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Opti-Recovery

by Vitanica · capsule · 60 CAPSULE(S), Vegetarian Vcaps(TM)

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 7 08118 01140 5
  • DSLD label 33887
  • Serving 1 capsule

Opti-Recovery by Vitanica lists 9 ingredients, 9 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 250 mg of vitamin C, 15 mg of zinc, 150 mg of bromelain and 125 mg of horse chestnut extract. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on June 25, 2014.

What is in Opti-Recovery?

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).

Opti-Recovery: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 33887, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Vitamin Cas Calcium AscorbateVitamin C (Form: as Calcium Ascorbate) Note: buffered250 mg416%Vitamin C in Opti-Recovery against 18,583 products250 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 60 mg to 270 mg, the median 100 mg.DV 90 mgUL 2,000 mg250 mg

Higher than 68% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 500 mg.

Zincas Zinc PicolinateZinc (Form: as {Zinc} Picolinate)15 mg100%Zinc in Opti-Recovery against 13,186 products15 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 5 mg to 15 mg, the median 11 mg.DV 11 mgUL 40 mg15 mg

Higher than 56% of 13,186 products listing zinc (median 11 mg). Per day at the most servings: 30 mg.

Bromelain150 mgBromelain in Opti-Recovery against 1,337 products150 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 200 mg, the median 50 mg.150 mg

Higher than 68% of 1,337 products listing bromelain (median 50 mg). Per day at the most servings: 300 mg.

Horse chestnut extractas Aescin 20%125 mgHorse Chestnut in Opti-Recovery against 183 products125 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 300 mg, the median 250 mg.125 mg

72% of 183 products listing horse chestnut give more (median 250 mg). Per day at the most servings: 250 mg.

Dandelion65 mgDandelion in Opti-Recovery against 793 products65 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 250 mg, the median 100 mg.65 mg

69% of 793 products listing dandelion give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 130 mg.

Echinacea30 mgEchinacea angustifolia in Opti-Recovery against 199 products30 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 245 mg, the median 100 mg.30 mg

83% of 199 products listing echinacea angustifolia give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 60 mg.

Echinacea30 mgEchinacea purpurea in Opti-Recovery against 484 products30 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 400 mg, the median 200 mg.30 mg

79% of 484 products listing echinacea purpurea give more (median 200 mg). Per day at the most servings: 60 mg.

Cleavers25 mgCleavers in Opti-Recovery against 39 products25 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 1,156 mg, the median 450 mg.25 mg

97% of 39 products listing cleavers give more (median 450 mg). Per day at the most servings: 50 mg.

Blue Flag25 mg

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 33887 (entered June 25, 2014), 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:

  • 97% of the 39 products that print an amount of cleavers list more than its 25 mg of cleavers (median 450 mg).

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.

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: One (1) capsule twice each day.
Warnings
Tamper resistant: please do not use if safety seal is broken or missing.
Keep in a cool, dry place out of reach of children.
Allergens and what it does not contain
This product contains no preservatives, binders, artificial colorings or flavorings, sucrose, gluclose, starch, lactose, salt, corn wheat, or milk derivatives.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 33887.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Vegetable Cellulose, Water.

How many labels does Opti-Recovery have?

One label is on file, entered on June 25, 2014.

  1. Label 33887 (current) Entered June 25, 2014 · on the market · 60 CAPSULE(S), Vegetarian Vcaps(TM) · UPC 7 08118 01140 5

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

Who makes it?

The label names Vitanica (R) (manufacturer), Sherwood, OR. All Vitanica products.

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