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Immune Defense

by Vibrant Health · capsule · 120 vegetable capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 0 74306 80035 0
  • DSLD label 183055
  • Serving 2 to 8 vegetable capsules; amounts per 2 vegetable capsules
  • 60 servings

Immune Defense by Vibrant Health lists 4 ingredients, 4 with an amount per serving of 2 vegetable capsules, such as 500 mg of IgY max, 250 mg of larch arabinogalactans extract, 10 mg of beta 1,3-1,6 glucans 70% standardized extract and 5 mg of gigartina whole plant red marine extract. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on January 7, 2019.

What is in Immune Defense?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 vegetable 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).

Immune Defense: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 183055, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
IgY Maxas Hyperimmune Egg powder500 mgEgg in Immune Defense against 59 products500 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 500 mg to 1,000 mg, the median 500 mg.500 mg

31% of 59 products listing egg give more (median 500 mg).

Larch Arabinogalactans extract250 mgArabinogalactan in Immune Defense against 242 products250 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 1,000 mg, the median 250 mg.250 mg

48% of 242 products listing arabinogalactan give more (median 250 mg).

Beta 1,3-1,6 Glucans 70% standardized extractas Saccharomyces cerevisiae YeastBeta 1,3-1,6 Glucans 70% standardized extract (Form: from Saccharomyces cerevisiae Yeast Genus: Saccharomyces Species: cerevisiae)10 mgBeta-Glucans in Immune Defense against 335 products10 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 250 mg, the median 100 mg.10 mg

90% of 335 products listing beta-glucans give more (median 100 mg).

Gigartina whole plant Red Marine extract5 mg

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 183055 (entered January 7, 2019), 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:

  • 90% of the 335 products that print an amount of beta-glucans list more than its 10 mg of beta 1,3-1,6 glucans 70% standardized extract (filed by NIH under beta-glucans) (median 100 mg).

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 Immune Defense'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
Directions As a dietary supplement, take from two (2) to eight (8) vegetable capsules in divided dosages each day, or as directed by a health professional.
Warnings
Contains: egg
If you are pregnant, planning to become pregnant, breast feeding, taking any prescription medication, or have a medical condition, consult your physician or healthcare professional before taking this product.
Do not exceed recommended dosage.
Keep out of reach of children.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Gluten free Non-GMO Soy free
Storage
Store in a cool dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 183055.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Vegetable Capsule, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Magnesium Stearate, Silicon Dioxide.

How many labels does Immune Defense have?

3 labels are on file under this name since November 25, 2014: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 183055 (current) Entered January 7, 2019 · on the market · 120 vegetable capsules · UPC 0 74306 80035 0
  2. Label 66613 Entered November 21, 2016 · off the market March 15, 2018 · 120 vegetable capsules · UPC 0 74306 80035 0
  3. Label 38297 Entered November 25, 2014 · off the market June 21, 2016 · 60 tablets · UPC 0 74306 80035 0

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

Who makes it?

The label names Vibrant Health (distributor), Shelton, CT. All Vibrant Health products.

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