Super Antioxidants
by NOW · capsule · 120 veg capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 7 33739 03322 2
- DSLD label 63703
- Serving 2 veg capsules
- 60 servings
Super Antioxidants by NOW lists 13 ingredients, 13 with an amount per serving of 2 veg capsules, such as 200 mg of green tea extract, 100 mg of milk thistle extract, 100 mg of turmeric root extract and 100 mg of quercetin. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on August 24, 2016.
What is in Super Antioxidants?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 veg 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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green Tea extractas CatechinsGreen Tea extract (Form: min. 40% Catechins) PlantPart: leaf | 200 mg | Higher than 63% of 2,595 products listing green tea (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 400 mg. | |
| naturally occurring Caffeine | <= 16 mg | ||
| Milk Thistle extractas SilymarinMilk Thistle extract (Form: min. 80% Silymarin) PlantPart: seed | 100 mg | 65% of 1,277 products listing milk thistle give more (median 175 mg). Per day at the most servings: 200 mg. | |
| Turmeric root extractas CurcuminoidsTurmeric root extract (Form: min. 95% Curcuminoids) PlantPart: root | 100 mg | 57% of 2,369 products listing turmeric give more (median 150 mg). Per day at the most servings: 200 mg. | |
| Quercetinas Quercetin DihydrateQuercetin (Form: from Quercetin Dihydrate) | 100 mg | 40% of 1,548 products listing quercetin give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 200 mg. | |
| Bromelainas Pineapple ExtractBromelain extract (Form: from Pineapple) Note: 2400 GDU/g | 85 mg | Higher than 55% of 1,337 products listing bromelain (median 50 mg). Per day at the most servings: 170 mg. | |
| Rosemary | 50 mg | 46% of 332 products listing rosemary give more (median 50 mg). Per day at the most servings: 100 mg. | |
| Grape seed extractas PolyphenolsGrape seed extract (Form: standardized for Polyphenols) PlantPart: seed | 30 mg | 65% of 1,900 products listing grape give more (median 50 mg). Per day at the most servings: 60 mg. | |
| Ginkgo biloba extractas GinkgoflavonglycosidesGinkgo biloba extract (Form: min. 24% Ginkgoflavonglycosides) PlantPart: leaf Genus: Ginkgo Species: biloba | 30 mg | 74% of 1,339 products listing ginkgo give more (median 60 mg). Per day at the most servings: 60 mg. | |
| Ginger | 30 mg | 67% of 1,770 products listing ginger give more (median 60 mg). Per day at the most servings: 60 mg. | |
| Hawthorn extract | 30 mg | 90% of 589 products listing hawthorn give more (median 200 mg). Per day at the most servings: 60 mg. | |
| Cranberry powder | 20 mg | 90% of 1,064 products listing cranberry give more (median 250 mg). Per day at the most servings: 40 mg. | |
| Bilberry extract | 20 mg | 73% of 896 products listing bilberry give more (median 50 mg). Per day at the most servings: 40 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 63703 (entered August 24, 2016), 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:
- 90% of the 589 products that print an amount of hawthorn list more than its 30 mg of hawthorn (median 200 mg).
- 90% of the 1,064 products that print an amount of cranberry list more than its 20 mg of cranberry (median 250 mg).
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?
2 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Ultra AntioxidantsAltrum same ingredients
- Super AntioxidantsButterfly Express same ingredients
- Dr. James F. Balch, Jr. Super AntioxidantsNOW · off the market 11 shared, 78% alike
- FlaviNOxAllergy Research Group 7 shared, 55% alike
- FlaviNOxNutriCology 7 shared, 55% alike
- Bioflavonoid ComplexSource Naturals 7 shared, 49% 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 2 capsules 1 to 2 times daily with food.
- Warnings
- Caution: For adults only.
- Consult physician if pregnant/nursing, taking medication, or have a medical condition.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Do Not Eat Freshness Packet. Keep in Bottle.
- 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
- Not manufactured with 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 63703.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Cellulose, Rice Flour, Magnesium Stearate, Silica.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): GMP QUALITY ASSURED.
How many labels does Super Antioxidants have?
8 labels are on file under this name since November 21, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 63703 (current) Entered August 24, 2016 · on the market · 120 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 03322 2
- Label 63701 Entered August 24, 2016 · on the market · 60 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 03320 8
- Label 57373 Entered March 24, 2016 · off the market March 31, 2016 · 120 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 03322 2
- Label 57372 Entered March 24, 2016 · off the market March 31, 2016 · 60 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 03320 8
- Label 28763 Entered December 24, 2013 · off the market December 23, 2015 · 120 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 03322 2
- Label 28762 Entered December 24, 2013 · off the market December 23, 2015 · 60 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 03320 8
- Label 15010 Entered September 25, 2013 · off the market October 23, 2012 · 60 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 03320 8
- Label 15012 Entered November 21, 2012 · off the market October 17, 2012 · 120 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 03322 2
DSLD also links this label to: Dr. James F. Balch, Jr. Super Antioxidants (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 NOW Foods (manufacturer), Bloomingdale, IL. All NOW products.