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Milk Thistle Complex

by Progressive Professional from Progressive Laboratories · capsule · 60 vegetable capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 3 51821 00416 7
  • DSLD label 261982
  • Serving 1 vegetable capsule
  • 60 servings

Milk Thistle Complex by Progressive Professional from Progressive Laboratories lists 8 ingredients, 8 with an amount per serving of 1 vegetable capsule, such as 375 mg of milk thistle seed extract, 50 mg of N-acetyl cysteine, 25 mg of turmeric extract and 25 mg of artichoke extract. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on April 11, 2022.

What is in Milk Thistle Complex?

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).

Milk Thistle Complex: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 261982, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Milk Thistle Seed Extract375 mgMilk Thistle in Milk Thistle Complex against 1,277 products375 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 90 mg to 300 mg, the median 175 mg.375 mg

Higher than 82% of 1,277 products listing milk thistle (median 175 mg). Per day at the most servings: 750 mg.

Silymarinas Milk Thistle extract300 mgSilymarin in Milk Thistle Complex against 208 products300 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 63.75 mg to 203 mg, the median 116 mg.300 mg

Higher than 89% of 208 products listing silymarin (median 116 mg). Per day at the most servings: 600 mg.

N-Acetyl CysteineN-Acetyl L-Cysteine50 mgN-Acetyl Cysteine in Milk Thistle Complex against 1,259 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 55 mg to 500 mg, the median 150 mg.50 mg

75% of 1,259 products listing N-acetyl cysteine give more (median 150 mg). Per day at the most servings: 100 mg.

Turmeric extractas Curcumin95% curcumin25 mgTurmeric in Milk Thistle Complex against 2,369 products25 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 500 mg, the median 150 mg.25 mg

86% of 2,369 products listing turmeric give more (median 150 mg). Per day at the most servings: 50 mg.

Artichoke Extractas Cynarin5% cynarin25 mgArtichoke in Milk Thistle Complex against 433 products25 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 250 mg, the median 100 mg.25 mg

88% of 433 products listing artichoke give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 50 mg.

Superoxide Dismutase5 mgSuperoxide Dismutase in Milk Thistle Complex against 138 products5,000 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 20 mcg to 7,107 mcg, the median 30 mcg.5,000 mcg

Higher than 72% of 138 products listing superoxide dismutase (median 30 mcg). Per day at the most servings: 10,000 mcg.

Beet leaf powder5 mgBeet in Milk Thistle Complex against 850 products5 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 10.63 mg to 500 mg, the median 100 mg.5 mg

76% of 850 products listing beet give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 10 mg.

Boronas Boron Glycinate250 mcgBoron in Milk Thistle Complex against 3,339 products0.25 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 0.3 mg to 2 mg, the median 1 mg.UL 20 mg0.25 mg

75% of 3,339 products listing boron give more (median 1 mg). Per day at the most servings: 0.5 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 261982 (entered April 11, 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:

  • 88% of the 433 products that print an amount of artichoke list more than its 25 mg of artichoke (median 100 mg).

The NIH database records 1 to 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?

The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Milk Thistle Complex's, rare ingredients counting for more.

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 once or 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 261982.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Hydroxypropylmethylcellulose, Rice Flour, Vegetable Lubricant, Silica.

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 Milk Thistle Complex have?

One label is on file, entered on April 11, 2022.

  1. Label 261982 (current) Entered April 11, 2022 · on the market · 60 vegetable capsules · UPC 3 51821 00416 7

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.

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