Xtra Strength Beta-Glucans with ImmunEnhancer 250 mg of Beta-Glucans
by NOW · capsule · 60 veg capsules
- Off the market since November 2015 (NIH)
- UPC 7 33739 03033 7
- DSLD label 14258
- Serving 1 vegetarian capsule
Xtra Strength Beta-Glucans with ImmunEnhancer 250 mg of Beta-Glucans by NOW lists one ingredient: 250 mg of beta-1,3/1,6-D-glucan powder per serving of 1 vegetarian capsule. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on October 25, 2012.
What is in Xtra Strength Beta-Glucans with ImmunEnhancer 250 mg of Beta-Glucans?
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beta-1,3/1,6-D-Glucan powderas Saccharomyces cerevisiaeBeta-1,3/1,6-D-Glucan powder (Form: from Saccharomyces cerevisiae Genus: Saccharomyces Species: cerevisiae) | 250 mg | Higher than 72% of 335 products listing beta-glucans (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 500 mg. | |
| ImmunEnhanceras Arabinogalactan | 200 mg |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 14258 (entered October 25, 2012), 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 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.
- Beta Glucan Purified Beta-1,3/1,6-Glucan 250LifeLink same ingredients
- ImmunotiX 250XYMOGEN EP · off the market same ingredients
- Barley Beta-GlucanDoctor's Best same ingredients
- Immune Health SupportGNC Preventive Nutrition same ingredients
- ImmunotiX 250XYMOGEN same ingredients
- BetaRight Beta GlucansSwanson Ultra · off the market 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 USAGE: As a dietary supplement, take 1 capsule 1 to 2 times daily. Consider taking these other NOW(R) products: AHCC(R), Immune Renew(TM) and Air Defense(R).
- Warnings
- Caution: For adults only.
- Consult physician if pregnant/nursing, taking medication, or have a medical condition.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Produced in a GMP facility that processes other ingredients containing these allergens.
- Do Not Eat Freshness Packet. Keep in Bottle.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Not manufactured with wheat, gluten, soy, milk, egg, fish, shellfish or tree nut ingredients.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 14258.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Cellulose, Cellulose powder, Silica, Magnesium Stearate.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): GMP QUALITY ASSURED.
How many labels does Xtra Strength Beta-Glucans with ImmunEnhancer 250 mg of Beta-Glucans have?
One label is on file, entered on October 25, 2012.
- Label 14258 (current) Entered October 25, 2012 · off the market November 24, 2015 · 60 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 03033 7
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names NOW FOODS (distributor), Bloomingdale, IL. All NOW products.