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Phytosterols

by BulkSupplements.com · powder · 500 grams

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC X000IX4MTF
  • DSLD label 311436
  • Serving 1,000 mg (About 1/3 tsp)
  • 500 servings

Phytosterols by BulkSupplements.com lists one ingredient: 1,000 mg of phytosterols per serving of 1,000 mg. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on April 23, 2024.

What is in Phytosterols?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1,000 mg. 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).

Phytosterols: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 311436, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Phytosterols1,000 mgPhytosterols in Phytosterols against 440 products1,000 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 667 mg, the median 400 mg.1,000 mg

Higher than 92% of 440 products listing phytosterols (median 400 mg). Per day at the most servings: 2,000 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 311436 (entered April 23, 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?

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:

  • Its 1,000 mg of phytosterols is higher than 92% of the 440 phytosterols products that print an amount; 16 list more.

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.

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 1000 mg (about 1/3 tsp) once or twice daily, or as directed by a physician.
Warnings
Always consult a physician before taking any dietary supplement.
Keep out of reach of children.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Free of: Added sugar, soy, dairy, gluten, additives
Storage
Contents are sold by weight, not volume. Settling may occur. Store in a dry, cool place

Source: label statements in DSLD label 311436.

How many labels does Phytosterols have?

12 labels are on file under this name since August 23, 2021: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 311436 (current) Entered April 23, 2024 · on the market · 500 grams · UPC X000IX4MTF
  2. Label 311435 Entered April 23, 2024 · on the market · 250 grams · UPC X000IX4TQV
  3. Label 311434 Entered April 23, 2024 · on the market · 100 grams · UPC X000IX4SD5
  4. Label 311433 Entered April 23, 2024 · on the market · 1 kilogram · UPC X000IX4KZV
  5. Label 294574 Entered September 25, 2023 · on the market · 1 kg · UPC X000IX4KZV
  6. Label 294573 Entered July 18, 2023 · on the market · 100 grams · UPC X000IX4SD5
  7. Label 294572 Entered July 18, 2023 · on the market · 250 grams · UPC X000IX4TQV
  8. Label 294571 Entered July 18, 2023 · on the market · 500 grams · UPC X000IX4MTF
  9. Label 254222 Entered October 22, 2021 · off the market March 28, 2022 · 250 grams
  10. Label 254223 Entered September 24, 2021 · off the market March 28, 2022 · 500 grams
  11. Label 254220 Entered September 24, 2021 · off the market March 28, 2022 · 100 grams
  12. Label 252796 Entered August 23, 2021 · off the market March 28, 2022 · 1 kg

Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).

Who makes it?

The label names BulkSupplements.com (distributor), Henderson, NV. All BulkSupplements.com products.

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