Green Tea Extract
by Swanson Superior Herbs · capsule · 30 veggie caps
- Off the market since December 2023 (NIH)
- UPC 0 87614 14198 5
- DSLD label 180569
- Serving 1 veggie cap
Green Tea Extract by Swanson Superior Herbs lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 veggie cap, such as 168 mg of TEAVIGO caffeine-free green tea extract. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on August 31, 2018.
What is in Green Tea Extract?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 veggie cap. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| TEAVIGO Caffeine-free Green Tea extractas EGCGTEAVIGO Caffeine-free Green Tea extract (Form: standardized to 90% EGCG (Alt. Name: Epigallocatechin Gallate)) PlantPart: dried leaves Genus: Camellia Species: sinensis | 168 mg | Higher than 63% of 2,595 products listing green tea (median 100 mg). | |
| Egcg | 150 mg | Higher than 71% of 291 products listing EGCG (median 100 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 180569 (entered August 31, 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?
Every amount on this label with a position sits within the middle 80% of the products that list the same ingredient.
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.
- SunPhenonTomorrow's Nutrition Pro · off the market same ingredients
- Green Tea Extract 100 mgSource Naturals same ingredients
- Green Tea Extract 500 MilligramsNutraBio same ingredients
- Green Tea ExtractNutraBio same ingredients
- Green Tea Extract 500 mgNutraBio same ingredients
- Ultra Pure Green TeaSAN 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 veggie capsule per day, preferably with a meal.
- Warnings
- Do not use if seal is broken.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Warning: Do not take this product if you are pregnant or nursing. Consult your healthcare provider before use if you are taking any prescription medications.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Caffeine free
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 180569.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Rice Flour, Hypromellose, May contain one or both of the following.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): V Vegetarian formula Guaranteed purity & potency.
How many labels does Green Tea Extract have?
3 labels are on file under this name since May 24, 2018: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 180569 (current) Entered August 31, 2018 · off the market December 1, 2023 · 30 veggie caps · UPC 0 87614 14198 5
- Label 180369 Entered August 31, 2018 · off the market December 1, 2023 · 120 capsules · UPC 0 87614 14107 7
- Label 176972 Entered May 24, 2018 · off the market November 12, 2018 · 60 capsules · UPC 0 87614 14099 5
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 Superior Herbs products.