PlainVitamins

Mega PC-35

by Jarrow Formulas · softgel capsule · 120 softgels

  • Off the market since January 2024 (NIH)
  • UPC 7 90011 16001 4
  • DSLD label 212274
  • Serving 1 softgel
  • 120 servings

Mega PC-35 by Jarrow Formulas lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 1 softgel, such as 57 mg of choline and 1,200 mg of lecithin. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on December 22, 2019.

What is in Mega PC-35?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 softgel. 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).

Mega PC-35: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 212274, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Cholineas PC LecithinCholine (Form: from 35% PC Lecithin)57 mg10%Choline in Mega PC-35 against 4,738 products57 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 18 mg to 100 mg, the median 40 mg.DV 550 mgUL 3,500 mg57 mg

Higher than 66% of 4,738 products listing choline (median 40 mg). Per day at the most servings: 114 mg.

Lecithin1,200 mgLecithin in Mega PC-35 against 804 products1,200 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 1,200 mg, the median 200 mg.1,200 mg

Higher than 70% of 804 products listing lecithin (median 200 mg). Per day at the most servings: 2,400 mg.

Phosphatidylcholine420 mgPhosphatidylcholine in Mega PC-35 against 403 products420 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 35 mg to 420 mg, the median 120 mg.420 mg

Higher than 72% of 403 products listing phosphatidylcholine (median 120 mg). Per day at the most servings: 840 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 212274 (entered December 22, 2019), 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 1 to 2 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?

The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Mega PC-35'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
Usage: Take 1 softgel 1 or 2 times per day, preferably with meals or as directed by your qualified healthcare professional.
Warnings
Note: If you have a medical condition, are pregnant, lactating, trying to conceive, under the age of 18, or taking medications, consult your healthcare professional before using this product.
Keep out of the reach of children.
Contains: soy.
No wheat, gluten, dairy, egg, fish/shellfish, or peanuts/tree nuts.
Storage
Keep in a cool, dry, dark place. May be refrigerated, but keep lid tightly sealed.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 212274.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Medium Chain Triglycerides, Softgel.

How many labels does Mega PC-35 have?

4 labels are on file under this name since April 26, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 212274 (current) Entered December 22, 2019 · off the market January 4, 2024 · 120 softgels · UPC 7 90011 16001 4
  2. Label 201298 Entered April 25, 2019 · off the market October 23, 2019 · 120 softgels · UPC 7 90011 16001 4
  3. Label 29894 Entered January 24, 2014 · off the market February 13, 2019 · 120 softgels · UPC 7 90011 16001 4
  4. Label 7812 Entered April 26, 2012 · off the market December 13, 2013 · 120 softgels · UPC 7 90011 16001 4

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

Who makes it?

The label names Jarrow Formulas Superior Nutrition and Formulation (distributor), Los Angeles, CA. All Jarrow Formulas products.

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