Phosphatidyl Choline
by Thorne Research · softgel capsule · 60 gelcaps
- Off the market since September 2017 (NIH)
- UPC 6 93749 60501 0
- DSLD label 64084
- Serving 1 gelcap
Phosphatidyl Choline by Thorne Research lists one ingredient: 420 mg of phosphatidylcholine per serving of 1 gelcap. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on August 24, 2016.
What is in Phosphatidyl Choline?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 gelcap. 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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 5 Calories | ||
| Calories from Fat | 5 Calories | ||
| Total Fat | 1 g | 2% | 56% of 11,965 products listing fat (unspecified) give more (median 1.5 g). Per day at the most servings: 3 g. |
| Saturated Fat | 0 g | 0% | |
| Phosphatidylcholine | 420 mg | Higher than 72% of 403 products listing phosphatidylcholine (median 120 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,260 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 64084 (entered August 24, 2016), 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 2 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?
1 product lists the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- PhosCholNutrasal same ingredients
- HepatoPro 900 mgLife Extension · off the market 2 shared, 73% alike
- Neuro-PS PhosphatidylserineVitamin World 2 shared, 73% alike
- Phosphatidyl Choline 385 mgThe Vitamin Shoppe 2 shared, 73% alike
- Phosphatidylcholine 420 mgSwanson Premium Brand · off the market 2 shared, 73% alike
- Phosphatidyl CholineSolgar · off the market 2 shared, 73% alike
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: Take 1 gelcap two to three times daily or as recommended by your health-care practitioner.
- Warnings
- Contains ingredient derived from soy.
- Tamper Evident: Use only if bottle is sealed.
- If pregnant, consult your health-care practitioner before using this product.
- Storage
- Store tightly sealed in a cool, dry place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 64084.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Gelatin, purified Water, Glycerin (vegetable source) Gelcap.
How many labels does Phosphatidyl Choline have?
2 labels are on file under this name since December 21, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 64084 (current) Entered August 24, 2016 · off the market September 29, 2017 · 60 gelcaps · UPC 6 93749 60501 0
- Label 16184 Entered December 21, 2012 · off the market July 25, 2016 · 60 gelcaps · UPC 6 93749 60501 0
DSLD also links this label to: Phosphatidyl Choline (image difference, same product), Phosphatidyl Choline (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 Thorne Research, Inc. (distributor), Dover, Idaho. All Thorne Research products.