Policosanol
by Indiana Botanic Gardens · tablet or pill · 60 tablets
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 7 03308 82035 5
- DSLD label 77948
- Serving 1 to 2 tablets; amounts per 2 tablets
- 30 servings
Policosanol by Indiana Botanic Gardens lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 2 tablets, such as 94 mg of calcium, 72 mg of phosphorus and 20 mg of policosanol-plus. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on September 21, 2017.
What is in Policosanol?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 tablets. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calciumas Dicalcium PhosphateCalcium (Form: as Dicalcium Phosphate) | 94 mg | 9% | 59% of 17,831 products listing calcium give more (median 115 mg). |
| Phosphorusas Dicalcium PhosphatePhosphorus (Form: as Dicalcium Phosphate) | 72 mg | 7% | 57% of 3,786 products listing phosphorus give more (median 90 mg). |
| Policosanol-Plusas Sugar Cane waxPolicosanol-Plus (Form: from Sugar Cane wax) | 20 mg | Higher than 65% of 223 products listing policosanol (median 10 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 77948 (entered September 21, 2017), 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 one serving 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 Policosanol's, rare ingredients counting for more.
- Policosanol 10 mgGNC 2 shared, 71% alike
- Policosanol 10 mgSource Naturals 2 shared, 71% alike
- PolicosanolGNC · off the market 1 shared, 55% alike
- PolicosanolVitamin World 1 shared, 55% alike
- Policosanol 10 mgNature's Bounty 1 shared, 55% alike
- PolicosanolVitabase 1 shared, 55% 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
- Suggested Use: Take 1-2 tablets daily, preferably with meals, as a dietary supplement, or as directed by a physician.
- Warnings
- Warning: If you are taking any medications or are pregnant or nursing do not use prior to consulting a physician.
- For your protection, this container has an outer safety seal. (Do not accept if missing or broken.)
- Keep out of reach of children
- Storage
- Store in a dry, cool place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 77948.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Microcrystalline Cellulose, Stearic Acid, Croscarmellose Sodium, Magnesium Stearate, Aqueous Film Coating.
How many labels does Policosanol have?
2 labels are on file under this name since August 22, 2017: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 77948 (current) Entered September 21, 2017 · on the market · 60 tablets · UPC 7 03308 82035 5
- Label 77200 Entered August 22, 2017 · off the market June 15, 2017 · 60 tablets · UPC 7 03308 82035 5
DSLD also links this label to: Policosanol 10 mg (image difference, same product), Policosanol 10 mg (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 Indiana Botanic Gardens, Inc. (distributor), Hobart, IN. All Indiana Botanic Gardens products.