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Psyllium Husk Caps 500 mg

by NOW · capsule · 200 veg capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 7 33739 05970 3
  • DSLD label 313993
  • Serving 3 veg capsules
  • 66 servings

Psyllium Husk Caps 500 mg by NOW lists one ingredient: 1.5 g of psyllium per serving of 3 veg capsules. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on October 24, 2024.

What is in Psyllium Husk Caps 500 mg?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 3 veg capsules. 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).

Psyllium Husk Caps 500 mg: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 313993, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
CaloriesFiber is not digested, thus has no caloric effect5 Calories
Total Carbohydrates1.3 g1%Carbohydrate in Psyllium Husk Caps 500 mg against 21,979 products1.3 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 6 g, the median 3 g.1.3 g

74% of 21,979 products listing carbohydrate give more (median 3 g). Per day at the most servings: 3.9 g.

Dietary Fiber1.1 g4%Fiber in Psyllium Husk Caps 500 mg against 6,987 products1.1 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 4 g, the median 2 g.1.1 g

55% of 6,987 products listing fiber give more (median 2 g). Per day at the most servings: 3.3 g.

Fiber, Soluble1 g
Fiber, Insoluble0.1 g
Psyllium1,500 mg1.5 gPsyllium fiber in Psyllium Husk Caps 500 mg against 261 products1.5 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.3 g to 4.16 g, the median 1.47 g.1.5 g

Higher than 51% of 261 products listing psyllium fiber (median 1.47 g). Per day at the most servings: 4.5 g.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 313993 (entered October 24, 2024), 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?

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 to 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?

6 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
Suggested Usage: Take 3 capsules with 8 oz. glass of liquid, 2 to 3 times daily.
Notice: This product should be taken with at least a full glass of liquid.
Warnings
Caution: For adults only. Keep out of reach of children.
Consult physician if pregnant/nursing, taking medication, or have a medical condition.
Taking this product without enough liquid may cause choking. Do not take this product if you have difficulty in swallowing.
Not manufactured with yeast, wheat, gluten, soy, corn, milk, egg, fish, shellfish, tree nut or sesame ingredients. Produced in a GMP facility that processes other ingredients containing these allergens.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Non GMO Project Verified nongmoproject.org
Not manufactured with yeast, wheat, gluten, soy, corn, milk, egg, fish, shellfish, tree nut or sesame ingredients.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place after opening.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 313993.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Hypromellose, Stearic Acid.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): GMP Quality Assured Crescent H (Halal); Non GMO Project Verified nongmoproject.org Triangle K (Kosher).

How many labels does Psyllium Husk Caps 500 mg have?

14 labels are on file under this name since October 25, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 313993 (current) Entered October 24, 2024 · on the market · 200 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 05970 3
  2. Label 313994 Entered July 25, 2024 · off the market January 21, 2025 · 500 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 05972 7
  3. Label 309605 Entered February 22, 2024 · off the market February 12, 2024 · 200 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 05970 3
  4. Label 244764 Entered March 25, 2021 · off the market February 12, 2024 · 200 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 05970 3
  5. Label 212184 Entered January 25, 2020 · off the market September 22, 2023 · 200 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 05970 3
  6. Label 212166 Entered December 22, 2019 · off the market February 12, 2024 · 500 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 05972 7
  7. Label 64785 Entered October 22, 2016 · off the market May 2, 2019 · 200 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 05970 3
  8. Label 64789 Entered September 22, 2016 · off the market September 25, 2019 · 500 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 05972 7
  9. Label 56805 Entered February 23, 2016 · off the market March 31, 2016 · 500 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 05972 7
  10. Label 56803 Entered February 23, 2016 · off the market March 31, 2016 · 200 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 05970 3
  11. Label 50969 Entered September 25, 2015 · off the market November 24, 2015 · 500 capsules · UPC 7 33739 05972 7
  12. Label 50968 Entered September 25, 2015 · off the market November 24, 2015 · 200 capsules · UPC 7 33739 05970 3
  13. Label 14252 Entered February 25, 2013 · off the market August 24, 2015 · 200 capsules · UPC 7 33739 05970 3
  14. Label 14255 Entered October 25, 2012 · off the market August 24, 2015 · 500 capsules · UPC 7 33739 05972 7

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

Who makes it?

The label names NOW FOODS (manufacturer), Bloomingdale, IL. All NOW products.

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