PlainVitamins

Prostate Protect

by 1-800-WellMed · capsule · 30 capsules

  • Off the market since October 2023 (NIH)
  • DSLD label 79566
  • Serving 1 to 2 capsules; amounts per 1 capsule
  • 30 servings

Prostate Protect by 1-800-WellMed lists 7 ingredients, 7 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 5 mg of zinc, 320 mg of saw palmetto berry extract, 15 mg of lycopene and 20 mg of african pygeum bark 30:1 extract. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on October 21, 2017.

What is in Prostate Protect?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 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 Protect: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 79566, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Zincas Zinc Citrate5 mg33%Zinc in Prostate Protect against 13,186 products5 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 5 mg to 15 mg, the median 11 mg.DV 11 mgUL 40 mg5 mg

72% of 13,186 products listing zinc give more (median 11 mg).

Saw Palmetto berry extractas Fatty AcidsSaw Palmetto berry extract (Form: standardized to 45% Fatty Acids) PlantPart: berry Genus: Serenoa Species: repens320 mgSaw Palmetto in Prostate Protect 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).

LycopeneLycopene Note: 5%15 mgLycopene in Prostate Protect against 1,691 products15 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 mg to 5 mg, the median 1.2 mg.15 mg

Higher than 91% of 1,691 products listing lycopene (median 1.2 mg).

African Pygeum bark 30:1 extract20 mgPygeum in Prostate Protect against 326 products20 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 33.72 mg to 120 mg, the median 100 mg.20 mg

86% of 326 products listing pygeum give more (median 100 mg).

Stinging Nettle root 4:1 extract50 mgStinging Nettle in Prostate Protect against 710 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 300 mg, the median 120 mg.50 mg

69% of 710 products listing stinging nettle give more (median 120 mg).

Beta Sitosterol Complexas Beta Sitosterol, Brassicasterol, CampesterolBeta Sitosterol Complex (Form: contains minimum 40% Beta Sitosterol, 20% Campesterol, 11% Stigmasterol, and 0.3% Brassicasterol)25 mgPhytosterols in Prostate Protect against 440 products25 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 667 mg, the median 400 mg.25 mg

89% of 440 products listing phytosterols give more (median 400 mg).

Curcumin25 mgCurcumin in Prostate Protect against 550 products25 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 400 mg, the median 200 mg.25 mg

89% of 550 products listing curcumin give more (median 200 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 79566 (entered October 21, 2017), 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?

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 15 mg of lycopene is higher than 91% of the 1,691 lycopene products that print an amount; 99 list more.
  • 89% of the 550 products that print an amount of curcumin list more than its 25 mg of curcumin (median 200 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 Protect'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: For men only, as a dietary supplement take one(1) capsule, daily at mealtime with a 4oz to 6oz glass of water. You may take up to 2 capsules per day.
Warnings
Keep out of reach from children.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Contains no artificial preservatives, coloring, flavors, salt, soy, corn, wheat, eggs, dairy or yeast.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 79566.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Gelatin, Cellulose, Silicon Dioxide, Magnesium Stearate.

How many labels does Prostate Protect have?

One label is on file, entered on October 21, 2017.

  1. Label 79566 (current) Entered October 21, 2017 · off the market October 17, 2023 · 30 capsules

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

Who makes it?

The label names WellMed (distributor), Encino, CA. All 1-800-WellMed products.

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