Psyllium Husk 500 mg
by Nature's Harmony · capsule · 60 capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 0 63047 00827 9
- DSLD label 21737
- Serving 5 capsules; amounts per 1 capsule
Psyllium Husk 500 mg by Nature's Harmony lists one ingredient: 500 mg of psyllium per serving of 1 capsule. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on May 24, 2013.
What is in Psyllium Husk 500 mg?
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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Psyllium | 500 mg | 66% of 261 products listing psyllium fiber give more (median 1.47 g). Per day at the most servings: 1 g. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 21737 (entered May 24, 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 2 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?
6 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Psyllium Seed HuskGNC Natural Brand same ingredients
- Fiber CleanVitabase same ingredients
- Psyllium Fiber 500 mgMartin Avenue Pharmacy same ingredients
- Psyllium Husk Veg Caps 550 mgVitaCeutical Labs same ingredients
- Psyllium Husk Veg Caps 550 mgVitamer Laboratories · off the market same ingredients
- Psyllium Husks 610 mgSwanson Premium Brand same ingredients
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
- Recommended Use: Gentle relief of occasional constipation. Promotes bowel movement by increasing bulk volume and water content. Recommended Dose: Adults and children (12 years of age and over) take 5 capsules twice daily. Drink a glass of liquid (250 mL) with each dose. Produces a bowel movement within one to three days.
- Warnings
- Risk Information: May cause an allergic reaction in people sensitive to inhales or ingested psyllium powder.
- Risk Information: Do not swallow in dry form. Avoid inhalation. Do not use in the presence of abdominal pain, nausea, fever or vomiting.
- KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.
- DO NOT USE IF SEAL UNDER CAP IS BROKEN.
- Do not use within two hours of another medication or for more than a week, unless on the advice of a health care practitioner.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- This product does not contain corn, dairy, egg, gluten, lactose, nuts, shellfish, soy, starch, sugar, sulfites, yeast, or artificial colours, flavours or preservatives.
- Storage
- STORE IN A COOL, DRY PLACE.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 21737.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Microcrystalline Cellulose, Magnesium Stearate, Silicon Dioxide, Gelatin.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Purity Life(R).
How many labels does Psyllium Husk 500 mg have?
One label is on file, entered on May 24, 2013.
- Label 21737 (current) Entered May 24, 2013 · on the market · 60 capsules · UPC 0 63047 00827 9
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Purity Life Health Products A division of SunOpta Inc. (distributor), Acton, ON. All Nature's Harmony products.