Berberine-500
by Thorne · capsule · 60 capsules
- Off the market since November 2022 (NIH)
- UPC 6 93749 04800 8
- DSLD label 231195
- Serving 1 to 2 capsules; amounts per 2 capsules
- 30 servings
Berberine-500 by Thorne lists one ingredient: 1 g of berberine HCl per serving of 2 capsules. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on July 23, 2020.
What is in Berberine-500?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 capsules. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berberine HClas Indian Barberry extractBerberine HCl (Form: from Indian Barberry extract PlantPart: root Genus: Berberis Species: aristata) | 1 g | Higher than 83% of 419 products listing berberine (median 400 mg). Per day at the most servings: 2,000 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 231195 (entered July 23, 2020), 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 2 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.
Which products have the closest formulas?
6 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Berberine-500Thorne Research · off the market same ingredients
- Berberine 1,000Only Natural · off the market same ingredients
- Berberine HCl 1000 mgMental Refreshment same ingredients
- Berberine 1,000 mgAN Amazing Nutrition Amazing Formulas same ingredients
- Berberine 1 gXYMOGEN same ingredients
- Berberine 1000 mgaSquared Nutrition 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: Take 1-2 capsules two times daily or as recommended by your health-care practitioner.
- Warnings
- Tamper Evident: Use only if bottle is sealed.
- Warning: If pregnant, nursing, or trying to conceive, do not use this product.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Gluten free
- Storage
- Store tightly sealed in a cool, dry place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 231195.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Hypromellose, Calcium Laurate.
How many labels does Berberine-500 have?
4 labels are on file under this name since October 25, 2018: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 231195 (current) Entered July 23, 2020 · off the market November 30, 2022 · 60 capsules · UPC 6 93749 04800 8
- Label 217247 Entered April 23, 2020 · off the market May 15, 2020 · 60 capsules · UPC 6 93749 04800 8
- Label 199415 Entered April 25, 2019 · off the market November 11, 2019 · 60 capsules · UPC 6 93749 04800 8
- Label 182455 Entered October 25, 2018 · off the market April 20, 2018 · 60 capsules · UPC 6 93749 04800 8
DSLD also links this label to: Berberine-500 (image difference, same product), Berberine 1000 mg (image difference, same product), Berberine 1000 mg (image difference, same product), Berberine (image difference, same product), Berberine (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 Thorne Research, Inc. (manufacturer). All Thorne products.