Ultra Prostagen
by Metagenics · tablet or pill · 90 tablets
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 7 55571 03069 6
- DSLD label 27750
- Serving 3 tablets
- 30 servings
Ultra Prostagen by Metagenics lists 14 ingredients, 14 with an amount per serving of 3 tablets, such as 2,500 IU of vitamin A, 15 IU of vitamin E, 30 mg of vitamin B6 and 276 mg of calcium. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on November 25, 2013.
What is in Ultra Prostagen?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 3 tablets. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vitamin Aas Retinyl PalmitateVitamin A (Form: as Retinyl Palmitate) | 2,500 IU | 50% | 59% of 5,772 products listing vitamin A give more (median 4,000 IU). Per day at the most servings: 5,000 IU. |
| Vitamin Eas D-Alpha-Tocopheryl SuccinateVitamin E (Form: as D-Alpha Tocopheryl Succinate) | 15 IU | 50% | 75% of 6,459 products listing vitamin E give more (median 30 IU). Per day at the most servings: 30 IU. |
| Vitamin B6as Pyridoxine HydrochlorideVitamin B6 (Form: as Pyridoxine HCl) | 30 mg | 1,500% | Higher than 82% of 15,277 products listing vitamin B6 (median 6 mg). Per day at the most servings: 60 mg. |
| Calcium | 276 mg | 28% | Higher than 76% of 17,831 products listing calcium (median 115 mg). Per day at the most servings: 552 mg. |
| Phosphorus | 210 mg | 21% | Higher than 78% of 3,786 products listing phosphorus (median 90 mg). Per day at the most servings: 420 mg. |
| Zincas Zinc GlycinateZinc (Form: as zinc glycinate Note: Patented mineral amino acid chelate, U.S. Patent No. 5,516,925 Albion(R)) | 15 mg | 100% | Higher than 56% of 13,186 products listing zinc (median 11 mg). Per day at the most servings: 30 mg. |
| Glycine | 300 mg | 49% of 1,078 products listing glycine give more (median 300 mg). Per day at the most servings: 600 mg. | |
| L-Alanine | 300 mg | 56% of 475 products listing alanine give more (median 483 mg). Per day at the most servings: 600 mg. | |
| L-Glutamic Acid | 300 mg | Higher than 72% of 697 products listing glutamic acid (median 80 mg). Per day at the most servings: 600 mg. | |
| Raw Prostate ConcentrateRaw Prostate Concentrate Note: (bovine)(Bovine glandulars are from New Zealand free-range, pasture-fed cattle.) | 270 mg | Higher than 91% of 32 products listing prostate (median 107.5 mg). Per day at the most servings: 540 mg. | |
| Saw Palmetto Berry Extractas fatty acids and sterolsSaw Palmetto Berry Extract (Form: standardized to (108 mg) 45% fatty acids and sterols) PlantPart: Berry Genus: Serenoa Species: repens | 240 mg | Higher than 56% of 1,109 products listing saw palmetto (median 200 mg). Per day at the most servings: 480 mg. | |
| White Korean Ginseng root powder | 150 mg | Higher than 65% of 706 products listing oriental ginseng (median 90 mg). Per day at the most servings: 300 mg. | |
| Pumpkin seed powder | 30 mg | 70% of 294 products listing pumpkin give more (median 80 mg). Per day at the most servings: 60 mg. | |
| Flaxseed Oil | 9 mg | 99% of 512 products listing flaxseed oil give more (median 1 g). Per day at the most servings: 0.018 g. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 27750 (entered November 25, 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 270 mg of raw prostate concentrate (filed by NIH under prostate) is higher than 91% of the 32 prostate products that print an amount; 2 list more.
- 99% of the 512 products that print an amount of flaxseed oil list more than its 0.009 g of flaxseed oil (median 1 g).
The NIH database records 1 to 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 Ultra Prostagen's, rare ingredients counting for more.
- Prostate+Wonder Laboratories 8 shared, 60% alike
- ProstinDC 7 shared, 57% alike
- ProstcanumDC 7 shared, 50% alike
- ProstaminWonder Laboratories 7 shared, 50% alike
- Uro-ProDouglas Laboratories 9 shared, 50% alike
- Prostate HealthPriority One Nutritional Supplements · off the market 7 shared, 50% 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 three tablets one to two times daily or as directed by your healthcare practitioner.
- Warnings
- WARNING: Excess vitamin A intake may be toxic and may increase the risk of birth defects. Pregnant women and women who may become pregnant should not exceed 5000 IU of preformed vitamin A (retinyl palmitate) per day.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Formulated to Exclude: Wheat, gluten, soy protein, dairy products, nuts, tree nuts, fish, crustacean shellfish, colors, artificial sweeteners, artificial flavors, and preservatives.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 27750.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Dicalcium Phosphate, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Cellulose, Stearic Acid, Calcium Silicate, Croscarmellose Sodium, Silica, Coating.
How many labels does Ultra Prostagen have?
One label is on file, entered on November 25, 2013.
- Label 27750 (current) Entered November 25, 2013 · on the market · 90 tablets · UPC 7 55571 03069 6
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names METAGENICS, INC. Makers of Professional Quality Supplements (manufacturer), San Clemente, CA. All Metagenics products.