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Norwegian Beta 1,3/1,6 Glucan

by Flora · capsule · 60 capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 7 06728 22301 0
  • DSLD label 33774
  • Serving 2 capsules
  • 30 servings

Norwegian Beta 1,3/1,6 Glucan by Flora lists one ingredient: 750 mg of beta 1,3/1,6 glucan per serving of 2 capsules. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on May 23, 2014.

What is in Norwegian Beta 1,3/1,6 Glucan?

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).

Norwegian Beta 1,3/1,6 Glucan: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 33774, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Total Carbohydrates1 g1%Carbohydrate in Norwegian Beta 1,3/1,6 Glucan against 21,979 products1 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 6 g, the median 3 g.1 g

74% of 21,979 products listing carbohydrate give more (median 3 g). Per day at the most servings: 3 g.

Dietary Fiber1 g3%Fiber in Norwegian Beta 1,3/1,6 Glucan against 6,987 products1 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 4 g, the median 2 g.1 g

56% of 6,987 products listing fiber give more (median 2 g). Per day at the most servings: 3 g.

Beta 1,3/1,6 Glucanas Baker's YeastBeta 1,3/1,6 Glucan (Form: Derived from Baker's Yeast PlantPart: cell wall)750 mgBeta-Glucans in Norwegian Beta 1,3/1,6 Glucan against 335 products750 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 250 mg, the median 100 mg.750 mg

Higher than 96% of 335 products listing beta-glucans (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 2,250 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 33774 (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?

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 750 mg of beta 1,3/1,6 glucan (filed by NIH under beta-glucans) is higher than 96% of the 335 beta-glucans products that print an amount; 10 list more.

The NIH database records 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 Norwegian Beta 1,3/1,6 Glucan'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, take 2 capsules, up to 3 times daily, as needed with meals.
Warnings
Warning: Keep out of the reach of children.
Do not use if protective seal is broken or missing.
Storage
Storage: Keep tightly closed and store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 33774.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Gelatin, sucrose fatty acid ester, Silicon Dioxide, Water.

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

How many labels does Norwegian Beta 1,3/1,6 Glucan have?

2 labels are on file under this name since May 23, 2014: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 33774 (current) Entered May 23, 2014 · on the market · 60 capsules · UPC 7 06728 22301 0
  2. Label 33771 Entered May 23, 2014 · on the market · 30 capsules · UPC 7 06728 22310 2

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

Who makes it?

The label names Biotec Pharmacon ASA (manufacturer), Tromso, Norway. All Flora products.

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