Octacosanol 5000 mcg
by NOW Sports · capsule · 100 capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 7 33739 01820 5
- DSLD label 28389
- Serving 1 capsule
Octacosanol 5000 mcg by NOW Sports lists one ingredient: 5 mg of octacosanol per serving of 1 capsule. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on December 24, 2013.
What is in Octacosanol 5000 mcg?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 capsule. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Octacosanolas Spinach extractOctacosanol (Form: from Spinach Extract) Note: 5,000 mcg | 5 mg | Higher than 89% of 186 products listing octacosanol (median 200 mcg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 28389 (entered December 24, 2013), 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?
5 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Spinach Octacosanol 10 mgSwanson Ultra same ingredients
- Octacosanol 2000 mcgSolgar same ingredients
- Maximum-Strength Octacosanol 20 mgSwanson Ultra same ingredients
- Octacosanol 20 mg Maximum StrengthSwanson same ingredients
- EnergeDouglas Laboratories same ingredients
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 1 capsule daily with food. Consider taking this product in combination with NOW(R) ENERGY, B-12 and L-Carnitine.
- 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 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
- Not manufactured with 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 28389.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Cellulose, Gelatin, Silica, 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 Octacosanol 5000 mcg have?
2 labels are on file under this name since November 21, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 28389 (current) Entered December 24, 2013 · on the market · 100 capsules · UPC 7 33739 01820 5
- Label 15175 Entered November 21, 2012 · off the market November 19, 2012 · 100 capsules · UPC 7 33739 01820 5
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, distributor), Bloomingdale, IL. All NOW Sports products.