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Palmetto-Plus

by Biotics Research Corporation · capsule · 90 capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • DSLD label 22126
  • Serving 1 to 3 capsules; amounts per 3 capsules
  • 30 servings

Palmetto-Plus by Biotics Research Corporation lists 13 ingredients, 13 with an amount per serving of 3 capsules, such as 10,000 IU of vitamin A, 6 mg of vitamin B6, 100 mg of magnesium and 45 mg of zinc. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on June 25, 2013.

What is in Palmetto-Plus?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 3 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).

Palmetto-Plus: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 22126, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Vitamin Aas natural Mixed Carotenoids, Vitamin A PalmitateVitamin A (Form: as natural Mixed Carotenoids Note: typical composition:, and Vitamin A Palmitate)10,000 IU200%Vitamin A in Palmetto-Plus against 5,772 products10,000 IU per serving; the middle half of products list 2,000 IU to 5,000 IU, the median 4,000 IU.10,000 IU

Higher than 82% of 5,772 products listing vitamin A (median 4,000 IU).

Vitamin B6as Pyridoxal 5-PhosphateVitamin B6 (Form: as Pyridoxal-5-Phosphate)6 mg300%Vitamin B6 in Palmetto-Plus against 15,277 products6 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 2 mg to 20 mg, the median 6 mg.DV 1.7 mgUL 100 mg6 mg

49% of 15,277 products listing vitamin B6 give more (median 6 mg).

Magnesiumas Magnesium GlycinateMagnesium (Form: as Magnesium Glycinate)100 mg25%Magnesium in Palmetto-Plus against 14,003 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 30 mg to 200 mg, the median 86 mg.UL 350 mgDV 420 mg100 mg

Higher than 51% of 14,003 products listing magnesium (median 86 mg).

Zincas Zinc CitrateZinc (Form: as Zinc Citrate)45 mg300%Zinc in Palmetto-Plus against 13,186 products45 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 5 mg to 15 mg, the median 11 mg.DV 11 mgUL 40 mg45 mg

Higher than 97% of 13,186 products listing zinc (median 11 mg). 1.1 times the adult UL a day.

Seleniumas SelenomethionineSelenium (Form: as Selenomethionine)50 mcg71%Selenium in Palmetto-Plus 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).

Saw PalmettoSaw Palmetto PlantPart: Berry Note: 4:1 extract500 mgSaw Palmetto in Palmetto-Plus against 1,109 products500 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 320 mg, the median 200 mg.500 mg

Higher than 88% of 1,109 products listing saw palmetto (median 200 mg).

Glycine200 mgGlycine in Palmetto-Plus against 1,078 products200 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 846 mg, the median 300 mg.200 mg

56% of 1,078 products listing glycine give more (median 300 mg).

L-Alanine200 mgAlanine in Palmetto-Plus against 475 products200 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 972 mg, the median 483 mg.200 mg

64% of 475 products listing alanine give more (median 483 mg).

Glutamic Acidas L-Glutamic Acid HydrochlorideGlutamic Acid (Form: as L-Glutamic acid hydrochloride)200 mgGlutamic Acid in Palmetto-Plus against 697 products200 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 364 mg, the median 80 mg.200 mg

Higher than 68% of 697 products listing glutamic acid (median 80 mg).

Lycopeneas TomatoLycopene (Form: as natural isolated from tomato)15 mgLycopene in Palmetto-Plus against 1,691 products15 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 mg to 5 mg, the median 1.2 mg.15 mg

Higher than 91% of 1,691 products listing lycopene (median 1.2 mg).

Chlorophyllinsas MulberryChlorophyllins (Form: from Mulberry PlantPart: leaf)2 mgChlorophyllin in Palmetto-Plus against 88 products2 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 4.75 mg to 100 mg, the median 20 mg.2 mg

81% of 88 products listing chlorophyllin give more (median 20 mg).

Superoxide DismutaseSuperoxide Dismutase Note: from vegetable culture10 mcgSuperoxide Dismutase in Palmetto-Plus against 138 products10 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 20 mcg to 7,107 mcg, the median 30 mcg.10 mcg

90% of 138 products listing superoxide dismutase give more (median 30 mcg).

CatalaseCatalase Note: from vegetable culture10 mcgCatalase in Palmetto-Plus against 103 products10 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 20 mcg to 60 mcg, the median 20 mcg.10 mcg

90% of 103 products listing catalase give more (median 20 mcg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 22126 (entered June 25, 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?

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 1 serving a day, the most its directions give, the label lists 45 mg of zinc, 1.1 times the adult Tolerable Upper Intake Level.
  • Its 15 mg of lycopene is higher than 91% of the 1,691 lycopene products that print an amount; 99 list more.
  • 90% of the 138 products that print an amount of superoxide dismutase list more than its 10 mcg of superoxide dismutase (median 30 mcg).
  • 90% of the 103 products that print an amount of catalase list more than its 10 mcg of catalase (median 20 mcg).

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 Palmetto-Plus'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
RECOMMENDATION: One (1) to three (3) capsules each day as a dietary supplement or as otherwise directed by a healthcare professional.
Warnings
KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN
Sealed with an imprinted safety seal for your protection.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry area.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 22126.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Gelatin, Water.

How many labels does Palmetto-Plus have?

One label is on file, entered on June 25, 2013.

  1. Label 22126 (current) Entered June 25, 2013 · on the market · 90 capsules

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

Who makes it?

The label names BIOTICS RESEARCH CORP. (manufacturer), Rosenberg, Texas, 77471. All Biotics Research Corporation products.

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