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Modified Citrus Pectin Powder

by Allergy Research Group · powder · 16 oz.

  • Off the market since July 2018 (NIH)
  • UPC 7 13947 71990 3
  • DSLD label 54539
  • Serving 5 g (1 rounded tsp)
  • 90 servings

Modified Citrus Pectin Powder by Allergy Research Group lists one ingredient: 5 g of modified citrus pectin per serving of 5 g. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on December 23, 2015.

What is in Modified Citrus Pectin Powder?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 5 g. 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).

Modified Citrus Pectin Powder: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 54539, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories20 Calories
Sodium295 mg12%Sodium in Modified Citrus Pectin Powder against 14,514 products295 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 15 mg to 142 mg, the median 55 mg.295 mg

Higher than 91% of 14,514 products listing sodium (median 55 mg). Per day at the most servings: 885 mg.

Total Carbohydrates5 g2%Carbohydrate in Modified Citrus Pectin Powder against 21,979 products5 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 6 g, the median 3 g.5 g

Higher than 65% of 21,979 products listing carbohydrate (median 3 g). Per day at the most servings: 15 g.

Dietary Fiber3 g12%Fiber in Modified Citrus Pectin Powder against 6,987 products3 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 4 g, the median 2 g.3 g

Higher than 63% of 6,987 products listing fiber (median 2 g). Per day at the most servings: 9 g.

Sugar2 gSugar in Modified Citrus Pectin Powder against 11,807 products2 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 4 g, the median 2 g.2 g

48% of 11,807 products listing sugar give more (median 2 g). Per day at the most servings: 6 g.

modified Citrus Pectin5 gPectin in Modified Citrus Pectin Powder against 526 products5,000 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 20 mg to 250 mg, the median 86 mg.5,000 mg

Higher than 95% of 526 products listing pectin (median 86 mg). Per day at the most servings: 15,000 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 54539 (entered December 23, 2015), 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 5,000 mg of modified citrus pectin (filed by NIH under pectin) is higher than 95% of the 526 pectin products that print an amount; 3 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?

The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Modified Citrus Pectin Powder'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
Suggested Use As a dietary supplement, 5 to 15 grams daily; dissolve one rounded teaspoon (approx. 5 g) of powder in water, juice or other liquid,one to three times daily, or as directed by a healthcare practitioner. NOTE: For easier mixing, place Modified Citrus Pectin powder in a jar or shaker with desired liquid and shake.
Warnings
CAUTION: Those on a sodium-restricted diet should consult their healthcare practitioner before use.
Storage
Keep in a cool, dry place, tightly capped.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 54539.

How many labels does Modified Citrus Pectin Powder have?

2 labels are on file under this name since April 25, 2013: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 54539 (current) Entered December 23, 2015 · off the market July 19, 2018 · 16 oz. · UPC 7 13947 71990 3
  2. Label 20475 Entered April 25, 2013 · off the market November 19, 2015 · 16 oz. · UPC 7 13947 71990 3

DSLD also links this label to: Modified Citrus Pectin (image difference, same product), Modified Citrus Pectin (image difference, same product), Modified Citrus Pectin (image difference, same product), Modified Citrus Pectin (image difference, same product), Modified Citrus Pectin (image difference, same product), Modified Citrus Pectin (image difference, same product).

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

Who makes it?

The label names Allergy Research Group (distributor), Alameda, CA. All Allergy Research Group products.

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