Ultra Guggulow
by Doctor's Best · tablet or pill · 90 tablets
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 7 53950 00030 8
- DSLD label 25029
- Serving 1 to 3 tablets; amounts per 1 tablet
- 90 servings
Ultra Guggulow by Doctor's Best lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 1 tablet, such as 1 g of gum guggul extract and 5 mg of black pepper extract. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on August 23, 2013.
What is in Ultra Guggulow?
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gum guggul extractGum guggul extract PlantPart: resin Genus: Commiphora Species: mukul Note: 1000 mg | 1 g | Higher than 94% of 279 products listing guggul (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 3,000 mg. | |
| Guggulsterones | 25 mg | Higher than 72% of 43 products listing guggulsterone (median 9 mg). Per day at the most servings: 75 mg. | |
| Black Pepper extract | 5 mg | 33% of 2,363 products listing black pepper give more (median 5 mg). Per day at the most servings: 15 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 25029 (entered August 23, 2013), 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 1,000 mg of gum guggul extract (filed by NIH under guggul) is higher than 94% of the 279 guggul products that print an amount; 3 list more.
The NIH database records 3 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 Ultra Guggulow's, rare ingredients counting for more.
- Gugulipid 340 mgPL Progressive Laboratories · off the market 2 shared, 78% alike
- GuggulbolicSyntrax 2 shared, 78% alike
- Gugulipid 340 mgProgressive Professional from Progressive Laboratories 2 shared, 78% alike
- Guggulsterones 37.5 mgSource Naturals 2 shared, 78% alike
- Guggul LipidNature's Sunshine 2 shared, 78% alike
- Guggal Extract 400 mgSignature Supplements 2 shared, 78% 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 Adult Use: Take 1 tablet three times daily with food. Note: Take 1 tablet daily for the first seven days, 2 tablets daily for the next seven days, then begin taking 3 tablets daily.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 25029.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Cellulose, Croscarmellose Sodium, Silicon Dioxide, Stearic Acid, Magnesium Stearate.
How many labels does Ultra Guggulow have?
One label is on file, entered on August 23, 2013.
- Label 25029 (current) Entered August 23, 2013 · on the market · 90 tablets · UPC 7 53950 00030 8
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Doctor's Best, Inc. (distributor), San Clemente, CA. All Doctor's Best products.