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Activated Coconut Charcoal

by Yerba Prima · capsule · 60 vegetarian capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 0 46352 00694 9
  • DSLD label 214777
  • Serving 2 capsules

Activated Coconut Charcoal by Yerba Prima lists one ingredient: 260 mg of activated charcoal per serving of 2 capsules. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on February 26, 2020.

What is in Activated Coconut Charcoal?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 capsules. 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).

Activated Coconut Charcoal: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 214777, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Activated Charcoal260 mgActivated Charcoal in Activated Coconut Charcoal against 103 products260 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 300 mg to 570 mg, the median 520 mg.260 mg

80% of 103 products listing activated charcoal give more (median 520 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 214777 (entered February 26, 2020), 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 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?

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
Suggested use: Take 2 capsules once per day.
Warnings
As with all dietary supplements, if you are taking medication or are under a doctor's care, consult a health professional before use.
Not for use in pregnancy.
Keep out of the reach of children.
California residents only! Proposition 65 warning: this product contains a chemical known to the State of California to cause birth defects or other reproductive harm.
Safety sealed: Do not use this product if printed band around cap or seal under cap is broken or missing.
Allergens and what it does not contain
No preservatives. No added sugar, binders or fillers.
Gluten Free Lab tested Non GMO
Storage
Store at room temperature.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 214777.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: activated Coconut Charcoal, Plant Cellulose capsules.

How many labels does Activated Coconut Charcoal have?

One label is on file, entered on February 26, 2020.

  1. Label 214777 (current) Entered February 26, 2020 · on the market · 60 vegetarian capsules · UPC 0 46352 00694 9

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

Who makes it?

The label names Yerba Prima, Inc. (manufacturer), Ashland, OR. All Yerba Prima products.

Where next?