PhytoNutrient Essentials
by Whitaker Nutrition · capsule · 60 packets
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 8 10047 39058 9
- DSLD label 288248
- Serving 1 capsule
- 60 servings
PhytoNutrient Essentials by Whitaker Nutrition lists 12 ingredients, 4 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 500 mg of cinnamon, 4 mg of resveratrol, 500 mcg of lutein and 500 mcg of lycopene; 8 sit inside a blend without their own amounts. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on June 22, 2023.
What is in PhytoNutrient Essentials?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 capsule. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cinnamonas Cinnamomum cassia | 500 mg | Higher than 70% of 601 products listing cinnamon (median 200 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,000 mg. | |
| Proprietary Fruit Blend | 100 mg | ||
| Grape Seed Extract | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Red Raspberry concentrate | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Plum concentrate | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Strawberry concentrate | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Tart Cherry concentrate | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Wild Blueberry powder | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Wild Bilberry concentrate | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Cranberry concentrate | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Resveratrolas Japanese Knotweed | 4 mg | 93% of 1,123 products listing resveratrol give more (median 50 mg). Per day at the most servings: 8 mg. | |
| Luteinas Marigold | 500 mcg | 72% of 2,493 products listing lutein give more (median 3 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1 mg. | |
| Lycopeneas Tomato | 500 mcg | 75% of 1,691 products listing lycopene give more (median 1.2 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 288248 (entered June 22, 2023), 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?
The rows in the top or bottom tenth of the products that list the same ingredient, and any above the adult upper limit at the most servings a day the directions give:
- 93% of the 1,123 products that print an amount of resveratrol list more than its 4 mg of resveratrol (median 50 mg).
The NIH database records 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?
The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with PhytoNutrient Essentials's, rare ingredients counting for more.
- Klean CognitiveKlean Athlete · off the market 9 shared, 54% alike
- Juvenon Pro CognitiveDouglas Laboratories 9 shared, 54% alike
- Klean FocusKlean Athlete 9 shared, 54% alike
- UTSoothe with ProbioticsRedd Remedies 8 shared, 48% alike
- Natural Resveratrol Liquid ConcentrateNOW 9 shared, 48% alike
- P.l.a.n. 200Purity Products 8 shared, 44% 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
- Doctor's Suggested Use: Take 2 packets daily - 1 packet with morning meal and 1 packet with midday or evening meal.
- Warnings
- Precautions: Consult a health care practitioner before use if you are pregnant or nursing, have a serious medical condition, or use any medications.
- Do not consume more than two packets per day.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Storage
- To preserve quality and freshness, keep in a cool, dry place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 288248.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Gelatin, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Magnesium Stearate, Silica.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Triple-Tested Quality Promise Doctor Formulated 100% Guaranteed.
How many labels does PhytoNutrient Essentials have?
3 labels are on file under this name since November 21, 2019: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 288248 (current) Entered June 22, 2023 · on the market · 60 packets · UPC 8 10047 39058 9
- Label 230643 Entered July 23, 2020 · on the market · 60 packets · UPC 6 78829 21253 1
- Label 209083 Entered November 21, 2019 · off the market June 17, 2020 · 60 packets · UPC 6 78829 21253 1
DSLD also links this label to: Forward Multinutrient (bundle set), O-3 Essentials (bundle set).
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Healthy Directions (distributor), Bethesda, MD. All Whitaker Nutrition products.