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Prostate Optimizer

by Jarrow Formulas · softgel capsule · 90 softgels

  • Off the market since January 2024 (NIH)
  • UPC 7 90011 29004 9
  • DSLD label 264980
  • Serving 3 softgels
  • 30 servings

Prostate Optimizer by Jarrow Formulas lists 11 ingredients, 11 with an amount per serving of 3 softgels, such as 15 mcg (600 IU) of vitamin D, 600 mg of fish oil, 375 mg of secale cereale flower pollen extract and 320 mg of saw palmetto berry extract. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on May 19, 2022.

What is in Prostate Optimizer?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 3 softgels. 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 Optimizer: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 264980, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Vitamin Das Cholecalciferol, Vitamin D3600 IU15 mcg (600 IU)75%Vitamin D in Prostate Optimizer against 14,175 products15 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 10 mcg to 25 mcg, the median 15 mcg.DV 20 mcgUL 100 mcg15 mcg

51% of 14,175 products listing vitamin D give more (median 15 mcg).

Fish Oil600 mgFish Oil in Prostate Optimizer against 1,990 products0.6 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 2 g, the median 1.2 g.0.6 g

83% of 1,990 products listing fish oil give more (median 1.2 g).

EPA300 mgEPA (Eicosapentaenoic Acid) in Prostate Optimizer against 3,134 products300 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 120 mg to 590 mg, the median 300 mg.300 mg

48% of 3,134 products listing EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) give more (median 300 mg).

DHA20 mgDHA in Prostate Optimizer against 3,627 products20 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 104 mg to 400 mg, the median 232 mg.20 mg

98% of 3,627 products listing DHA give more (median 232 mg).

Secale cereale Flower Pollen Extract375 mg
Saw Palmetto berry extractas Fatty Acids, Sterols320 mgSaw Palmetto in Prostate Optimizer 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).

Stinging Nettle extract100 mgStinging Nettle in Prostate Optimizer against 710 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 300 mg, the median 120 mg.100 mg

51% of 710 products listing stinging nettle give more (median 120 mg).

Phytosterols100 mgPhytosterols in Prostate Optimizer against 440 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 667 mg, the median 400 mg.100 mg

74% of 440 products listing phytosterols give more (median 400 mg).

Beta-Sitosterol40 mgBeta Sitosterol in Prostate Optimizer against 264 products40 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 221.25 mg, the median 100 mg.40 mg

81% of 264 products listing beta sitosterol give more (median 100 mg).

Boswellia extract80 mgBoswellia in Prostate Optimizer against 665 products80 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 290 mg, the median 135 mg.80 mg

81% of 665 products listing boswellia give more (median 135 mg).

Lycopeneas Tomato10 mgLycopene in Prostate Optimizer against 1,691 products10 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 mg to 5 mg, the median 1.2 mg.10 mg

Higher than 83% of 1,691 products listing lycopene (median 1.2 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 264980 (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:

  • 98% of the 3,627 products that print an amount of DHA list more than its 20 mg of DHA (median 232 mg).

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 Prostate Optimizer'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
Usage: Take 3 softgels per day with food or as directed by your qualified healthcare professional.
Warnings
Note: Consult a healthcare professional before using this product if you are under the age of 18, or have a medical condition; if adverse reactions occur, discontinue use.
Keep out of the reach of children.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place. Do not refrigerate.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 264980.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Beeswax, non-GMO Lecithin, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Mixed Tocopherols, Softgel, Caramel, Carob.

How many labels does Prostate Optimizer have?

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

  1. Label 264980 (current) Entered May 19, 2022 · off the market January 4, 2024 · 90 softgels · UPC 7 90011 29004 9
  2. Label 243470 Entered January 22, 2021 · off the market October 15, 2021 · 90 softgels · UPC 7 90011 29004 9
  3. Label 212044 Entered January 25, 2020 · off the market January 4, 2024 · 90 softgels · UPC 7 90011 29004 9
  4. Label 201459 Entered April 25, 2019 · off the market October 23, 2019 · 90 softgels · UPC 7 90011 29004 9
  5. Label 51228 Entered October 22, 2015 · off the market February 13, 2019 · 90 softgels · UPC 7 90011 29004 9
  6. Label 37801 Entered October 10, 2014 · off the market March 4, 2015 · 90 softgels · UPC 7 90011 29004 9
  7. Label 29664 Entered January 24, 2014 · off the market September 4, 2014 · 90 softgels · UPC 7 90011 29004 9
  8. Label 7974 Entered March 23, 2012 · off the market December 13, 2013 · 90 softgels · UPC 7 90011 29004 9

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

Who makes it?

The label names Jarrow Formulas (distributor), Los Angeles, CA. All Jarrow Formulas products.

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