Prostate Health Complex
by Vitamins Direct · capsule · 60 capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- DSLD label 28994
- Serving 1 capsule
- 60 servings
Prostate Health Complex by Vitamins Direct lists 13 ingredients, 13 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 5 mg of zinc, 40 mg of pumpkin seed extract, 161 mg of saw palmetto berry extract and 25 mg of pygeum. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on January 24, 2014.
What is in Prostate Health Complex?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zincas Zinc ArginateZinc (Form: as zinc arginate) | 5 mg | 33% | 72% of 13,186 products listing zinc give more (median 11 mg). Per day at the most servings: 10 mg. |
| Pumpkin Seed Extract | 40 mg | 63% of 294 products listing pumpkin give more (median 80 mg). Per day at the most servings: 80 mg. | |
| Saw palmetto berry extractSaw palmetto berry extract PlantPart: berry Note: provides | 161 mg | 51% of 1,109 products listing saw palmetto give more (median 200 mg). Per day at the most servings: 322 mg. | |
| {Blend}as Fatty Acids, total Sterols{Blend} (Form: total sterols, and fatty acids) Note: provides | 145 mg | ||
| Pygeum | 25 mg | 78% of 326 products listing pygeum give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 50 mg. | |
| Lycopene | 3.5 mg | Higher than 71% of 1,691 products listing lycopene (median 1.2 mg). Per day at the most servings: 7 mg. | |
| Soy Isoflavones Concentrate | 60 mg | 73% of 250 products listing soy give more (median 125 mg). Per day at the most servings: 120 mg. | |
| provides 6 mg isoflavones | 6 mg | 92% of 290 products listing isoflavones give more (median 50 mg). Per day at the most servings: 12 mg. | |
| Phytosterol concentrate | 50 mg | 83% of 440 products listing phytosterols give more (median 400 mg). Per day at the most servings: 100 mg. | |
| provides 6 mg of beta-sitosterol | 6 mg | 97% of 264 products listing beta sitosterol give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 12 mg. | |
| Stinging Nettle root extract | 100 mg | 51% of 710 products listing stinging nettle give more (median 120 mg). Per day at the most servings: 200 mg. | |
| L-Alanine | 90 mg | 79% of 475 products listing alanine give more (median 483 mg). Per day at the most servings: 180 mg. | |
| Glycine | 50 mg | 79% of 1,078 products listing glycine give more (median 300 mg). Per day at the most servings: 100 mg. | |
| L-Arginine | 50 mg | 86% of 1,455 products listing arginine give more (median 500 mg). Per day at the most servings: 100 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 28994 (entered January 24, 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?
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:
- 92% of the 290 products that print an amount of isoflavones list more than its 6 mg of provides 6 mg isoflavones (filed by NIH under isoflavones) (median 50 mg).
- 97% of the 264 products that print an amount of beta sitosterol list more than its 6 mg of provides 6 mg of beta-sitosterol (filed by NIH under beta sitosterol) (median 100 mg).
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 Prostate Health Complex's, rare ingredients counting for more.
- Prostate Health ComplexNutrients for Health 12 shared, 91% alike
- Prostate Essentials PlusSwanson Condition Specific Formulas · off the market 9 shared, 55% alike
- Prostate Essentials PlusSwanson 9 shared, 55% alike
- Relief Superior Prostate FormulaNutrifect Nutrition · off the market 8 shared, 54% alike
- ProstaraHimex Biotech · off the market 8 shared, 54% alike
- Prost-TechHighland Laboratories 10 shared, 53% alike
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, men take one capsule twice daily or as directed by a physician.
- Warnings
- CAUTION: Consult your physician prior to taking this product if have any pre-existing medical conditions.
- Keep out of reach of children
- Do not purchase if seal is broken
- CONTAINS: SOY.
- Storage
- Protect from heat, light, and moisture Store at 59-86(0)F (15-30(0)C)
Source: label statements in DSLD label 28994.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Gelatin, Cellulose, Calcium Sulfate, Magnesium Stearate, Silica.
How many labels does Prostate Health Complex have?
One label is on file, entered on January 24, 2014.
- Label 28994 (current) Entered January 24, 2014 · on the market · 60 capsules
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Vitamins Direct (distributor), West Palm Beach, FL. All Vitamins Direct products.