Modified Citrus Pectin

by NutriCology · capsule · 120 Vegetarian Capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 7 13947 52060 8
  • DSLD label 258644
  • Serving 3 capsules
  • 40 servings

Modified Citrus Pectin by NutriCology lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 3 capsules, such as 3 mg of potassium and 1.5 g of modified citrus pectin, beside 5 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on January 22, 2022.

What is in Modified Citrus Pectin?

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

Modified Citrus Pectin: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 258644, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories6 Calories
Sodium90 mg4%Sodium in Modified Citrus Pectin against 14,514 products90 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 15 mg to 142 mg, the median 55 mg.90 mg

Higher than 61% of 14,514 products listing sodium (median 55 mg). Per day at the most servings: 180 mg.

Potassium3 mg1%

This amount is far outside what other labels list for potassium, or disagrees with the label's own %DV: possibly a unit or transcription slip in the database. Check the label image on DSLD.

Total Carbohydrates1.5 g0.5%Carbohydrate in Modified Citrus Pectin against 21,979 products1.5 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 6 g, the median 3 g.1.5 g

73% of 21,979 products listing carbohydrate give more (median 3 g). Per day at the most servings: 3 g.

Dietary Fiber1.8 g6%Fiber in Modified Citrus Pectin against 6,987 products1.8 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 4 g, the median 2 g.1.8 g

54% of 6,987 products listing fiber give more (median 2 g). Per day at the most servings: 3.6 g.

Total Sugars240 mg5%Sugar in Modified Citrus Pectin against 11,807 products0.24 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 4 g, the median 2 g.0.24 g

99% of 11,807 products listing sugar give more (median 2 g). Per day at the most servings: 0.48 g.

Added Sugars0 mg
modified Citrus Pectin1.5 gPectin in Modified Citrus Pectin against 526 products1,500 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 20 mg to 250 mg, the median 86 mg.1,500 mg

Higher than 92% of 526 products listing pectin (median 86 mg). Per day at the most servings: 3,000 mg.

Total Polysaccharides1.5 gPolysaccharide in Modified Citrus Pectin against 57 products1,500 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 150 mg to 2,800 mg, the median 550 mg.1,500 mg

Higher than 63% of 57 products listing polysaccharide (median 550 mg). Per day at the most servings: 3,000 mg.

Galacturonic Acid975 mg

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 258644 (entered January 22, 2022), 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 1,500 mg of modified citrus pectin (filed by NIH under pectin) is higher than 92% of the 526 pectin products that print an amount; 35 list more.

The NIH database records 1 to 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?

1 product lists the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.

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, 3 capsules one or two times daily, or as directed by a health practitioner. Best taken 30 minutes before, or 1.5 hours after food.
Warnings
Caution: Those on a sodium-restricted diet should consult their healthcare practitioner before use.
Storage
Keep in a cool, dry place, tightly capped.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 258644.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, Microcrystalline Cellulose, L-Leucine.

How many labels does Modified Citrus Pectin have?

4 labels are on file under this name since February 25, 2019: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 258644 (current) Entered January 22, 2022 · on the market · 120 Vegetarian Capsules · UPC 7 13947 52060 8
  2. Label 235513 Entered September 25, 2020 · on the market · 120 vegetarian capsules · UPC 7 13947 52060 8
  3. Label 235512 Entered September 25, 2020 · off the market August 2, 2021 · 120 vegetarian capsules · UPC 7 13947 52060 8
  4. Label 191057 Entered February 25, 2019 · off the market August 4, 2020 · 120 vegetarian capsules · UPC 7 13947 52060 8

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

Who makes it?

The label names NutriCology (distributor), South Salt Lake, UT. All NutriCology products.

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