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Milk Thistle Extract 70 mg

by The Vitamin Shoppe · capsule · 100 capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 7 66536 02079 9
  • DSLD label 221617
  • Serving 1 capsule

Milk Thistle Extract 70 mg by The Vitamin Shoppe lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 500 mg of citrus bioflavonoid and 70 mg of milk thistle extract. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on June 24, 2020.

What is in Milk Thistle Extract 70 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).

Milk Thistle Extract 70 mg: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 221617, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Citrus Bioflavonoidas Total BioflavonoidsCitrus Bioflavonoid (Form: 50% Total Bioflavonoids Note: 250 mg)500 mgFlavonoid in Milk Thistle Extract 70 mg against 2,343 products500 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 100 mg, the median 50 mg.500 mg

Higher than 94% of 2,343 products listing flavonoid (median 50 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,500 mg.

Milk Thistle extractas SilymarinMilk Thistle extract (Form: std. to 80% Silymarin Note: 56 mg) PlantPart: seed Genus: Silybum Species: marianum70 mgMilk Thistle in Milk Thistle Extract 70 mg against 1,277 products70 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 90 mg to 300 mg, the median 175 mg.70 mg

80% of 1,277 products listing milk thistle give more (median 175 mg). Per day at the most servings: 210 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 221617 (entered June 24, 2020), 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:

  • Its 500 mg of citrus bioflavonoid (filed by NIH under flavonoid) is higher than 94% of the 2,343 flavonoid products that print an amount; 65 list more.

The NIH database records 1 to 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?

2 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
Directions: Take one (1) capsule up to three (3) times daily, preferably with meals.
Warnings
Warning: Consult your healthcare provider prior to use if you are pregnant, nursing, taking any medication or have any medical conditions.
Keep out of reach of children.
Tamper evident Do not use if outer seal is broken or missing.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Gluten-free Dairy-free Soy-free Nut-free
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 221617.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Gelatin, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Silicon Dioxide, Magnesium Stearate.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Quality Promise Tested & Trusted.

How many labels does Milk Thistle Extract 70 mg have?

10 labels are on file under this name since April 25, 2014: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 221617 (current) Entered June 24, 2020 · on the market · 100 capsules · UPC 7 66536 02079 9
  2. Label 221616 Entered June 24, 2020 · on the market · 300 capsules · UPC 7 66536 02102 4
  3. Label 184068 Entered November 21, 2018 · off the market May 4, 2020 · 300 capsules · UPC 7 66536 02102 4
  4. Label 184063 Entered November 21, 2018 · off the market May 4, 2020 · 100 capsules · UPC 7 66536 02079 9
  5. Label 183843 Entered November 21, 2018 · off the market October 29, 2018 · 300 capsules · UPC 7 66536 02102 4
  6. Label 183833 Entered November 21, 2018 · off the market October 29, 2018 · 100 capsules · UPC 7 66536 02079 9
  7. Label 54897 Entered December 23, 2015 · off the market July 16, 2018 · 300 capsules · UPC 7 66536 02102 4
  8. Label 54895 Entered December 23, 2015 · off the market July 16, 2018 · 100 capsules · UPC 7 66536 02079 9
  9. Label 32305 Entered April 25, 2014 · off the market December 13, 2015 · 300 capsules · UPC 7 66536 02102 4
  10. Label 32173 Entered April 25, 2014 · off the market October 29, 2018 · 100 capsules · UPC 7 66536 02079 9

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

Who makes it?

The label names The Vitamin Shoppe (distributor), Secaucus, NJ. All The Vitamin Shoppe products.

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