Policosanol 20 mg

by Swanson · capsule · 60 capsules

On the market (NIH)
UPC 0 87614 02204 8
DSLD label 188850
Serving 1 capsule

Policosanol 20 mg by Swanson lists 4 ingredients, 4 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 20 mg of policosanol. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on February 25, 2019.

What is in Policosanol 20 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).

Policosanol 20 mg: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 188850, January 2026 release)
Ingredient	Amount	Among products listing it
PolicosanolPolicosanol (Alt. Name: BioCosanol) Note: Minimum Aliphatic Alcohol Profile	20 mg	Higher than 65% of 223 products listing policosanol (median 10 mg). Per day at the most servings: 40 mg.
Octacosanol	10 mg	Higher than 92% of 186 products listing octacosanol (median 200 mcg). Per day at the most servings: 20,000 mcg.
Triacontanol	2 mg
Hexacosanol	1 mg

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 188850 (entered February 25, 2019), 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 10,000 mcg of octacosanol is higher than 92% of the 186 octacosanol products that print an amount; 11 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.

Which products have the closest formulas?

3 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.

Policosanol 20 mgVSN Vital Strength Nutrition · off the market same ingredients
Policosanol 20 mgVitaCeutical Labs same ingredients
Octacosanol 30% Polycosanol 99%PureBulk.com same ingredients
Policosanol 10 mgSwanson 3 shared, 52% alike
Omega-3 "700" Coenzyme Q-10 PolicosanolSolgar 4 shared, 50% alike
Policosanol Full Spectrum FormulaOL Olympian Labs 4 shared, 50% 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 use: As a dietary supplement, take one 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. Consult with your physician before use if you are taking other medications, especially cholesterol-lowering medication.; 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 188850.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Rice Flour, Gelatin.

How many labels does Policosanol 20 mg have?

One label is on file, entered on February 25, 2019.

Label 188850 (current) Entered February 25, 2019 · on the market · 60 capsules · UPC 0 87614 02204 8

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.