PABA 500 mg
by Swanson Premium Brand · capsule · 120 capsules
- Off the market since December 2023 (NIH)
- UPC 0 87614 11367 8
- DSLD label 181213
- Serving 1 capsule
PABA 500 mg by Swanson Premium Brand lists one ingredient: 500 mg of paba per serving of 1 capsule. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on September 21, 2018.
What is in PABA 500 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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paba | 500 mg | Higher than 99% of 1,610 products listing PABA (median 25 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 181213 (entered September 21, 2018), 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 500 mg of paba (filed by NIH under PABA) is higher than 99% of the 1,610 PABA products that print an amount; 6 list more.
The NIH database records one serving 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?
6 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- PABA 500 mgVitamin World same ingredients
- PABA 500 MilligramsNutraBio same ingredients
- PABA 500 mgThe Vitamin Shoppe same ingredients
- PABA 500 mgDouglas Laboratories same ingredients
- PABA 500 mgAN Amazing Nutrition Amazing Formulas same ingredients
- Para-AminoBenzoic AcidBulkSupplements.com same ingredients
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 per day with water.
- Warnings
- Do not use if seal is broken.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 181213.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Gelatin, Rice Flour.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Guaranteed purity & potency.
How many labels does PABA 500 mg have?
One label is on file, entered on September 21, 2018.
- Label 181213 (current) Entered September 21, 2018 · off the market December 4, 2023 · 120 capsules · UPC 0 87614 11367 8
DSLD also links this label to: PABA 500 mg (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 Premium Brand products.