Milk Thistle
by plnt · capsule · 90 vegetable capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 7 66536 02621 0
- DSLD label 208713
- Serving 1 vegetable capsule
Milk Thistle by plnt lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 vegetable capsule, such as 250 mg of milk thistle extract and 200 mg of organic milk thistle. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on December 22, 2019.
What is in Milk Thistle?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 vegetable 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milk Thistle extractas SilymarinMilk Thistle extract (Form: std. to 80% Silymarin Note: 200 mg) PlantPart: seed Genus: Silybum Species: marianum | 250 mg | Higher than 85% of 1,277 products listing milk thistle (median 175 mg). Per day at the most servings: 900 mg. | |
| organic Milk Thistle | 200 mg |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 208713 (entered December 22, 2019), 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.
- Milk Thistle (Silybum marianum)Solgar · off the market same ingredients
- Milk ThistleL.A. Naturals same ingredients
- Milk Thistleplnt By V · off the market same ingredients
- Milk ThistleWhole Foods Market same ingredients
- Milk ThistleThymely Solutions same ingredients
- Milk ThistleVillage Vitality 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
- Directions: Take one (1) vegetable capsule, 1-2 times per day, preferably with meals.
- Warnings
- Warning: Consult your healthcare provider prior to use if you are pregnant, nursing, taking any medications or have any medical condition (e.g.,diabetes).
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Tamper evident Do not use if outer seal is broken or missing.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Non-GMO
- Gluten free Dairy free Nut free Soy free
- Does not contain: Gluten, sugar, salt, animal derivatives, preservatives, artificial colors or flavors.
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 208713.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Vegetable Cellulose.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Non-GMO Project Verified nongmoproject.org; K Parve K-1604. Listed with: Non-GMO Project Verified (a seal is the label's claim; the certifier's own list confirms it).
How many labels does Milk Thistle have?
2 labels are on file under this name since November 20, 2017: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 208713 (current) Entered December 22, 2019 · on the market · 90 vegetable capsules · UPC 7 66536 02621 0
- Label 80705 Entered November 20, 2017 · off the market September 3, 2019 · 90 capsules · UPC 7 66536 02621 0
DSLD also links this label to: Milk Thistle (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 Vitamin Shoppe, Inc. (distributor), Secaucus, NJ. All plnt products.