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Ortho Thyroid

by Protocol For Life Balance · capsule · 90 veg capsules

  • Off the market since April 2025 (NIH)
  • UPC 7 07359 13368 6
  • DSLD label 326557
  • Serving 1 veg capsule; amounts per 2 veg capsules
  • 45 servings

Ortho Thyroid by Protocol For Life Balance lists 10 ingredients, 10 with an amount per serving of 2 veg capsules, such as 2 mg of vitamin B6, 680 mcg DFE of folate, 60 mcg of vitamin B12 and 225 mcg of iodine. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on February 23, 2025.

What is in Ortho Thyroid?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 veg 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).

Ortho Thyroid: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 326557, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Vitamin B6as Pyridoxine Hydrochloride2 mg118%Vitamin B6 in Ortho Thyroid against 15,277 products2 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 2 mg to 20 mg, the median 6 mg.DV 1.7 mgUL 100 mg2 mg

69% of 15,277 products listing vitamin B6 give more (median 6 mg). Per day at the most servings: 4 mg.

Folate680 mcg DFE170%
Folic Acid400 mcg
Vitamin B12as Methylcobalamin60 mcg2,500%Vitamin B12 in Ortho Thyroid against 14,425 products60 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 6 mcg to 200 mcg, the median 36 mcg.DV 2.4 mcg60 mcg

Higher than 58% of 14,425 products listing vitamin B12 (median 36 mcg). Per day at the most servings: 120 mcg.

Iodineas Potassium Iodide225 mcg150%Iodine in Ortho Thyroid against 6,382 products225 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 75 mcg to 150 mcg, the median 150 mcg.DV 150 mcgUL 1,100 mcg225 mcg

Higher than 90% of 6,382 products listing iodine (median 150 mcg). Per day at the most servings: 450 mcg.

Zincas L-OptiZinc Zinc L-Methionine Complex25 mg227%Zinc in Ortho Thyroid against 13,186 products25 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 5 mg to 15 mg, the median 11 mg.DV 11 mgUL 40 mg25 mg

Higher than 85% of 13,186 products listing zinc (median 11 mg). Per day at the most servings: 50 mg. 1.3 times the adult UL a day.

Seleniumas L-Selenomethionine50 mcg91%Selenium in Ortho Thyroid against 7,658 products50 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 27 mcg to 100 mcg, the median 55 mcg.DV 55 mcgUL 400 mcg50 mcg

56% of 7,658 products listing selenium give more (median 55 mcg). Per day at the most servings: 100 mcg.

Copperas Copper Amino Acid Chelate1 mg111%Copper in Ortho Thyroid against 6,468 products1 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 mg to 2 mg, the median 1 mg.DV 0.9 mgUL 10 mg1 mg

40% of 6,468 products listing copper give more (median 1 mg). Per day at the most servings: 2 mg.

L-Tyrosinefree-form, 1000 mg1 gTyrosine in Ortho Thyroid against 1,680 products1,000 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 150 mg to 989 mg, the median 500 mg.1,000 mg

Higher than 75% of 1,680 products listing tyrosine (median 500 mg). Per day at the most servings: 2,000 mg.

Ashwagandha Leaf, Root Extractas Ashwagandha Leaf Extract , Ashwagandha Root Extract2.5% withanolides125 mgAshwagandha in Ortho Thyroid against 1,646 products125 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 125 mg to 500 mg, the median 250 mg.125 mg

66% of 1,646 products listing ashwagandha give more (median 250 mg). Per day at the most servings: 250 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 326557 (entered February 23, 2025), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD or its label image (PDF). 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:

  • At 2 servings a day, the most its directions give, the label lists 50 mg of zinc, 1.3 times the adult Tolerable Upper Intake Level.

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?

3 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.

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: Take 2 capsules daily, preferably in divided doses with food, or as directed by your healthcare practitioner.
Warnings
Cautions/Interactions: If currently taking any thyroid medications, levodopa, methylphenidate, SNRIs, bupropion, warfarin, or MAO inhibitors, consult your healthcare practitioner prior to use.
Tyrosine is contraindicated in those with the inborn errors of metabolism, alkaptonuria and tyrosinemia types I and II.
Not intended for pregnant/nursing women.
If you have a thyroid disorder, consult your healthcare practitioner prior to use. Discontinue use if rash/itching occurs.
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
Non-GMO
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 326557.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Hypromellose, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Stearic Acid, Silicon Dioxide.

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

How many labels does Ortho Thyroid have?

9 labels are on file under this name since October 1, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 326557 (current) Entered February 23, 2025 · off the market April 21, 2025 · 90 veg capsules · UPC 7 07359 13368 6
  2. Label 292275 Entered July 18, 2023 · off the market May 26, 2023 · 90 veg capsules · UPC 7 07359 13368 6
  3. Label 73787 Entered May 24, 2017 · off the market June 9, 2022 · 90 veg capsules · UPC 7 07359 13368 6
  4. Label 73455 Entered May 24, 2017 · off the market March 28, 2017 · 90 veg capsules · UPC 7 07359 13368 6
  5. Label 30085 Entered February 26, 2014 · off the market March 7, 2017 · 90 veg capsules · UPC 7 07359 13368 6
  6. Label 23789 Entered July 25, 2013 · off the market December 9, 2013 · 90 veg capsules · UPC 7 07359 13368 6
  7. Label 15562 Entered November 21, 2012 · off the market June 25, 2013 · 90 veg capsules · UPC 7 07359 13368 6
  8. Label 15559 Entered November 21, 2012 · off the market August 8, 2012 · 90 veg capsules · UPC 7 07359 13368 6
  9. Label 11851 Entered October 1, 2012 · off the market March 1, 2012 · 90 vcaps(R) · UPC 7 07359 13368 6

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

Who makes it?

The label names Protocol For Life Balance (manufacturer, distributor), Bloomingdale, IL. All Protocol For Life Balance products.

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