Beta 1,3 Glucans
by The Vitamin Shoppe · tablet or pill · 60 tablets
- On the market (NIH)
- DSLD label 13043
- Serving 1 to 3 tablets; amounts per 1 tablet
- 60 servings
Beta 1,3 Glucans by The Vitamin Shoppe lists one ingredient: 200 mg of beta 1,3 glucans per serving of 1 tablet. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on October 25, 2012.
What is in Beta 1,3 Glucans?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 tablet. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beta 1,3 Glucansas Saccharomyces cerevisiae | 200 mg | Higher than 61% of 335 products listing beta-glucans (median 100 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 13043 (entered October 25, 2012), 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.
- Yeast Beta-1,3/1,6-D-GlucanFresh Nutrition same ingredients
- Beta Glucan 1,3/1,6 200 mgLake Avenue Nutrition same ingredients
- Beta 1,3D Glucan 100 mgTransfer Point same ingredients
- High Potency Beta Glucan 200 mgSolaray same ingredients
- Beta Glucan Purified Beta-1,3/1,6-Glucan 250LifeLink same ingredients
- Xtra Strength Beta-Glucans with ImmunEnhancer 250 mg of Beta-GlucansNOW · off the market 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
- Directions As a dietary supplement, take one (1) to three (3) tablets daily, preferably with a meal.
- Warnings
- Warning KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Does not Contain: Corn, Wheat, Sugar, Salt, Starch, Dairy, Citrus, Fish, Preservatives, Artificial Colors or Flavors Added.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 13043.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Dicalcium Phosphate, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Stearic Acid, Magnesium Stearate, Croscarmellose Sodium, Silicon Dioxide, purified Water, Methylcellulose, Polyethylene Glycol, Titanium Dioxide, Caramel.
How many labels does Beta 1,3 Glucans have?
One label is on file, entered on October 25, 2012.
- Label 13043 (current) Entered October 25, 2012 · on the market · 60 tablets
DSLD also links this label to: Beta 1, 3 Glucans 200 mg (package size difference, same product), Beta 1, 3 Glucans 200 mg (package size difference, same product), Beta Glucan 200 mg (package size difference, same product), Beta Glucan 200 mg (package size 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 The Vitamin Shoppe (manufacturer). All The Vitamin Shoppe products.