Phosphatidyl Choline
by Thorne · softgel capsule · 60 gelcaps
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 6 93749 60501 0
- DSLD label 306276
- Serving 1 gelcap
- 60 servings
Phosphatidyl Choline by Thorne lists one ingredient: 420 mg of phosphatidylcholine per serving of 1 gelcap. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on February 22, 2024.
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 | ||
| Total Fat | 1 g | 1% | 56% of 11,965 products listing fat (unspecified) give more (median 1.5 g). Per day at the most servings: 3 g. |
| 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 306276 (entered February 22, 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 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?
6 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Phosphatidyl Choline 385 mgThe Vitamin Shoppe same ingredients
- Phosphatidylcholine (Sunflower)Pure Encapsulations same ingredients
- Phosphatidyl Choline In Lecithin 420 mgSource Naturals same ingredients
- HepatoPro 900 mgLife Extension · off the market same ingredients
- HepatoProLife Extension same ingredients
- Phosphatidyl CholineSolgar · off the market same ingredients
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 healthcare practitioner.
- Warnings
- Tamper evident: Use only if bottle is sealed.
- If pregnant, consult your health-care practitioner before using this product.
- Contains ingredient derived from soy.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Gluten free
- Storage
- Store tightly sealed in a cool, dry place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 306276.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Bovine Gelatin, Water, Purified, Glycerin.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Manufactured in the USA using US & imported ingredients.
How many labels does Phosphatidyl Choline have?
3 labels are on file under this name since October 25, 2018: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 306276 (current) Entered February 22, 2024 · on the market · 60 gelcaps · UPC 6 93749 60501 0
- Label 284253 Entered May 24, 2023 · off the market July 21, 2023 · 60 gelcaps · UPC 6 93749 60501 0
- Label 182586 Entered October 25, 2018 · off the market November 30, 2022 · 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). All Thorne products.