Bilberry
by Progressive Professional from Progressive Laboratories · capsule · 60 vegetable capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 3 51821 00456 3
- DSLD label 261426
- Serving 1 vegetable capsule
- 60 servings
Bilberry by Progressive Professional from Progressive Laboratories lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 1 vegetable capsule, such as 370 mg of bilberry, 100 mg of bilberry fruit extract and 25 mg of anthocyanidins. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on May 19, 2022.
What is in Bilberry?
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bilberry | 370 mg | Higher than 94% of 896 products listing bilberry (median 50 mg). Per day at the most servings: 940 mg. | |
| Bilberry fruit extract | 100 mg | ||
| Anthocyanidinsas Bilberry Extract | 25 mg | Higher than 53% of 73 products listing anthocyanidins (unspecified) (median 15 mg). Per day at the most servings: 50 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 261426 (entered May 19, 2022), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD or its label image (PDF). Amounts are what the maker printed; DSLD does not test products. Daily Values: the FDA's Daily Value page.
Is that a lot?
The rows in the top or bottom tenth of the products that list the same ingredient, and any above the adult upper limit at the most servings a day the directions give:
- Its 470 mg of bilberry (2 rows of the label added together) is higher than 94% of the 896 bilberry products that print an amount; 54 list more.
The NIH database records 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?
4 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- American BilberryEclectic Institute same ingredients
- Bilberry 160 mgNature's Way same ingredients
- BilberryNature Made same ingredients
- Bilberry Extract 40 mgNatrol same ingredients
- Bilberry ExtractSource Naturals · off the market 2 shared, 76% alike
- Bilberry Vision 100 mgPlanetary Herbals 2 shared, 76% 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
- Directions: One vegetable capsule twice daily, or more, as directed by a health care professional.
- Warnings
- Not to be used by pregnant or lactating women.
- Tamper evident band around cap and seal on bottle. Do not use if either seal is broken or missing.
- Keep out of the reach of children.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 261426.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, Vegetable Lubricant.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): GMP Good Manufacturing Practice Certified GMP Compliant 21 CFR 111.
How many labels does Bilberry have?
One label is on file, entered on May 19, 2022.
- Label 261426 (current) Entered May 19, 2022 · on the market · 60 vegetable capsules · UPC 3 51821 00456 3
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Progressive Laboratories, Inc. (manufacturer), Irving, Texas. All Progressive Professional from Progressive Laboratories products.