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Pycnogenol 60 mg

by NOW · capsule · 50 veg capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 7 33739 03277 5
  • DSLD label 245762
  • Serving 1 veg capsule
  • 50 servings

Pycnogenol 60 mg by NOW lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 1 veg capsule, such as 60 mg of pycnogenol, 200 mg of acerola powder and 240 mg of rutin powder. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on March 25, 2021.

What is in Pycnogenol 60 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).

Pycnogenol 60 mg: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 245762, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Pycnogenol60 mgMaritime Pine in Pycnogenol 60 mg against 215 products60 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 100 mg, the median 50 mg.60 mg

Higher than 62% of 215 products listing maritime pine (median 50 mg). Per day at the most servings: 180 mg.

Acerola powder200 mgAcerola in Pycnogenol 60 mg against 436 products200 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 14.5 mg to 300 mg, the median 60 mg.200 mg

Higher than 67% of 436 products listing acerola (median 60 mg). Per day at the most servings: 600 mg.

Rutin powderas Sophora japonica240 mgRutin in Pycnogenol 60 mg against 1,232 products240 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 10 mg to 50 mg, the median 25 mg.240 mg

Higher than 95% of 1,232 products listing rutin (median 25 mg). Per day at the most servings: 720 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 245762 (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?

The rows in the top or bottom tenth of the products that list the same ingredient, and any above the adult upper limit at the most servings a day the directions give:

  • Its 240 mg of rutin is higher than 95% of the 1,232 rutin products that print an amount; 59 list more.

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?

The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Pycnogenol 60 mg's, rare ingredients counting for more.

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 3 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 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 wheat, gluten, soy, milk, egg, fish, shellfish or tree nut ingredients.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 245762.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Hypromellose, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Stearic Acid.

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 60 mg have?

6 labels are on file under this name since February 25, 2013: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 245762 (current) Entered March 25, 2021 · on the market · 50 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 03277 5
  2. Label 72493 Entered March 24, 2017 · off the market September 22, 2023 · 50 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 03277 5
  3. Label 59966 Entered June 24, 2016 · off the market March 7, 2017 · 50 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 03277 5
  4. Label 39078 Entered November 25, 2014 · off the market January 19, 2016 · 50 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 03277 5
  5. Label 36047 Entered August 26, 2014 · off the market October 8, 2014 · 50 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 03277 5
  6. Label 14878 Entered February 25, 2013 · off the market March 6, 2014 · 50 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 03277 5

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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