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Whole Psyllium Husk

by VitaCeutical Labs · powder · 12 oz.

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 7 19985 85513 9
  • DSLD label 53750
  • Serving 4.2 g (2 heaping tsp)
  • 81 servings

Whole Psyllium Husk by VitaCeutical Labs lists one ingredient: 4.2 g of whole psyllium per serving of 4.2 g. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on November 24, 2015.

What is in Whole Psyllium Husk?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 4.2 g. 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).

Whole Psyllium Husk: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 53750, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories15 Calories
Total Carbohydrates4 g1%Carbohydrate in Whole Psyllium Husk against 21,979 products4 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 6 g, the median 3 g.4 g

Higher than 53% of 21,979 products listing carbohydrate (median 3 g). Per day at the most servings: 12 g.

Dietary Fiber4 g16%Fiber in Whole Psyllium Husk against 6,987 products4 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 4 g, the median 2 g.4 g

Higher than 74% of 6,987 products listing fiber (median 2 g). Per day at the most servings: 12 g.

Whole Psyllium4.2 gPsyllium fiber in Whole Psyllium Husk against 261 products4.2 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.3 g to 4.16 g, the median 1.47 g.4.2 g

Higher than 75% of 261 products listing psyllium fiber (median 1.47 g). Per day at the most servings: 12.6 g.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 53750 (entered November 24, 2015), 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.

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 fiber supplement, add two heaping teaspoons of Whole Psyllium Husk in 10 to 12 ounces of juice, water or milk, one to three times a day. Mix well by stirring, blending or shaking and drink immediately. Begin usage gradually to allow your system to adjust to the increase of fiber in your diet.
Warnings
NOTICE: This food should be eaten with at least a full glass of liquid. Eating this product without enough liquid may cause choking. Do not eat this product if you have difficulty in swallowing.
KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.
Allergens and what it does not contain
CONTAINS NO artificial colors, flavors or preservatives; no wheat, gluten, milk, eggs, peanuts, tree nuts, soy, crustacean shellfish or fish.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 53750.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: None.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): DOUBLE VERIFIED GLUTEN FREE.

How many labels does Whole Psyllium Husk have?

2 labels are on file under this name since March 23, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 53750 (current) Entered November 24, 2015 · on the market · 12 oz. · UPC 7 19985 85513 9
  2. Label 6481 Entered March 23, 2012 · off the market November 2, 2015 · 12 oz. · UPC 7 19985 85513 9

DSLD also links this label to: CardioAid Phytosterols (image difference, same product), Phytosterols (image difference, same product).

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

Who makes it?

The label names VitaCeutical Labs (manufacturer). All VitaCeutical Labs products.

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