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Tanalbit

by Intensive Nutrition · capsule · 120 vegetarian capsules

  • Off the market since October 2023 (NIH)
  • UPC 8 91116 00025 7
  • DSLD label 23832
  • Serving 2 to 3 capsules; amounts per 1 capsule

Tanalbit by Intensive Nutrition lists 5 ingredients, 5 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 445 mg of zinc tannate, 5 mg of zinc, 30 mg of casein and 5 mg of L-proline. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on July 25, 2013.

What is in Tanalbit?

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).

Tanalbit: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 23832, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Zinc Tannate445 mgZinc in Tanalbit against 13,186 products5 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 5 mg to 15 mg, the median 11 mg.DV 11 mgUL 40 mg5 mg

72% of 13,186 products listing zinc give more (median 11 mg). Per day at the most servings: 15 mg.

Zincas TannatesZinc (Form: in Tannates)5 mg30%
Caseinas MilkCasein (Form: from Milk)30 mgCasein Protein in Tanalbit against 44 products0.03 g per serving; the middle half of products list 7.59 g to 13.02 g, the median 11 g.0.03 g

95% of 44 products listing casein protein give more (median 11 g). Per day at the most servings: 0.09 g.

L-Proline5 mgProline in Tanalbit against 387 products5 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 1,289 mg, the median 487.5 mg.5 mg

98% of 387 products listing proline give more (median 487.5 mg). Per day at the most servings: 15 mg.

Lotus Rhizome Extract20 mgLotus in Tanalbit against 52 products20 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 1,156 mg, the median 976.5 mg.20 mg

92% of 52 products listing lotus give more (median 976.5 mg). Per day at the most servings: 60 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 23832 (entered July 25, 2013), 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:

  • 95% of the 44 products that print an amount of casein protein list more than its 0.03 g of casein protein (median 11 g).
  • 98% of the 387 products that print an amount of proline list more than its 5 mg of L-proline (filed by NIH under proline) (median 487.5 mg).
  • 92% of the 52 products that print an amount of lotus list more than its 20 mg of lotus (median 976.5 mg).

The NIH database records 3 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.

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
Directions: 2 - 3 capsules 3 times daily right before meals or as directed by your health professional.
Warnings
CAUTION: KEEP THE BOTTLE CLOSED IN A COOL, DRY PLACE AND OUT OF THE REACH OF CHILDREN.
Allergens and what it does not contain
FREE OF YEAST, SUGAR, CORN, GLUTEN, ARTIFICIAL COLORS, SWEETENERS OR PRESERVATIVES.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 23832.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Zinc Tannate, Purified Casein, Lotus Rhizome Extract, L-Proline, Magnesium Stearate.

How many labels does Tanalbit have?

2 labels are on file under this name since July 25, 2013: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 23832 (current) Entered July 25, 2013 · off the market October 4, 2023 · 120 vegetarian capsules · UPC 8 91116 00025 7
  2. Label 23830 Entered July 25, 2013 · off the market October 4, 2023 · 60 vegetarian capsules · UPC 8 91116 00004 2

Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).

Who makes it?

The label names Intensive Nutrition(R) Inc. (manufacturer), San Leandro, CA. All Intensive Nutrition products.

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