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TransCycle Formula

by Zahler · capsule · 180 capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 8 48998 08147 8
  • DSLD label 83247
  • Serving 3 capsules; amounts per 6 capsules
  • 30 servings

TransCycle Formula by Zahler lists 7 ingredients, 7 with an amount per serving of 6 capsules, such as 2,500 mg of evening primrose oil powder, 400 mg of red raspberry powder, 400 mg of false unicorn powder and 200 mg of yarrow powder. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on February 23, 2018.

What is in TransCycle Formula?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 6 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).

TransCycle Formula: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 83247, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Evening Primrose Oil powder2,500 mgEvening Primrose oil in TransCycle Formula against 300 products2,500 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 500 mg to 1,300 mg, the median 500 mg.2,500 mg

Higher than over 99% of 300 products listing evening primrose oil (median 500 mg). Per day at the most servings: 5,000 mg.

Red Raspberry powder400 mgRed Raspberry in TransCycle Formula against 226 products400 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 150 mg, the median 75 mg.400 mg

Higher than 83% of 226 products listing red raspberry (median 75 mg). Per day at the most servings: 800 mg.

False Unicorn powder400 mg
Yarrow powder200 mgYarrow in TransCycle Formula against 120 products200 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 155 mg, the median 50 mg.200 mg

Higher than 75% of 120 products listing yarrow (median 50 mg). Per day at the most servings: 400 mg.

Dong Quai powder200 mgDong Quai in TransCycle Formula against 307 products200 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 250 mg, the median 120 mg.200 mg

Higher than 68% of 307 products listing dong quai (median 120 mg). Per day at the most servings: 400 mg.

Squaw Vine powder125 mg
Black Cohosh powder100 mgBlack Cohosh in TransCycle Formula against 431 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 40 mg to 160 mg, the median 80 mg.100 mg

Higher than 55% of 431 products listing black cohosh (median 80 mg). Per day at the most servings: 200 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 83247 (entered February 23, 2018), 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:

  • Its 2,500 mg of evening primrose oil is higher than over 99% of the 300 evening primrose oil products that print an amount; 1 list more.

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?

The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with TransCycle Formula's, rare ingredients counting for more.

  • 5-WNature's Sunshine 4 shared, 46% alike
  • C-XNature's Sunshine 4 shared, 40% alike
  • Fem-AwayNatural Guardian · off the market 5 shared, 38% alike
  • Women's SupportVitabase 5 shared, 38% alike
  • PMS And Women's SupportSaveWorldHealth.com · off the market 5 shared, 38% alike
  • Be CompleteBEMORE · off the market 5 shared, 38% 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
Directions: Take six tablets daily, preferably divided between two meals, or as directed by your healthcare practitioner.
Warnings
Keep out of reach of children.
Do not use if safety seal is damaged or missing.
If pregnant, nursing or on medication, consult with your healthcare practitioner.
Storage
Store tightly in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 83247.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Vegetable Stearate Hypromellose.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): D; OU; This Product Was Manufactured In A GMP Certified Facility; Manufactured In The USA.

How many labels does TransCycle Formula have?

One label is on file, entered on February 23, 2018.

  1. Label 83247 (current) Entered February 23, 2018 · on the market · 180 capsules · UPC 8 48998 08147 8

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

Who makes it?

The label names Advanced Nutrition by Zahler (distributor), Brooklyn, NY. All Zahler products.

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