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Peppermint Oil G.I.

by Protocol For Life Balance · softgel capsule · 90 softgels

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 7 07359 14727 0
  • DSLD label 73516
  • Serving 1 to 2 softgels; amounts per 2 softgels
  • 45 servings

Peppermint Oil G.I. by Protocol For Life Balance 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 May 24, 2017.

What is in Peppermint Oil G.I.?

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 Oil G.I.: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 73516, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Peppermint OilPeppermint Oil Genus: Mentha Species: piperita Note: 0.4 mL362 mgPeppermint in Peppermint Oil G.I. 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 OilGinger Oil Genus: Zingiber Species: officinale Note: 0.04 mL35.2 mgGinger in Peppermint Oil G.I. 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 OilFennel Oil Genus: Foeniculum Species: vulgare Note: 0.04 mL38.6 mgFennel in Peppermint Oil G.I. 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 73516 (entered May 24, 2017), 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?

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, or as directed by your healthcare practitioner.
Warnings
Cautions/Interactions: Peppermint is generally regarded as being safe in non-allergic adults when taken in small doses as directed.
Do not use during pregnancy or lactation, if sensitive to the mint family, taking prescription drugs, or if suffering from gallbladder problems or chronic heartburn except as advised by a qualified healthcare provider.
Do not eat freshness packet. Keep in bottle.
Not manufactured with yeast, wheat, gluten, milk, egg, fish or shellfish 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 or shellfish ingredients.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 73516.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Softgel Capsule, Soybean Oil.

How many labels does Peppermint Oil G.I. have?

5 labels are on file under this name since August 24, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 73516 (current) Entered May 24, 2017 · on the market · 90 softgels · UPC 7 07359 14727 0
  2. Label 69418 Entered January 25, 2017 · off the market March 7, 2017 · 90 softgels · UPC 7 07359 14727 0
  3. Label 23818 Entered August 23, 2013 · off the market November 30, 2016 · 90 softgels · UPC 7 07359 14727 0
  4. Label 15395 Entered November 21, 2012 · off the market June 25, 2013 · 90 softgels · UPC 7 07359 14727 0
  5. Label 11742 Entered August 24, 2012 · off the market April 2, 2010 · 90 softgels · UPC 7 07359 14727 0

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), Bloomingdale, IL. All Protocol For Life Balance products.

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