Garlic 500 mg
by Nature's Blend · softgel capsule · 100 softgels
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 0 79854 60025 4
- DSLD label 274637
- Serving 1 to 2 softgels; amounts per 1 softgel
- 100 servings
Garlic 500 mg by Nature's Blend lists one ingredient: 1 mg of garlic oil per serving of 1 softgel. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on November 22, 2022.
What is in Garlic 500 mg?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 softgel. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garlic Oilas Garlic Oil Extract, Concentrate(from concentrated 500:1 Extract)(Equivalent to 500 mg fresh Garlic Bulb, each softgel contains an equivalent of 500 mg of fresh garlic bulb, derived from Garlic Oil Extract) | 1 mg | 98% of 1,075 products listing garlic give more (median 200 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 274637 (entered November 22, 2022), 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?
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:
- 98% of the 1,075 products that print an amount of garlic list more than its 1 mg of garlic (median 200 mg).
The NIH database records one serving 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.
- Garlic Oil Perles (Concentrate)Solgar same ingredients
- Garlic Oil PerlesSolgar · off the market same ingredients
- Garlic Oil ConcentrateSwanson same ingredients
- Garlic Oil 1000 mgNature's Bounty same ingredients
- Natural Garlic Oil 1,000 mgWindmill · off the market same ingredients
- Odourless Garlic 2 mgSimplyValue 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
- Directions: As a dietary supplement, take one to two softgels daily, preferably with a meal.
- Warnings
- Keep out of the reach of children.
- Double safety sealed for your protection. Do not use if either seal is broken or missing.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Preservative & gluten free. No sugar, starch, salt, artificial flavors, wheat, yeast, or corn added.
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 274637.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Soybean Oil, Gelatin, Parsley seed Oil, Natural flavor, Water, Purified.
How many labels does Garlic 500 mg have?
One label is on file, entered on November 22, 2022.
- Label 274637 (current) Entered November 22, 2022 · on the market · 100 softgels · UPC 0 79854 60025 4
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names National Vitamin Company (manufacturer), Casa Grande, AZ. All Nature's Blend products.