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Vari-Gone

by Nature's Sunshine · capsule · 90 capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 0 99904 00999 8
  • DSLD label 278300
  • Serving 2 capsules
  • 45 servings

Vari-Gone by Nature's Sunshine lists 6 ingredients, 6 with an amount per serving of 2 capsules, such as 97 mg of vitamin C, 350 mg of horse chestnut extract, 90 mg of fenugreek and 60 mg of rutin. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on October 24, 2022.

What is in Vari-Gone?

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).

Vari-Gone: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 278300, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Vitamin Cas Ascorbic Acid97 mg110%Vitamin C in Vari-Gone against 18,583 products97 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 60 mg to 270 mg, the median 100 mg.DV 90 mgUL 2,000 mg97 mg

56% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 194 mg.

Horse Chestnut extractas AescinsStandardized to 20% aescin350 mgHorse Chestnut in Vari-Gone against 183 products350 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 300 mg, the median 250 mg.350 mg

Higher than 78% of 183 products listing horse chestnut (median 250 mg). Per day at the most servings: 700 mg.

Fenugreek90 mgFenugreek in Vari-Gone against 628 products90 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 600 mg, the median 300 mg.90 mg

82% of 628 products listing fenugreek give more (median 300 mg). Per day at the most servings: 180 mg.

Rutin60 mgRutin in Vari-Gone against 1,232 products60 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 10 mg to 50 mg, the median 25 mg.60 mg

Higher than 81% of 1,232 products listing rutin (median 25 mg). Per day at the most servings: 120 mg.

Hesperidin Bioflavonoid extract60 mgHesperidin in Vari-Gone against 552 products60 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 10 mg to 50 mg, the median 20 mg.60 mg

Higher than 76% of 552 products listing hesperidin (median 20 mg). Per day at the most servings: 120 mg.

Lemon Bioflavonoid extract60 mgLemon in Vari-Gone against 103 products60 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 20 mg to 495 mg, the median 60 mg.60 mg

50% of 103 products listing lemon give more (median 60 mg). Per day at the most servings: 120 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 278300 (entered October 24, 2022), 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 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 Vari-Gone's, rare ingredients counting for more.

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
Recommended use: Take 2 capsules twice daily with a meal.
Warnings
Pregnant or lactating women should consult their health care professional prior to taking this supplement.
Do not use if inner seal is missing or damaged.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 278300.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Cellulose, Capsule, Vegetable Magnesium Stearate.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Ko Pareve (Kosher).

How many labels does Vari-Gone have?

3 labels are on file under this name since September 24, 2019: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 278300 (current) Entered October 24, 2022 · on the market · 90 capsules · UPC 0 99904 00999 8
  2. Label 220561 Entered May 22, 2020 · off the market January 21, 2022 · 90 capsules · UPC 0 99904 00999 8
  3. Label 206556 Entered September 24, 2019 · off the market April 7, 2020 · 90 capsules · UPC 0 99904 00999 8

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

Who makes it?

The label names Nature's Sunshine Products, Inc. (manufacturer), Spanish Fork, UT. All Nature's Sunshine products.

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