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Prickly Pear Cactus Opuntia 650 mg

by Swanson Premium Brand · capsule · 180 capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 0 87614 01543 9
  • DSLD label 212698
  • Serving 2 capsules
  • 90 servings

Prickly Pear Cactus Opuntia 650 mg by Swanson Premium Brand lists one ingredient: 1.3 g of prickly pear cactus per serving of 2 capsules. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on January 25, 2020.

What is in Prickly Pear Cactus Opuntia 650 mg?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 capsules. 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).

Prickly Pear Cactus Opuntia 650 mg: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 212698, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Prickly Pear Cactus1.3 gPrickly Pear Cactus in Prickly Pear Cactus Opuntia 650 mg against 104 products1,300 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 1,000 mg, the median 500 mg.1,300 mg

Higher than 85% of 104 products listing prickly pear cactus (median 500 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 212698 (entered January 25, 2020), 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.

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 two capsules with 8 ounces of water 30 minutes before meals.
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 212698.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Gelatin, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Rice Extract Blend.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Guaranteed purity & potency.

How many labels does Prickly Pear Cactus Opuntia 650 mg have?

One label is on file, entered on January 25, 2020.

  1. Label 212698 (current) Entered January 25, 2020 · on the market · 180 capsules · UPC 0 87614 01543 9

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 Premium Brand products.

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