Pycnogenol

by NOW · capsule · 60 veg capsules

On the market (NIH)
UPC 7 33739 03264 5
DSLD label 245767
Serving 2 veg capsules
30 servings

Pycnogenol by NOW lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 2 veg capsules, such as 60 mg of pycnogenol and 600 mg of citrus bioflavonoid complex. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on March 25, 2021.

What is in Pycnogenol?

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

Pycnogenol: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 245767, January 2026 release)
Ingredient	Amount	% DV	Among products listing it
Pycnogenol	60 mg		Higher than 62% of 215 products listing maritime pine (median 50 mg). Per day at the most servings: 180 mg.
Citrus Bioflavonoid Complex	600 mg		Higher than 98% of 2,343 products listing flavonoid (median 50 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,800 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 245767 (entered March 25, 2021), 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 600 mg of citrus bioflavonoid complex (filed by NIH under flavonoid) is higher than 98% of the 2,343 flavonoid products that print an amount; 40 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?

5 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.

Pycnogenol 30 mg With 300 mg BioflavonoidsNOW · off the market same ingredients
Ultimate Pycnogenol ComplexNatural Goal · off the market same ingredients
Pycnogenol 30 mgNOW same ingredients
Pycnogenol 60 mgVitamin World same ingredients
Pycnogenol 30 mgNature's Bounty same ingredients
Ester-C BioKlaire Labs · off the market 2 shared, 69% alike

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 Usage: Take 2 capsules 1 to 3 times daily.
Warnings: Caution: For adults only.; Consult physician if pregnant/nursing, taking medication, or have a medical condition.; Keep out of reach of children.; Not manufactured with yeast, wheat, gluten, soy, milk, egg, fish, shellfish or tree nut ingredients. Produced in a GMP facility that processes other ingredients containing these allergens.
Allergens and what it does not contain: Non-GMO; Not manufactured with yeast, wheat, gluten, soy, milk, egg, fish, shellfish or tree nut ingredients.
Storage: Store in a cool, dry place after opening.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 245767.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Hypromellose, Rice Flour, Stearic Acid.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Triangle K (Kosher); GMP Quality Assured.

How many labels does Pycnogenol have?

2 labels are on file under this name since May 24, 2017: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

Label 245767 (current) Entered March 25, 2021 · on the market · 60 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 03264 5
Label 73823 Entered May 24, 2017 · off the market September 22, 2023 · 60 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 03264 5

DSLD also links this label to: Pycnogenol 30 mg With 300 mg Bioflavonoids (image difference, same product), Pycnogenol 30 mg With 300 mg Bioflavonoids (package size difference, same product), Pycnogenol 30 mg (package size difference, same product), Pycnogenol 30 mg (image difference, same product), Pycnogenol 30 mg (package size difference, same product), Pycnogenol 30 mg (package size difference, same product), Pycnogenol 30 mg (image difference, same product), Pycnogenol 30 mg (package size 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 NOW Foods (manufacturer), Bloomingdale, IL. All NOW products.