How to Read a Supplement Facts Label

Every legitimate dietary supplement sold in the US carries a Supplement Facts panel, modeled on the same format as a Nutrition Facts label. Reading it correctly tells you more than any marketing claim on the front of the bottle.

Serving size first

Everything on the panel is calculated per serving, not per bottle or per gummy. If a product's serving size is 2 gummies, all the listed amounts assume you take both — check this before comparing per-bottle prices.

% Daily Value

The %DV column tells you how much of the recommended daily intake one serving provides, based on a general reference diet. A nutrient listed at 100% DV or above isn't automatically better — some nutrients, like biotin, are commonly supplemented well above 100% DV without safety concerns, since they're water-soluble.

The proprietary blend red flag

Watch for a single combined weight listed for a group of ingredients (e.g., "Beauty Blend: 500mg") without breaking out each individual amount. This is legal, but it means you can't tell how much of any single active ingredient you're actually getting — it could be mostly filler with a token amount of the ingredient that sold you on the product.

Other ingredients

Listed separately from the active panel, this section covers what actually holds the product together — binders, flavors, sweeteners. Worth checking against any allergies or dietary restrictions.

Putting it together

A fully disclosed panel with no proprietary blends, a clear serving size, and a legitimate other-ingredients list is the baseline for evaluating any supplement fairly — not just this one.