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Prostate Formula

by GNC Mega Men · softgel capsule · 30 packs

  • On the market (NIH)
  • DSLD label 33553
  • Serving 1 brown softgel capsule

Prostate Formula by GNC Mega Men lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 1 brown softgel capsule, such as 320 mg of saw palmetto berries extract, 160 mg of beta-sitosterols and 5 mg of lycopene. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on May 23, 2014.

What is in Prostate Formula?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 brown softgel 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).

Prostate Formula: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 33553, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Saw Palmetto berries extract320 mgSaw Palmetto in Prostate Formula against 1,109 products320 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 320 mg, the median 200 mg.320 mg

Higher than 65% of 1,109 products listing saw palmetto (median 200 mg).

Beta-Sitosterols160 mgBeta Sitosterol in Prostate Formula against 264 products160 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 221.25 mg, the median 100 mg.160 mg

Higher than 64% of 264 products listing beta sitosterol (median 100 mg).

Lycopene5 mgLycopene in Prostate Formula against 1,691 products5 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 mg to 5 mg, the median 1.2 mg.5 mg

Higher than 73% of 1,691 products listing lycopene (median 1.2 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 33553 (entered May 23, 2014), 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?

1 product lists 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
DIRECTIONS: As a dietary supplement, take the contents of one pack daily with food. Do not exceed one pack daily.
Discontinue use two weeks prior to surgery.
To ensure a complete nutritional program, take daily with these GNC products: ~ GNC Protein ~ Ultra Probiotic Complex 25 ~ CoQ-10 ~ SuperFoods Whole Foods Blend
Warnings
WARNING: Consult your physician prior to using this product if you are pregnant, nursing, taking medication, or have a medical condition.
KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.
Allergens and what it does not contain
No Artificial Colors, No Wheat, No Dairy, Yeast Free.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 33553.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Soybean Oil, Gelatin, Glycerin, Soy Lecithin, Caramel color.

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

How many labels does Prostate Formula have?

2 labels are on file under this name since February 23, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 33553 (current) Entered May 23, 2014 · on the market · 30 packs
  2. Label 5879 Entered February 23, 2012 · on the market · 30 packs

DSLD also links this label to: Mega Men (bundle set), Double Strength Fish Oil (bundle set), Staminol (bundle set), L-Arginine (bundle set).

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

Who makes it?

The label names General Nutrition Corporation (distributor), Pittsburgh, PA. All GNC Mega Men products.

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