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Prosauto

by Ecological Formulas · capsule · 60 capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • DSLD label 22923
  • Serving 1 to 2 capsules; amounts per 2 capsules
  • 30 servings

Prosauto by Ecological Formulas lists 4 ingredients, 4 with an amount per serving of 2 capsules, such as 3.6 mg of iodine, 10 mg of zinc, 160 mg of saw palmetto berry extract and 30 mg of pygeum africanium. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on June 25, 2013.

What is in Prosauto?

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).

Prosauto: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 22923, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Iodineas potassium {iodide}3.6 mg240%

This amount is far outside what other labels list for iodine, or disagrees with the label's own %DV: possibly a unit or transcription slip in the database. Check the label image on DSLD.

Zincas Zinc Glycinate, Zinc Histidinate10 mg70%Zinc in Prosauto against 13,186 products10 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 5 mg to 15 mg, the median 11 mg.DV 11 mgUL 40 mg10 mg

51% of 13,186 products listing zinc give more (median 11 mg).

Saw Palmetto berry extract160 mgSaw Palmetto in Prosauto against 1,109 products160 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 320 mg, the median 200 mg.160 mg

51% of 1,109 products listing saw palmetto give more (median 200 mg).

Pygeum Africanium30 mgPygeum in Prosauto against 326 products30 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 33.72 mg to 120 mg, the median 100 mg.30 mg

75% of 326 products listing pygeum give more (median 100 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 22923 (entered June 25, 2013), 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 Prosauto'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 Take one or two capsules daily, or as directed by a physician.
Allergens and what it does not contain
This product is free of corn, soy, yeast, wheat and other common allergens.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 22923.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Silicon Dioxide, Histidine, Glycine.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): ECOLOGICAL FORMULAS.

How many labels does Prosauto have?

One label is on file, entered on June 25, 2013.

  1. Label 22923 (current) Entered June 25, 2013 · on the market · 60 capsules

Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).

Who makes it?

The label names ECOLOGICAL FORMULAS (distributor), CONCORD, CA. All Ecological Formulas products.

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