Pycnogenol 100 mg
by NOW · capsule · 60 veg capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 7 33739 03267 6
- DSLD label 245765
- Serving 1 veg capsule
- 60 servings
Pycnogenol 100 mg by NOW lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 veg capsule, such as 100 mg of pycnogenol and 240 mg of amla extract. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on March 25, 2021.
What is in Pycnogenol 100 mg?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 veg 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pycnogenol | 100 mg | Higher than 68% of 215 products listing maritime pine (median 50 mg). Per day at the most servings: 200 mg. | |
| Amla extract | 240 mg | Higher than 57% of 327 products listing indian gooseberry (median 167 mg). Per day at the most servings: 480 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 245765 (entered March 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 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?
The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Pycnogenol 100 mg's, rare ingredients counting for more.
- Pycnogenol 50 mgGNC Preventive Nutrition · off the market 1 shared, 56% alike
- Pycnogenol 100 mgGNC Preventive Nutrition 1 shared, 56% alike
- Pycnogenol 50 mgVitabase 1 shared, 56% alike
- Antioxidant Formula Maximum Strength PycnogenolNature's Plus · off the market 1 shared, 56% alike
- Pine Bark Extract Pycnogenol 50 mgMartin Avenue Pharmacy 1 shared, 56% alike
- Pycnogenol 50 mgVSN Vital Strength Nutrition · off the market 1 shared, 56% alike
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 1 capsule 1 to 2 times daily.
- Warnings
- Caution: For adults only.
- Consult physician if pregnant/nursing, taking medication, or have a medical condition.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Not manufactured with yeast, wheat, gluten, soy, milk, egg, fish, shellfish or tree nut ingredients. Produced in a GMP facility that processes other ingredients containing these allergens.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Non-GMO
- Not manufactured with yeast, wheat, gluten, soy, milk, egg, fish, shellfish or tree nut ingredients.
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place after opening.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 245765.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Hypromellose, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Stearic Acid, Silicon Dioxide.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): GMP Quality Assured; Triangle K (Kosher).
How many labels does Pycnogenol 100 mg have?
6 labels are on file under this name since October 25, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 245765 (current) Entered March 25, 2021 · on the market · 60 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 03267 6
- Label 72485 Entered March 24, 2017 · off the market September 22, 2023 · 60 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 03267 6
- Label 50763 Entered September 25, 2015 · off the market March 7, 2017 · 60 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 03267 6
- Label 36045 Entered August 26, 2014 · off the market August 24, 2015 · 60 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 03267 6
- Label 28741 Entered December 24, 2013 · off the market March 6, 2014 · 60 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 03267 6
- Label 14836 Entered October 25, 2012 · off the market August 10, 2012 · 60 vcaps(R) · UPC 7 33739 03267 6
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.