Polycan Black Yeast Beta Glucan 150 mg
by Swanson Ultra · capsule · 30 veggie capsules
- Off the market since December 2023 (NIH)
- UPC 0 87614 02905 4
- DSLD label 191009
- Serving 1 veggie capsule
Polycan Black Yeast Beta Glucan 150 mg by Swanson Ultra lists one ingredient: 150 mg of polycan black yeast beta glucan per serving of 1 veggie capsule. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on February 25, 2019.
What is in Polycan Black Yeast Beta Glucan 150 mg?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 veggie 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Polycan Black Yeast Beta Glucanas 1,3/1,6 Beta Glucan, Aureobasidium pullulansPolycan Black Yeast Beta Glucan (Form: from Aureobasidium pullulans Genus: Aureobasidium Species: pullulans, standardized to 13% 1,3/1,6 Beta Glucan) | 150 mg | Higher than 56% of 335 products listing beta-glucans (median 100 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 191009 (entered February 25, 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 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?
6 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Baker's Yeast Beta Glucan 125 mgImmune Health Basics same ingredients
- Beta 1,3 GlucansThe Vitamin Shoppe same ingredients
- Yeast Beta-1,3/1,6-D-GlucanFresh Nutrition same ingredients
- Beta Glucan 1,3/1,6 200 mgLake Avenue Nutrition same ingredients
- Beta 1,3D Glucan 100 mgTransfer Point same ingredients
- High Potency Beta Glucan 200 mgSolaray 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 one veggie capsule one time per day with water before a meal.
- Warnings
- Do not use if seal is broken.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 191009.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Rice Bran, Hypromellose, Silica, Rice Extract.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): V Vegetarian formula Guaranteed purity & potency.
How many labels does Polycan Black Yeast Beta Glucan 150 mg have?
One label is on file, entered on February 25, 2019.
- Label 191009 (current) Entered February 25, 2019 · off the market December 4, 2023 · 30 veggie capsules · UPC 0 87614 02905 4
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 Ultra products.