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Vita-Flax

by The Vitamin Shoppe · liquid · 16 oz.

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 7 66536 01485 9
  • DSLD label 37228
  • Serving 1 tbsp (9 g)
  • 50 servings

Vita-Flax by The Vitamin Shoppe lists 5 ingredients, 1 with an amount per serving of 1 tbsp, such as 100 mg of potassium; 4 sit inside a blend without their own amounts, beside 11 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on October 10, 2014.

What is in Vita-Flax?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 tbsp. 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).

Vita-Flax: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 37228, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories40 Calories
Calories from Fat15 Calories
Total Fat1.5 g2%Fat (unspecified) in Vita-Flax against 11,965 products1.5 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 2.5 g, the median 1.5 g.1.5 g

44% of 11,965 products listing fat (unspecified) give more (median 1.5 g). Per day at the most servings: 3 g.

Saturated Fat0 g0%
Trans Fat0 g
Cholesterol0 mg0%
Sodium10 mg1%Sodium in Vita-Flax against 14,514 products10 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 15 mg to 142 mg, the median 55 mg.10 mg

78% of 14,514 products listing sodium give more (median 55 mg). Per day at the most servings: 20 mg.

Potassium100 mg3%Potassium in Vita-Flax against 11,614 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 190 mg, the median 99 mg.DV 4,700 mg100 mg

Higher than 51% of 11,614 products listing potassium (median 99 mg). Per day at the most servings: 200 mg.

Total Carbohydrates3 g1%Carbohydrate in Vita-Flax against 21,979 products3 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 6 g, the median 3 g.3 g

47% of 21,979 products listing carbohydrate give more (median 3 g). Per day at the most servings: 6 g.

Dietary Fiber3 g12%Fiber in Vita-Flax against 6,987 products3 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 4 g, the median 2 g.3 g

Higher than 63% of 6,987 products listing fiber (median 2 g). Per day at the most servings: 6 g.

Soluble Fiber1 g
Insoluble Fiber2 g
Sugar0 g
Protein3 gProtein in Vita-Flax against 8,985 products3 g per serving; the middle half of products list 2 g to 24 g, the median 16 g.3 g

67% of 8,985 products listing protein give more (median 16 g). Per day at the most servings: 6 g.

Vitamin Ano amount given4%
Calciumno amount given4%
Vitamin Cno amount given0%
Ironno amount given6%

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 37228 (entered October 10, 2014), 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; 4 ingredients sit inside a blend, so their amounts cannot be compared.

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?

6 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.

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: Stir one (1) tablespoon into a large glass of water or juice. Stir well and drink immediately. Follow with an additional glass of water. Do not swallow in dry form. Use once or twice per day, or as directed by your health professional.
Warnings
KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.
TAMPER EVIDENT Do not use if outer seal is broken or missing.
Allergens and what it does not contain
gluten free dairy free soy free nut free
Does not contain: Yeast, Corn, Wheat, Gluten, Sugar, Soy, Dairy, Citrus, Fish, Animal Derivatives, Preservatives, Artificial Colors or Flavors.
Storage
REFRIGERATE AFTER OPENING.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 37228.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: organic Flaxseed Meal.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): USDA ORGANIC; QUALITY ASSURANCE INTERNATIONAL CERTIFIED ORGANIC. Listed with: USDA Organic seal (a seal is the label's claim; the certifier's own list confirms it).

How many labels does Vita-Flax have?

One label is on file, entered on October 10, 2014.

  1. Label 37228 (current) Entered October 10, 2014 · on the market · 16 oz. · UPC 7 66536 01485 9

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

Who makes it?

The label names Vitamin Shoppe, Inc. (distributor), Secaucus, NJ. All The Vitamin Shoppe products.

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