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Water-Away

by Highland Laboratories · tablet or pill · 90 vegetarian tablets

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 7 68305 11769 3
  • DSLD label 79929
  • Serving 1 to 3 vegetarian tablets; amounts per 1 vegetarian tablet

Water-Away by Highland Laboratories lists 8 ingredients, 8 with an amount per serving of 1 vegetarian tablet, such as 33 mg of potassium, 120 mg of uva ursi leaf 4:1 extract, 60 mg of juniper berry 20:1 extract and 30 mg of buchu leaf 4:1 extract. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on October 21, 2017.

What is in Water-Away?

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

Water-Away: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 79929, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Potassium33 mg1%Potassium in Water-Away against 11,614 products33 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 190 mg, the median 99 mg.DV 4,700 mg33 mg

83% of 11,614 products listing potassium give more (median 99 mg).

Potassium ChloridePotassium Chloride Note: = electrolytes63 mg
Uva ursi leaf 4:1 extract120 mgUva Ursi in Water-Away against 360 products120 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 206.25 mg, the median 100 mg.120 mg

Higher than 60% of 360 products listing uva ursi (median 100 mg).

Juniper berry 20:1 extract60 mgJuniper in Water-Away against 287 products60 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 20 mg to 100 mg, the median 50 mg.60 mg

Higher than 68% of 287 products listing juniper (median 50 mg).

Buchu leaf 4:1 extract30 mgShort Buchu in Water-Away against 39 products30 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 125 mg, the median 50 mg.30 mg

67% of 39 products listing short buchu give more (median 50 mg).

Black Radish30 mgRadish in Water-Away against 88 products30 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 67.5 mg to 987.25 mg, the median 450 mg.30 mg

92% of 88 products listing radish give more (median 450 mg).

Parsley30 mgParsley in Water-Away against 359 products30 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25.35 mg to 200 mg, the median 80 mg.30 mg

70% of 359 products listing parsley give more (median 80 mg).

Asparagus root 5:1 extract20 mgAsparagus in Water-Away against 67 products20 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 22.5 mg to 450 mg, the median 100 mg.20 mg

75% of 67 products listing asparagus give more (median 100 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 79929 (entered October 21, 2017), 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 88 products that print an amount of radish list more than its 30 mg of black radish (filed by NIH under radish) (median 450 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 Water-Away'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
One to three tablets with a glass of water before a meal, as a dietary supplement.
Warnings
Warning: Not recommended while pregnant or lactating unless directed by health care practitioner.
Allergens and what it does not contain
No soy, salt, yeast, gluten, milk & egg products, sugar, starch, or preservatives.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 79929.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Cellulose, Maltodextrin, Acacia, organic Rice extract, organic Rice concentrate.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): GMP Quality Assured Earth Friendly.

How many labels does Water-Away have?

One label is on file, entered on October 21, 2017.

  1. Label 79929 (current) Entered October 21, 2017 · on the market · 90 vegetarian tablets · UPC 7 68305 11769 3

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

Who makes it?

The label names Highland Laboratories (manufacturer). All Highland Laboratories products.

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