Milk Thistle
by Village Vitality · capsule · 90 veggie caps
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 7 88332 15570 3
- DSLD label 216078
- Serving 1 vegetarian capsule
- 90 servings
Milk Thistle by Village Vitality lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 vegetarian capsule, such as 250 mg of milk thistle seed extract and 200 mg of organic milk thistle seed extract. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on March 24, 2020.
What is in Milk Thistle?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 vegetarian capsule. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milk Thistle seed extractas SilymarinMilk Thistle seed extract (Form: 80% Silymarin) PlantPart: seed | 250 mg | Higher than 85% of 1,277 products listing milk thistle (median 175 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,350 mg. | |
| organic Milk Thistle seed extract | 200 mg |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 216078 (entered March 24, 2020), 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?
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 1 to 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?
6 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Milk Thistle (Silybum marianum)Solgar · off the market same ingredients
- Milk ThistleL.A. Naturals same ingredients
- Milk Thistleplnt By V · off the market same ingredients
- Milk ThistleWhole Foods Market same ingredients
- Milk Thistleplnt same ingredients
- Milk ThistleThymely Solutions same ingredients
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 Use: Take 1 cap, 1-3 times per day or as directed by a health care professional.
- Warnings
- Warnings: Keep out of the reach of children.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- 100% gluten free
Source: label statements in DSLD label 216078.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: modified Vegetable Cellulose.
How many labels does Milk Thistle have?
2 labels are on file under this name since March 24, 2020: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 216078 (current) Entered March 24, 2020 · on the market · 90 veggie caps · UPC 7 88332 15570 3
- Label 216077 Entered March 24, 2020 · on the market · 1 fluid ounce · UPC 7 88332 04271 3
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Village Vitality LLC (distributor), Woodstock, NY. All Village Vitality products.