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Balance

by Ortho Molecular Products · capsule · 60 capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 6 15033 00578 8
  • DSLD label 174658
  • Serving 1 capsule
  • 60 servings

Balance by Ortho Molecular Products lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 200 mg of licorice root extract, 200 mg of white peony root extract and 20 mg of chaste berry extract. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on March 23, 2018.

What is in Balance?

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).

Balance: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 174658, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Licorice root extractas Glycyrrhizin ComplexLicorice root extract (Form: standardized to contain 12% Glycyrrhizin Complex) PlantPart: root200 mgLicorice in Balance against 888 products200 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 42 mg to 300 mg, the median 100 mg.200 mg

Higher than 68% of 888 products listing licorice (median 100 mg).

White Peony root extract200 mgWhite Peony in Balance against 35 products200 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 983 mg, the median 150 mg.200 mg

Higher than 51% of 35 products listing white peony (median 150 mg).

Chaste berry extract20 mgChastetree in Balance against 386 products20 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 240 mg, the median 100 mg.20 mg

90% of 386 products listing chastetree give more (median 100 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 174658 (entered March 23, 2018), 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:

  • 90% of the 386 products that print an amount of chastetree list more than its 20 mg of chaste berry extract (filed by NIH under chastetree) (median 100 mg).

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 Balance'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 Use: 1 capsule per day or as recommended by your health care professional.
Warnings
Do not consume this product if you are pregnant or nursing. Consult your physician for further information.
As with all dietary supplements, some individuals may not tolerate or may be allergic to the ingredients used. Please read the ingredient panel carefully prior to ingestion. Cease taking this product and consult your physician if you have negative reactions upon ingestion.
Keep out of reach of children.
This product was sealed for your protection. Do not use if outer logoed neck seal or inner-seal is missing or damaged.
Do not accept if label shows signs of tampering
Allergens and what it does not contain
Formulated To Be Free Of Allergens Derived From: Gluten, yeast, artificial colors and flavors.
Storage
Keep container tightly closed. Store at room temperature.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 174658.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: natural Vegetable Capsules, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Magnesium Stearate, Silicon Dioxide, Calcium Silicate.

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

How many labels does Balance have?

2 labels are on file under this name since March 24, 2017: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 174658 (current) Entered March 23, 2018 · on the market · 60 capsules · UPC 6 15033 00578 8
  2. Label 72149 Entered March 24, 2017 · off the market December 14, 2017 · 60 capsules · UPC 6 15033 00578 8

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

Who makes it?

The label names Ortho Molecular Products, Inc. (manufacturer), Woodstock, IL. All Ortho Molecular Products products.

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