PlainVitamins

Taurine

by BulkSupplements.com · powder · 500 grams

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC X000HSSZN5
  • DSLD label 311695
  • Serving 2,000 mg (about 4/5 tsp)
  • 250 servings

Taurine by BulkSupplements.com lists one ingredient: 2,000 mg of taurine per serving of 2,000 mg. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on April 23, 2024.

What is in Taurine?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2,000 mg. 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).

Taurine: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 311695, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Taurine2,000 mgTaurine in Taurine against 2,337 products2,000 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 110 mg to 1,000 mg, the median 500 mg.2,000 mg

Higher than 86% of 2,337 products listing taurine (median 500 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 311695 (entered April 23, 2024), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD or its label image (PDF). 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.

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 2000 mg (about 4/5 tsp) one to three times daily with water, or as directed by a physician.
Warnings
Always consult a physician before taking any dietary supplement.
Keep out of reach of children.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Free of: Added sugar, soy, dairy, yeast, gluten, additives
Storage
Contents are sold by weight, not volume. Settling may occur. Store in a dry, cool place

Source: label statements in DSLD label 311695.

How many labels does Taurine have?

14 labels are on file under this name since June 23, 2021: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 311695 (current) Entered April 23, 2024 · on the market · 500 grams · UPC X000HSSZN5
  2. Label 311694 Entered April 23, 2024 · on the market · 250 grams · UPC X000HSSZML
  3. Label 311693 Entered April 23, 2024 · on the market · 100 grams · UPC X0019M1P03
  4. Label 311692 Entered April 23, 2024 · on the market · 1 kg · UPC X000HSSZMV
  5. Label 294526 Entered August 23, 2023 · on the market · 1 kg · UPC X000HSSZMV
  6. Label 294525 Entered July 18, 2023 · on the market · 100 grams · UPC X0019M1P03
  7. Label 294524 Entered July 18, 2023 · on the market · 250 grams · UPC X000HSSZML
  8. Label 294523 Entered July 18, 2023 · on the market · 500 grams · UPC X000HSSZN5
  9. Label 294355 Entered July 18, 2023 · on the market · 100 vegetarian capsules · UPC X000SSGHPR
  10. Label 294354 Entered July 18, 2023 · on the market · 300 vegetarian capsules · UPC X000SSGIDD
  11. Label 254093 Entered August 23, 2021 · off the market March 28, 2022 · 500 grams
  12. Label 254092 Entered August 23, 2021 · off the market March 28, 2022 · 8.82 ounces
  13. Label 254091 Entered August 23, 2021 · off the market March 28, 2022 · 3.53 ounces
  14. Label 252742 Entered June 23, 2021 · off the market March 28, 2022 · 1 kg

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

Who makes it?

The label names BulkSupplements.com (distributor), Henderson, NV. All BulkSupplements.com products.

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