Optimized Garlic
by Life Extension · capsule · 200 vegetarian capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 7 37870 13942 3
- DSLD label 231794
- Serving 2 vegetarian capsules
- 100 servings
Optimized Garlic by Life Extension lists one ingredient: 1,200 mg of garlic extract per serving of 2 vegetarian capsules. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on August 23, 2020.
What is in Optimized Garlic?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 vegetarian 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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garlic extractGarlic extract PlantPart: bulb Note: std. to 10,000 ppm Allicin Potential | 1,200 mg | Higher than 97% of 1,075 products listing garlic (median 200 mg). Per day at the most servings: 4,800 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 231794 (entered August 23, 2020), 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 1,200 mg of garlic is higher than 97% of the 1,075 garlic products that print an amount; 24 list more.
The NIH database records 1 to 4 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?
6 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Garlic 600 mgChristopher's Original Formulas same ingredients
- High Strength Odorless Garlic 1200 mgNature's Truth same ingredients
- Kyolic Formula 200Kyolic same ingredients
- Kyolic Reserve Formula 200Kyolic same ingredients
- Oriental Garlic Non-AlcoholHawaii Pharm · off the market same ingredients
- Garlic Non-AlcoholHawaii Pharm · off the market 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
- Read the entire label and follow the directions carefully prior to use. Directions: Take two (2) capsules one to four times daily with the heaviest meals, or as recommended by a healthcare practitioner.
- Warnings
- Caution: Garlic taken on an empty stomach may cause irritation.
- Warnings: Keep out of reach of children.
- Do not exceed recommended dose. Do not purchase if outer seal is broken or damaged.
- When using nutritional supplements, please consult with your physician if you are undergoing treatment for a medical condition or if you are pregnant or lactating.
- To report a serious adverse event or obtain product information, contact 1-866-280-2852.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Non GMO
- Storage
- Store tightly closed in a cool, dry place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 231794.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Vegetable Cellulose, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Vegetable Stearate.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Non GMO LE Certified.
How many labels does Optimized Garlic have?
3 labels are on file under this name since May 22, 2016: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 231794 (current) Entered August 23, 2020 · on the market · 200 vegetarian capsules · UPC 7 37870 13942 3
- Label 181880 Entered October 25, 2018 · off the market July 14, 2020 · 200 vegetarian capsules · UPC 7 37870 13942 3
- Label 59247 Entered May 22, 2016 · off the market May 3, 2018 · 200 Vegetarian Capsules · UPC 7 37870 13942 3
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Quality Supplements and Vitamins, Inc. (distributor), Ft. Lauderdale, FL. All Life Extension products.