Milk Thistle-8 330 mg
by Nature's Answer · capsule · 30 vegetable capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 0 83000 16417 0
- DSLD label 295428
- Serving 1 capsule
- 30 servings
Milk Thistle-8 330 mg by Nature's Answer lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 300 mg of milk thistle seed extract and 30 mg of milk thistle. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on August 23, 2023.
What is in Milk Thistle-8 330 mg?
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 SilymarinStandardized for 80% Silymarin, 240 mg | 300 mg | Higher than 79% of 1,277 products listing milk thistle (median 175 mg). Per day at the most servings: 660 mg. | |
| Milk Thistle | 30 mg |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 295428 (entered August 23, 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 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?
6 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Milk Thistle Alcohol FreeVillage Vitality same ingredients
- Milk ThistleBIOVEA same ingredients
- Milk ThistlePure same ingredients
- Milk Thistle 350 mgVSN Vital Strength Nutrition · off the market same ingredients
- Milk Thistle 350 mgVitaCeutical Labs same ingredients
- Milk Thistle 350 mgVitamer Laboratories 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
- Suggested use: As a dietary supplement, take one (1) capsule one to two times daily, preferably with 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, have allergies to ragweed or daisy-like flowers, 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 295428.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Rice Flour, Cellulose, Calcium Silicate.
How many labels does Milk Thistle-8 330 mg have?
3 labels are on file under this name since April 22, 2016: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 295428 (current) Entered August 23, 2023 · on the market · 30 vegetable capsules · UPC 0 83000 16417 0
- Label 184936 Entered April 25, 2019 · off the market August 11, 2022 · 90 vegetarian capsules · UPC 0 83000 16417 0
- Label 58838 Entered April 22, 2016 · off the market June 18, 2018 · 90 vegetarian capsules · UPC 0 83000 16417 0
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.