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Natural Defense

by Pure Health Naturally · capsule · 30 vegetarian capsules

  • Off the market since November 2023 (NIH)
  • UPC 8 12711 01337 4
  • DSLD label 33389
  • Serving 2 capsules
  • 15 servings

Natural Defense by Pure Health Naturally lists 5 ingredients, 5 with an amount per serving of 2 capsules, such as 60 mg of vitamin C, 50 mcg of selenium, 445 mg of inositol hexaphosphate and 50 mg of immuno-LP20(R). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on May 23, 2014.

What is in Natural Defense?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 capsules. 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).

Natural Defense: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 33389, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Vitamin Cas Acerola, Powder, Ascorbic AcidVitamin C (Form: as ascorbic acid, and acerola powder Note: 25% vitamin C)60 mg100%Vitamin C in Natural Defense against 18,583 products60 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 60 mg to 270 mg, the median 100 mg.DV 90 mgUL 2,000 mg60 mg

65% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 120 mg.

Seleniumas SeleniumSeLECT(R) Pure (+)-selenomethionineSelenium (Form: as SeleniumSeLECT(R) Pure (+)-selenomethionine)50 mcg71%Selenium in Natural Defense against 7,658 products50 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 27 mcg to 100 mcg, the median 55 mcg.DV 55 mcgUL 400 mcg50 mcg

56% of 7,658 products listing selenium give more (median 55 mcg). Per day at the most servings: 100 mcg.

Inositol Hexaphosphateas calcium-magnesium phytateInositol Hexaphosphate (Form: as calcium-magnesium phytate) (Alt. Name: IP-6)445 mgIP-6 in Natural Defense against 58 products445 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 305 mg to 800 mg, the median 640 mg.445 mg

60% of 58 products listing IP-6 give more (median 640 mg). Per day at the most servings: 890 mg.

Immuno-LP20(R)50 mgLactobacillus plantarum in Natural Defense against 72 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 2.5 mg to 50 mg, the median 25 mg.50 mg

Higher than 60% of 72 products listing lactobacillus plantarum (median 25 mg). Per day at the most servings: 100 mg.

Rice Hull Concentrate80 mgRice in Natural Defense against 86 products80 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 73.25 mg to 457.5 mg, the median 155 mg.80 mg

72% of 86 products listing rice give more (median 155 mg). Per day at the most servings: 160 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 33389 (entered May 23, 2014), 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 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 Natural Defense'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
Directions: Take 2 capsules two or more times daily with a 10oz. glass of water or as directed by your healthcare provider.
Warnings
Do not use if seal around cap is broken.
Keep out of reach of children.
Caution: Do not take if pregnant or breastfeeding.
Contains Milk Derived Ingredients
Allergens and what it does not contain
- No Binders, Fillers or Excipients

Source: label statements in DSLD label 33389.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Vegetarian Capsule.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): SeleniumSeLECT(R).

How many labels does Natural Defense have?

One label is on file, entered on May 23, 2014.

  1. Label 33389 (current) Entered May 23, 2014 · off the market November 9, 2023 · 30 vegetarian capsules · UPC 8 12711 01337 4

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

Who makes it?

The label names Pure Health (distributor), Las Vegas, NV. All Pure Health Naturally products.

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