PlainVitamins

Protein

by Puritan's Pride · tablet or pill · 100 tablets

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 0 74312 10240 0
  • DSLD label 2869
  • Serving 4 tablets
  • 25 servings

Protein by Puritan's Pride lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 4 tablets, such as 2 g of total carbohydrates, 1 g of protein and 17 mg of sodium. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on December 23, 2011.

What is in Protein?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 4 tablets. 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).

Protein: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 2869, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories15 Calories
Total Carbohydrates2 g1%Carbohydrate in Protein against 21,979 products2 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 6 g, the median 3 g.2 g

58% of 21,979 products listing carbohydrate give more (median 3 g). Per day at the most servings: 6 g.

Protein1 g2%Protein in Protein against 8,985 products1 g per serving; the middle half of products list 2 g to 24 g, the median 16 g.1 g

77% of 8,985 products listing protein give more (median 16 g). Per day at the most servings: 3 g.

Sodium17 mg1%Sodium in Protein against 14,514 products17 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 15 mg to 142 mg, the median 55 mg.17 mg

71% of 14,514 products listing sodium give more (median 55 mg). Per day at the most servings: 51 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 2869 (entered December 23, 2011), 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 3 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?

3 products list 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: For adults, take four (4) tablets three times daily between meals. Twelve (12) tablets are equal to 3.0 grams of protein. These tablets can be chewed or allowed to dissolve in the mouth.
Warnings
Keep out of reach of children
TAMPER RESISTANT: Do not use if imprinted seal under cap is broken
Allergens and what it does not contain
GUARANTEED FREE OF: yeast, wheat, gluten, preservatives, artificial color, artificial flavor.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place

Source: label statements in DSLD label 2869.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Soy Protein, Whey powder, Malted Milk Powder, Sucrose, nonfat Dry Milk, Dried Malt Extract, Calcium Phosphate, Vegetable Magnesium Stearate.

How many labels does Protein have?

One label is on file, entered on December 23, 2011.

  1. Label 2869 (current) Entered December 23, 2011 · on the market · 100 tablets · UPC 0 74312 10240 0

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

Who makes it?

The label names Puritan's Pride, Inc. (manufacturer), Oakdale, NY. All Puritan's Pride products.

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