PlainVitamins

Slow Flow

by Vitanica · capsule · 60 vegetarian capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 7 08118 02130 5
  • DSLD label 275380
  • Serving 1 to 3 capsules; amounts per 3 capsules
  • 20 servings

Slow Flow by Vitanica lists 10 ingredients, 10 with an amount per serving of 3 capsules, such as 5,000 IU of vitamin A, 500 mg of vitamin C, 150 mcg of vitamin K1 and 55 mg of calcium. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on October 24, 2022.

What is in Slow Flow?

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

Slow Flow: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 275380, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Vitamin Aas Retinyl Palmitate5,000 IU100%Vitamin A in Slow Flow against 5,772 products5,000 IU per serving; the middle half of products list 2,000 IU to 5,000 IU, the median 4,000 IU.5,000 IU

Higher than 55% of 5,772 products listing vitamin A (median 4,000 IU). Per day at the most servings: 10,000 IU.

Vitamin Cas Calcium Ascorbate500 mg833%Vitamin C in Slow Flow against 18,583 products500 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 60 mg to 270 mg, the median 100 mg.DV 90 mgUL 2,000 mg500 mg

Higher than 81% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,000 mg.

Vitamin K1as Phytonadione150 mcg187%Vitamin K in Slow Flow against 4,607 products150 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 35 mcg to 100 mcg, the median 80 mcg.DV 120 mcg150 mcg

Higher than 87% of 4,607 products listing vitamin K (median 80 mcg). Per day at the most servings: 300 mcg.

Calciumas Calcium Ascorbate55 mg6%Calcium in Slow Flow against 17,831 products55 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 252 mg, the median 115 mg.DV 1,300 mgUL 2,500 mg55 mg

71% of 17,831 products listing calcium give more (median 115 mg). Per day at the most servings: 110 mg.

Bioflavonoidsas Citrus500 mgFlavonoid in Slow Flow against 2,343 products500 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 100 mg, the median 50 mg.500 mg

Higher than 94% of 2,343 products listing flavonoid (median 50 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,000 mg.

Ginger375 mgGinger in Slow Flow against 1,770 products375 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 150 mg, the median 60 mg.375 mg

Higher than 88% of 1,770 products listing ginger (median 60 mg). Per day at the most servings: 750 mg.

Yarrowas Yarrow, Yarrow300 mgYarrow in Slow Flow against 120 products300 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 155 mg, the median 50 mg.300 mg

Higher than 81% of 120 products listing yarrow (median 50 mg). Per day at the most servings: 600 mg.

Shepherd's Purse200 mg
Cranesbill200 mg
Life Root Aerial Parts Extractas Senecio Aureus Aerial Parts Extract4:1150 mg

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 275380 (entered October 24, 2022), 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?

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 500 mg of bioflavonoids (filed by NIH under flavonoid) is higher than 94% of the 2,343 flavonoid products that print an amount; 65 list more.

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.

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 Use: For short-term management, three (3) capsules may be taken twice daily for up to 3 months, or as directed by your healthcare practitioner. One (1) capsule daily may be taken long-term.
Warnings
Warning: Slow Flow contains Vitamin K which interferes with the prescription pharmaceuticals Coumadin and Warfarin. Do not take Slow Flow if taking either of these pharmaceuticals, if pregnant or nursing.
Tamper resistant: please do not use if safety seal is broken or missing.
Allergens and what it does not contain
This product contains no: preservatives, binders, artificial colorings or flavorings, lactose, salt, wheat, gluten, milk derivatives, eggs, peanuts, tree nuts, fish or shellfish.
Storage
Keep in a cool, dry place out of reach of children.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 275380.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, Water.

How many labels does Slow Flow have?

One label is on file, entered on October 24, 2022.

  1. Label 275380 (current) Entered October 24, 2022 · on the market · 60 vegetarian capsules · UPC 7 08118 02130 5

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

Who makes it?

The label names Vitanica (manufacturer), Tualatin, OR. All Vitanica products.

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