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Pycnogenol

by Douglas Laboratories · capsule · 60 capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 3 10539 07041 3
  • DSLD label 245344
  • Serving 1 capsule
  • 60 servings

Pycnogenol by Douglas Laboratories lists one ingredient: 25 mg of pycnogenol per serving of 1 capsule. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on February 25, 2021.

What is in Pycnogenol?

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).

Pycnogenol: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 245344, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Pycnogenol25 mgMaritime Pine in Pycnogenol against 215 products25 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 100 mg, the median 50 mg.25 mg

63% of 215 products listing maritime pine give more (median 50 mg). Per day at the most servings: 75 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 245344 (entered February 25, 2021), 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 1 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: As a dietary supplement, adults take 1 capsule up to 3 times daily with each meal or as directed by your health professional.
Warnings
Warning: If you are pregnant, nursing, have any health condition or taking any medication, consult your health professional before using this product.
Keep out of reach of children.
Use only if safety seal is intact.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Gluten-free, Non-GMO
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 245344.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Microcrystalline Cellulose, Gelatin, Vegetable Stearate, Magnesium Silicate.

How many labels does Pycnogenol have?

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

  1. Label 245344 (current) Entered February 25, 2021 · on the market · 60 capsules · UPC 3 10539 07041 3
  2. Label 237970 Entered October 23, 2020 · on the market · 90 tablets · UPC 7 45287 02136 1
  3. Label 232591 Entered August 23, 2020 · on the market · 120 capsules · UPC 3 10539 70412 7
  4. Label 70056 Entered January 25, 2017 · on the market · 60 capsules · UPC 3 10539 07041 3
  5. Label 56452 Entered February 23, 2016 · off the market May 18, 2020 · 120 capsules · UPC 3 10539 70412 7
  6. Label 31339 Entered March 25, 2014 · on the market · 30 tablets · UPC 7 45287 02135 4
  7. Label 31338 Entered March 25, 2014 · off the market August 21, 2020 · 90 tablets · UPC 7 45287 02136 1
  8. Label 30491 Entered February 26, 2014 · off the market December 15, 2015 · 120 capsules · UPC 3 10539 70412 7
  9. Label 29226 Entered January 24, 2014 · on the market · 90 tablets · UPC 7 45287 20035 3
  10. Label 8098 Entered April 26, 2012 · off the market January 20, 2012 · 90 tablets · UPC 7 45287 02136 1
  11. Label 8038 Entered April 26, 2012 · off the market July 31, 2013 · 120 capsules · UPC 3 10539 70412 7
  12. Label 8035 Entered April 26, 2012 · off the market January 20, 2012 · 60 capsules · UPC 3 10539 07041 3
  13. Label 8106 Entered March 23, 2012 · off the market July 31, 2013 · 90 tablets · UPC 7 45287 02136 1
  14. Label 5201 Entered January 25, 2012 · off the market January 20, 2012 · 120 capsules · UPC 3 10539 70412 7
  15. Label 5200 Entered January 25, 2012 · off the market January 20, 2012 · 90 tablets · UPC 7 45287 02136 1
  16. Label 5199 Entered January 25, 2012 · off the market January 20, 2012 · 30 tablets · UPC 7 45287 02135 4

DSLD also links this label to: Pycnogenol French Maritime Pine Bark Extract (image difference, same product), Pycnogenol French Maritime Pine Bark Extract (package size difference, same product).

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

Who makes it?

The label names Douglas Laboratories (manufacturer), Pittsburgh, PA. All Douglas Laboratories products.

Where next?