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Pycnogenol 50 mg

by Natrol · capsule · 60 capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 0 47469 00513 9
  • DSLD label 306534
  • Serving 1 capsule
  • 60 servings

Pycnogenol 50 mg by Natrol lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 50 mg of pycnogenol. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on February 22, 2024.

What is in Pycnogenol 50 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).

Pycnogenol 50 mg: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 306534, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Pycnogenolas Pine Bark Extract50 mgMaritime Pine in Pycnogenol 50 mg against 215 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 100 mg, the median 50 mg.50 mg

38% of 215 products listing maritime pine give more (median 50 mg).

Oligomeric Proanthocyanidins30 mgProanthocyanidins in Pycnogenol 50 mg against 164 products30 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 12.5 mg to 95 mg, the median 36 mg.30 mg

55% of 164 products listing proanthocyanidins give more (median 36 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 306534 (entered February 22, 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 one serving 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: Take 1 capsule, one time daily, with a meal.
Warnings
Warning: Consult your healthcare professional prior to use if you have or suspect a medical condition, are taking prescription drugs, or are pregnant or lactating.
Keep out of reach of children.
Allergens and what it does not contain
No: Milk, egg, fish, crustacean shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, soybeans, yeast, artificial colors or flavors, added sugar or preservatives
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 306534.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Microcrystalline Cellulose, Gelatin, Magnesium Stearate.

How many labels does Pycnogenol 50 mg have?

6 labels are on file under this name since December 23, 2015: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 306534 (current) Entered February 22, 2024 · on the market · 60 capsules · UPC 0 47469 00513 9
  2. Label 202848 Entered May 28, 2019 · off the market January 17, 2023 · 60 capsules · UPC 0 47469 00513 9
  3. Label 77492 Entered December 22, 2017 · off the market November 2, 2018 · 60 capsules · UPC 0 47469 00513 9
  4. Label 77487 Entered August 22, 2017 · on the market · 30 capsules · UPC 0 47469 00512 2
  5. Label 71063 Entered February 24, 2017 · off the market June 26, 2017 · 60 capsules · UPC 0 47469 00513 9
  6. Label 55003 Entered December 23, 2015 · off the market February 9, 2017 · 60 capsules · UPC 0 47469 00513 9

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

Who makes it?

The label names Natrol LLC (distributor), Chatsworth, CA. All Natrol products.

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