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Milk Thistle

by Nature's Answer · capsule · 60 vegetarian capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 0 83000 16415 6
  • DSLD label 295443
  • Serving 1 veggie capsule
  • 60 servings

Milk Thistle by Nature's Answer lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 veggie capsule, such as 175 mg of milk thistle seed extract and 20 mg of milk thistle. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on July 18, 2023.

What is in Milk Thistle?

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

Milk Thistle: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 295443, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Milk Thistle Seed Extractas SilymarinStandardized for 80% Silymarin175 mgMilk Thistle in Milk Thistle against 1,277 products195 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 90 mg to 300 mg, the median 175 mg.195 mg

Higher than 51% of 1,277 products listing milk thistle (median 175 mg). Per day at the most servings: 585 mg.

Milk Thistle20 mg

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 295443 (entered July 18, 2023), 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?

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 3 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?

6 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: As a dietary supplement, take one (1) capsule three (3) times a day with food or water.
Warnings
Warning: Keep out of reach of children.
Do not use if safety seal is damaged or missing.
If you are pregnant, nursing, taking any medications, planning any medical procedure or have a medical condition, consult with your healthcare practitioner before use.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Gluten Free
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 295443.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Rice Flour, Vegetable Cellulose, Calcium Silicate.

How many labels does Milk Thistle have?

11 labels are on file under this name since October 1, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 295443 (current) Entered July 18, 2023 · on the market · 60 vegetarian capsules · UPC 0 83000 16415 6
  2. Label 187473 Entered February 25, 2019 · off the market September 30, 2021 · 1 fl. Oz. · UPC 0 83000 00404 9
  3. Label 184934 Entered January 7, 2019 · on the market · 120 vegetarian capsules · UPC 0 83000 16416 3
  4. Label 184931 Entered January 7, 2019 · off the market August 11, 2022 · 60 vegetarian capsules · UPC 0 83000 16415 6
  5. Label 59759 Entered May 22, 2016 · off the market June 18, 2018 · 120 capsules · UPC 0 83000 16416 3
  6. Label 59758 Entered May 22, 2016 · off the market November 1, 2015 · 120 vegetarian capsules · UPC 0 83000 16416 3
  7. Label 59305 Entered May 22, 2016 · on the market · 90 vegetarian capsules · UPC 0 83000 26530 3
  8. Label 58837 Entered April 22, 2016 · off the market March 1, 2015 · 120 vegetarian capsules · UPC 0 83000 16416 3
  9. Label 58834 Entered April 22, 2016 · off the market June 18, 2018 · 60 vegetarian capsules · UPC 0 83000 16415 6
  10. Label 42564 Entered February 25, 2015 · off the market May 1, 2014 · 90 vegetarian capsules · UPC 0 83000 26530 3
  11. Label 12516 Entered October 1, 2012 · off the market October 1, 2014 · 120 vegetarian capsules · UPC 0 83000 16416 3

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

Who makes it?

The label names Nature's Answer (manufacturer), Hauppauge, NY. All Nature's Answer products.

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