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Oat Bran Plus

by NOW · tablet or pill · 100 tablets

  • Off the market since August 2013 (NIH)
  • UPC 7 33739 05964 2
  • DSLD label 14229
  • Serving 3 tablets
  • 33 servings

Oat Bran Plus by NOW lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 3 tablets, such as 1.5 g of oat bran, 750 mg of rice bran and 750 mg of corn bran, beside 2 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on October 25, 2012.

What is in Oat Bran Plus?

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).

Oat Bran Plus: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 14229, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Total Carbohydrates2 g1%Carbohydrate in Oat Bran Plus against 21,979 products2 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 6 g, the median 3 g.2 g

58% of 21,979 products listing carbohydrate give more (median 3 g). Per day at the most servings: 4 g.

Dietary Fiber1 g4%Fiber in Oat Bran Plus 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: 2 g.

Oat BranOat Bran Note: 1,500 mg1.5 gOat Fiber in Oat Bran Plus against 142 products1,500 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 1,350 mg, the median 375 mg.1,500 mg

Higher than 77% of 142 products listing oat fiber (median 375 mg). Per day at the most servings: 3,000 mg.

Rice Bran750 mgRice Bran in Oat Bran Plus against 115 products750 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 90 mg to 500 mg, the median 200 mg.750 mg

Higher than 76% of 115 products listing rice bran (median 200 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,500 mg.

Corn Bran750 mg

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 14229 (entered October 25, 2012), 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 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?

The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Oat Bran Plus'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 USAGE: As a dietary supplement, take 3 tablets twice daily, with a large glass of water or juice.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Contains no sugar, salt, yeast, wheat, soy, milk, egg, shellfish or preservatives.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 14229.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Cellulose, Stearic Acid, Croscarmellose Sodium, Magnesium Stearate.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): GMP QUALITY ASSURED.

How many labels does Oat Bran Plus have?

One label is on file, entered on October 25, 2012.

  1. Label 14229 (current) Entered October 25, 2012 · off the market August 30, 2013 · 100 tablets · UPC 7 33739 05964 2

DSLD also links this label to: Oat Fiber Plus (image 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.

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