Meta-Balance
by Thorne · capsule · 60 capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 6 93749 71103 2
- DSLD label 284242
- Serving 2 capsules
- 30 servings
Meta-Balance by Thorne lists 4 ingredients, 4 with an amount per serving of 2 capsules, such as 200 mg of chaste tree extract, 200 mg of wild yam, 200 mg of black cohosh extract and 60 mg of pycnogenol french maritime pine bark extract. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on May 24, 2023.
What is in Meta-Balance?
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chaste Tree extract | 200 mg | Higher than 66% of 386 products listing chastetree (median 100 mg). | |
| Wild Yam | 200 mg | Higher than 71% of 214 products listing wild yam (median 50 mg). | |
| Black Cohosh extract | 200 mg | Higher than 79% of 431 products listing black cohosh (median 80 mg). | |
| Pycnogenol French Maritime Pine bark extract | 60 mg | 51% of 220 products listing pine give more (median 83 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 284242 (entered May 24, 2023), 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?
The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Meta-Balance's, rare ingredients counting for more.
- Menopause Support.Gt 3 shared, 60% alike
- Meta-BalanceThorne Research · off the market 3 shared, 50% alike
- Wild Yam & Chaste Tree 210 mgNature's Sunshine · off the market 2 shared, 49% alike
- Wild Yam & Chaste TreeNature's Sunshine 2 shared, 49% alike
- Black Cohosh 80 mg extractherbscience 2 shared, 48% alike
- Black Cohosh (80 mg Extract) with Chaste Tree BerryWindmill · off the market 2 shared, 48% alike
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 2 capsules daily or as recommended by your health-care practitioner.
- Warnings
- Tamper evident: Use only if bottle is sealed.
- Warning: If pregnant or nursing, 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 284242.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Hypromellose, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Calcium Laurate.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Manufactured in the USA using US & imported ingredients.
How many labels does Meta-Balance have?
3 labels are on file under this name since October 25, 2018: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 284242 (current) Entered May 24, 2023 · on the market · 60 capsules · UPC 6 93749 71103 2
- Label 231260 Entered July 23, 2020 · off the market November 30, 2022 · 60 capsules · UPC 6 93749 71103 2
- Label 182300 Entered October 25, 2018 · off the market May 15, 2020 · 120 capsules · UPC 6 93749 71103 2
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.