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Peppermint Gels

by NOW · softgel capsule · 90 softgels

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 7 33739 04727 4
  • DSLD label 313899
  • Serving 1 to 2 softgels; amounts per 2 softgels
  • 45 servings

Peppermint Gels by NOW lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 2 softgels, such as 362 mg of peppermint oil, 35.2 mg of ginger oil and 38.6 mg of fennel oil. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on June 20, 2024.

What is in Peppermint Gels?

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

Peppermint Gels: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 313899, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Peppermint oil0.4 mL362 mgPeppermint in Peppermint Gels against 278 products362 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 20 mg to 207.5 mg, the median 50 mg.362 mg

Higher than 81% of 278 products listing peppermint (median 50 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,086 mg.

Ginger oil0.04 mL35.2 mgGinger in Peppermint Gels against 1,770 products35.2 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 150 mg, the median 60 mg.35.2 mg

66% of 1,770 products listing ginger give more (median 60 mg). Per day at the most servings: 105.6 mg.

Fennel Oil0.04 mL38.6 mgFennel in Peppermint Gels against 315 products38.6 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 26.5 mg to 215 mg, the median 72 mg.38.6 mg

69% of 315 products listing fennel give more (median 72 mg). Per day at the most servings: 115.8 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 313899 (entered June 20, 2024), 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?

Every amount on this label with a position sits within the middle 80% of the products that list the same ingredient.

The NIH database records 1 to 3 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.

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 1-2 softgels 1 to 3 times daily, 30 minutes before meals.
Warnings
Caution: For adults only Keep out of reach of children.
Do not take this product if you are allergic to peppermint, fennel or ginger.
Not recommended for pregnant or nursing women. Consult physician if taking medication, if suffering from liver or kidney disease, or have any other medical condition.
Not manufactured with yeast, wheat, gluten, milk, egg, fish, shellfish or sesame ingredients. Produced in a GMP facility that processes other ingredients containing these allergens.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Not manufactured with yeast, wheat, gluten, milk, egg, fish, shellfish or sesame ingredients.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place after opening.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 313899.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Gelatin, Glycerin, Methacrylic acid, Magnesium Silicate, Triethyl Citrate, Vanilla Flavor, Natural, Water, Carob, Soybean Oil.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Triangle K (Kosher) Contains gelatin; Crescent H (Halal) GMP Quality Assured.

How many labels does Peppermint Gels have?

3 labels are on file under this name since December 24, 2013: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 313899 (current) Entered June 20, 2024 · on the market · 90 softgels · UPC 7 33739 04727 4
  2. Label 44942 Entered April 24, 2015 · off the market February 12, 2024 · 90 softgels · UPC 7 33739 04727 4
  3. Label 28796 Entered December 24, 2013 · off the market March 24, 2015 · 90 softgels · UPC 7 33739 04727 4

DSLD also links this label to: Peppermint Gels With Ginger & Fennel Oils (image difference, same product).

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

Who makes it?

The label names NOW FOODS (distributor), Bloomingdale, IL. All NOW products.

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