in Mediterranean Forte against 1,691 products2 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 mg to 5 mg, the median 1.2 mg.2 mg

Higher than 52% of 1,691 products listing lycopene (median 1.2 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 10556 (entered July 25, 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:

  • 89% of the 3,627 products that print an amount of DHA list more than its 50 mg of docosahexaenoic acid (filed by NIH under DHA) (median 232 mg).
  • 93% of the 530 products that print an amount of broccoli list more than its 15 mg of broccoli (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?

The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Mediterranean Forte's, rare ingredients counting for more.

  • SkinticityDouglas Laboratories 5 shared, 37% 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 Usage: As a dietary supplement, adults take 2 Capliques(TM) daily or as directed by your healthcare professional.
Warnings
KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.
Tamper resistant package, do not use if outer seal is missing.
Allergens and what it does not contain
This product contains NO yeast, wheat gluten, soy protein, milk/dairy, corn, sodium, sugar, starch, artifical coloring, preservatives or flavoring.
Storage
For optimal storage conditions, store in a cool, dry place. (59(0)-77(0)F/15(0)-25(0)C) (35-65% relative humidity)

Source: label statements in DSLD label 10556.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Gelatin, Rosemary extract, Mixed Tocopherols, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Citric Acid.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): LYC-O-MATO(R) Tomato Lycopene Complex.

How many labels does Mediterranean Forte have?

2 labels are on file under this name since July 25, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 10556 (current) Entered July 25, 2012 · off the market January 1, 2010 · 60 capliques(TM) · UPC 3 10539 02823 0
  2. Label 10553 Entered July 25, 2012 · off the market January 1, 2010 · 60 Caplique(TM) Capsules · UPC 3 10539 02823 0

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

Who makes it?

The label names Douglas Laboratories (manufacturer), Pittsburgh, PA. All Douglas Laboratories products.

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