Pre-Meal 30
by Douglas Laboratories · tablet or pill · 100 tablets
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 3 10539 01724 1
- DSLD label 9230
- Serving 1 tablet
- 100 servings
Pre-Meal 30 by Douglas Laboratories lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 tablet, such as 500 mg of wheat bran and 75 mg of bromelain, beside 2 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on June 25, 2012.
What is in Pre-Meal 30?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 tablet. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Carbohydrates | 1.1 g | 1% | 74% of 21,979 products listing carbohydrate give more (median 3 g). |
| Dietary Fiber | 1.1 g | 5% | 55% of 6,987 products listing fiber give more (median 2 g). |
| Wheat Bran | 500 mg | ||
| Bromelain | 75 mg | Higher than 53% of 1,337 products listing bromelain (median 50 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 9230 (entered June 25, 2012), 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 Pre-Meal 30's, rare ingredients counting for more.
- Bromelain 2400 GDUIntegrative Therapeutics 3 shared, 76% alike
- Zygest Bromelain 500 mgVitamin World · off the market 1 shared, 46% alike
- Natural Pineapple Enzyme BromelainAmerican Health 1 shared, 46% alike
- BromelainVitabase 1 shared, 46% alike
- Bromelain 1000 GDU 500 mgJarrow Formulas · off the market 1 shared, 46% alike
- BromelainOL Olympian Labs 1 shared, 46% 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 Usage: As a dietary supplement, adults chew 1 tablet with a full glass of water one half hour before each meal or as directed by physician.
- Warnings
- KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.
- Tamper resistant package, do not use if outer seal is missing.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- This product contains NO yeast, soy protein, milk/dairy, corn, sodium, starch, artificial coloring or preservatives.
- Storage
- For optimal storage conditions, keep refrigerated with lid tightly sealed after opening.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 9230.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Mannitol, Cellulose, Vegetable Stearate, cherry flavoring.
How many labels does Pre-Meal 30 have?
One label is on file, entered on June 25, 2012.
- Label 9230 (current) Entered June 25, 2012 · on the market · 100 tablets · UPC 3 10539 01724 1
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Douglas Laboratories (manufacturer), Pittsburgh, PA. All Douglas Laboratories products.