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Kidney Essentials

by Swanson · capsule · 60 veggie capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 0 87614 07101 5
  • DSLD label 212527
  • Serving 1 veggie capsule

Kidney Essentials by Swanson lists 17 ingredients, 17 with an amount per serving of 1 veggie capsule, such as 50 mg of vitamin C, 12.5 mg of thiamine, 12.5 mg of riboflavin and 12.5 mg NE of niacin. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on January 25, 2020.

What is in Kidney Essentials?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 veggie 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).

Kidney Essentials: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 212527, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Vitamin Cas Ascorbic Acid50 mg56%Vitamin C in Kidney Essentials against 18,583 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 60 mg to 270 mg, the median 100 mg.DV 90 mgUL 2,000 mg50 mg

77% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 100 mg.

Thiamineas Thiamine Hydrochloride, Vitamin B1Thiamin (Form: from Thiamin HCl) (Alt. Name: Vitamin B-1)12.5 mg1,042%Thiamin in Kidney Essentials against 9,830 products12.5 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 1.5 mg to 25 mg, the median 5 mg.DV 1.2 mg12.5 mg

Higher than 65% of 9,830 products listing thiamin (median 5 mg). Per day at the most servings: 25 mg.

Riboflavinas Vitamin B212.5 mg962%Riboflavin in Kidney Essentials against 9,824 products12.5 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 1.7 mg to 25 mg, the median 4 mg.DV 1.3 mg12.5 mg

Higher than 68% of 9,824 products listing riboflavin (median 4 mg). Per day at the most servings: 25 mg.

Niacinas NiacinamideNiacin (Form: as Niacinamide)12.5 mg NE78%Niacin in Kidney Essentials against 12,413 products12.5 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 13.2 mg to 48 mg, the median 20 mg.DV 16 mgUL 35 mg12.5 mg

75% of 12,413 products listing niacin give more (median 20 mg). Per day at the most servings: 25 mg.

Vitamin B6as Pyridoxine HydrochlorideVitamin B-6 (Form: from Pyridoxine HCl)12.5 mg735%Vitamin B6 in Kidney Essentials against 15,277 products12.5 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 2 mg to 20 mg, the median 6 mg.DV 1.7 mgUL 100 mg12.5 mg

Higher than 67% of 15,277 products listing vitamin B6 (median 6 mg). Per day at the most servings: 25 mg.

Folate165 mcg DFE41%
Folic Acid100 mcg
Vitamin B12as CyanocobalaminVitamin B-12 (Form: as Cyanocobalamin)100 mcg4,167%Vitamin B12 in Kidney Essentials against 14,425 products100 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 6 mcg to 200 mcg, the median 36 mcg.DV 2.4 mcg100 mcg

Higher than 61% of 14,425 products listing vitamin B12 (median 36 mcg). Per day at the most servings: 200 mcg.

Biotin12.5 mcg42%Biotin in Kidney Essentials against 9,447 products12.5 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mcg to 300 mcg, the median 200 mcg.DV 30 mcg12.5 mcg

96% of 9,447 products listing biotin give more (median 200 mcg). Per day at the most servings: 25 mcg.

Pantothenic Acidas D-Calcium PantothenatePantothenic Acid (Form: from D-Calcium Pantothenate)12.5 mg250%Pantothenic Acid (Vitamin B5) in Kidney Essentials against 10,060 products12.5 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 6 mg to 50 mg, the median 12 mg.DV 5 mg12.5 mg

Higher than 50% of 10,060 products listing pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) (median 12 mg). Per day at the most servings: 25 mg.

Cholineas Choline BitartrateCholine (Form: from Choline Bitartrate)12.5 mg2%Choline in Kidney Essentials against 4,738 products12.5 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 18 mg to 100 mg, the median 40 mg.DV 550 mgUL 3,500 mg12.5 mg

78% of 4,738 products listing choline give more (median 40 mg). Per day at the most servings: 25 mg.

Potassiumas Potassium Chloride, Potassium GluconatePotassium (Form: from Potassium Gluconate, and Potassium Chloride)100 mg2%Potassium in Kidney Essentials against 11,614 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 190 mg, the median 99 mg.DV 4,700 mg100 mg

Higher than 51% of 11,614 products listing potassium (median 99 mg). Per day at the most servings: 200 mg.

Cranberry fruit extractCranberry fruit extract PlantPart: fruit Genus: Vaccinium Species: macrocarpon Note: 10:1 concentrate200 mgCranberry in Kidney Essentials against 1,064 products200 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 97.5 mg to 500 mg, the median 250 mg.200 mg

54% of 1,064 products listing cranberry give more (median 250 mg). Per day at the most servings: 400 mg.

Juniper50 mgJuniper in Kidney Essentials against 287 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 20 mg to 100 mg, the median 50 mg.50 mg

32% of 287 products listing juniper give more (median 50 mg). Per day at the most servings: 100 mg.

Corn Silk25 mgCorn in Kidney Essentials against 84 products25 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 27.4 mg to 450 mg, the median 100 mg.25 mg

75% of 84 products listing corn give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 50 mg.

Inositol12.5 mgInositol in Kidney Essentials against 4,042 products12.5 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 10 mg to 80 mg, the median 30 mg.12.5 mg

71% of 4,042 products listing inositol give more (median 30 mg). Per day at the most servings: 25 mg.

Paba12.5 mgPABA in Kidney Essentials against 1,610 products12.5 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 10 mg to 50 mg, the median 25 mg.12.5 mg

71% of 1,610 products listing PABA give more (median 25 mg). Per day at the most servings: 25 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 212527 (entered January 25, 2020), 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:

  • 96% of the 9,447 products that print an amount of biotin list more than its 12.5 mcg of biotin (median 200 mcg).
  • 75% of the 84 products that print an amount of corn list more than its 25 mg of corn (median 100 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?

1 product lists 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
Suggested use: As a dietary supplement, take one veggie capsule one to two times per day with water.
Warnings
Warning: For adults only.
Do not take this product if you are pregnant or nursing or if you have renal disease or digestive problems. Consult your physician before using this or any product if you are taking medication or have a medical condition.
Keep out of reach of children.
Do not use if seal is broken.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 212527.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Hypromellose, Rice Flour, L-Leucine, Silica.

How many labels does Kidney Essentials have?

One label is on file, entered on January 25, 2020.

  1. Label 212527 (current) Entered January 25, 2020 · on the market · 60 veggie capsules · UPC 0 87614 07101 5

DSLD also links this label to: Kidney Essentials (image 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 Swanson Health Products (distributor), Fargo, ND. All Swanson products.

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