Oat Bran
by Sunshine Naturals · tablet or pill · 100 tablets
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 7 89939 10075 2
- DSLD label 49820
- Serving 3 tablets
- 33 servings
Oat Bran by Sunshine Naturals lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 3 tablets, such as 1,500 mg of oat bran and 207 mg of calcium. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on August 25, 2015.
What is in Oat Bran?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 3 tablets. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oat Bran | 1,500 mg | Higher than 77% of 142 products listing oat fiber (median 375 mg). | |
| Calciumas Calcium PhosphateCalcium (Form: as Calcium Phosphate) | 207 mg | 21% | Higher than 69% of 17,831 products listing calcium (median 115 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 49820 (entered August 25, 2015), 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 Oat Bran's, rare ingredients counting for more.
- Oat Bran 1000 mgThe Vitamin Shoppe 1 shared, 76% alike
- Oat Bran 850 mgSwanson Premium Brand 1 shared, 76% alike
- Oat Bran 1000 mgtnvitamins 1 shared, 76% alike
- Oat Bran 450 mgTerraVita Premium Collection 1 shared, 76% alike
- Oat Fiber 450 mgTerraVita Premium Collection 1 shared, 76% alike
- Oat Bran PowderTerraVita Premium Collection 1 shared, 76% 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
- Directions: Adults take 3 tablets a day or as needed with meals.
- Warnings
- Warning: Do not use this product if you are pregnant, nursing, or under medication.
- Keep out of reach of children.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 49820.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Microcrystalline Cellulose, Stearic Acid, Silicon Dioxide, Croscarmellose Sodium, Magnesium Stearate.
How many labels does Oat Bran have?
One label is on file, entered on August 25, 2015.
- Label 49820 (current) Entered August 25, 2015 · on the market · 100 tablets · UPC 7 89939 10075 2
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names American Naturavit Inc. (distributor), Miami, FL. All Sunshine Naturals products.