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Nopales Complex

by MNP Michael's Naturopathic Programs · capsule · 90 vegan capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 7 55929 12005 5
  • DSLD label 220859
  • Serving 3 vegetarian capsules
  • 30 servings

Nopales Complex by MNP Michael's Naturopathic Programs lists 5 ingredients, 5 with an amount per serving of 3 vegetarian capsules, such as 900 mg of prickly pear, 300 mg of gymnema sylvestre leaf powder, 300 mg of milk thistle seed extract and 300 mg of thuja. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on May 22, 2020.

What is in Nopales Complex?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 3 vegetarian 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).

Nopales Complex: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 220859, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Prickly Pear900 mgPrickly Pear Cactus in Nopales Complex against 104 products900 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 1,000 mg, the median 500 mg.900 mg

Higher than 62% of 104 products listing prickly pear cactus (median 500 mg).

Gymnema sylvestre leaf powder300 mgGymnema in Nopales Complex against 444 products300 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 67 mg to 323.33 mg, the median 200 mg.300 mg

Higher than 67% of 444 products listing gymnema (median 200 mg).

Milk Thistle seed extract300 mgMilk Thistle in Nopales Complex against 1,277 products300 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 90 mg to 300 mg, the median 175 mg.300 mg

Higher than 72% of 1,277 products listing milk thistle (median 175 mg).

Thuja300 mg
Blueberry200 mgBlueberry in Nopales Complex against 378 products200 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 300 mg, the median 100 mg.200 mg

Higher than 66% of 378 products listing blueberry (median 100 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 220859 (entered May 22, 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?

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 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?

The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Nopales Complex'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: As a dietary supplement, take three (3) capsules with breakfast or, for optimal results, take one (1) capsule with each meal. Dosage may be increased as directed by a healthcare practitioner.
Warnings
Double-sealed for your protection. Do not use if outer seal is broken or missing.
Warning: Not to be taken by pregnant or lactating women.
Keep out of reach of children.
Warning: Consuming this product can expose you to chemicals including lead, which is known to the State of California to cause birth defects or other reproductive harm. For more information, go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov.
Made in a GMP facility that processes egg, fish, milk, shellfish, soy, tree nut and wheat products.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 220859.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Hypromellose, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Leucine.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Star K "Parve" (Kosher).

How many labels does Nopales Complex have?

One label is on file, entered on May 22, 2020.

  1. Label 220859 (current) Entered May 22, 2020 · on the market · 90 vegan capsules · UPC 7 55929 12005 5

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

Who makes it?

The label names Michael's Naturopathic Programs (distributor), San Antonio, Texas. All MNP Michael's Naturopathic Programs products.

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