Phosphatidylcholine 420 mg
by Swanson Premium Brand · softgel capsule · 200 softgels
- Off the market since December 2023 (NIH)
- UPC 0 87614 01838 6
- DSLD label 175380
- Serving 2 softgels
- 100 servings
Phosphatidylcholine 420 mg by Swanson Premium Brand lists one ingredient: 840 mg of phosphatidylcholine per serving of 2 softgels. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on April 25, 2018.
What is in Phosphatidylcholine 420 mg?
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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 15 Calories | ||
| Total Fat | 2 g | 3% | Higher than 56% of 11,965 products listing fat (unspecified) (median 1.5 g). Per day at the most servings: 4 g. |
| Phosphatidylcholineas Soy LecithinPhosphatidylcholine (Form: from Soy Lecithin) | 840 mg | Higher than 85% of 403 products listing phosphatidylcholine (median 120 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,680 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 175380 (entered April 25, 2018), 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 2 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 CholineSolgar · off the market same ingredients
- Phosphatidylcholine (Sunflower)Pure Encapsulations same ingredients
- HepatoPro 900 mgLife Extension · off the market same ingredients
- HepatoProLife Extension same ingredients
- Neuro-PS PhosphatidylserineVitamin World same ingredients
- Phosphatidyl CholineThorne 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: As a dietary supplement, take two softgels one to two times per day with water.
- Warnings
- Do not use if seal is broken.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Contains soy.
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place. Do not refrigerate.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 175380.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Sunflower Oil, Gelatin, Glycerin, purified Water.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Guaranteed purity & potency.
How many labels does Phosphatidylcholine 420 mg have?
One label is on file, entered on April 25, 2018.
- Label 175380 (current) Entered April 25, 2018 · off the market December 4, 2023 · 200 softgels · UPC 0 87614 01838 6
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Swanson Health Products (distributor), Fargo, ND. All Swanson Premium Brand products.