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Sciatica Pro supplement facts: how do you read the panel?
The Sciatica Pro supplement facts panel is short, and every line has a job. This page goes from the top line to the footnote and explains each part in plain words.
On this page
- Quick answer
- Key facts
- What do the top lines of the Sciatica Pro supplement facts say?
- What do the columns mean?
- How do you read the percent Daily Value rows in the Sciatica Pro supplement facts?
- What do the starred rows and the footnote mean?
- What does the Sciatica Pro supplement facts panel not show?
- How does this panel compare with a typical one?
- What simple checks can you do with the panel yourself?
- Frequently asked questions
- Our view
Quick answer
The Sciatica Pro supplement facts panel states a serving of 2 capsules, 30 servings per container, and ten ingredients, each with an amount. Four have a percent Daily Value. Six carry two asterisks and the footnote: Daily Value not established. The panel and the directions agree.
Key facts
- Serving size: 2 capsules. Servings per container: 30.
- Ten ingredients, ten amounts, no proprietary blend.
- Four rows have a percent Daily Value: 100%, 100%, 96% and 83%.
- Six rows carry ** and the footnote: Daily Value (DV) not established.
- The six starred rows add up to 675 mg.
- The label revision code is REV 0424.
What do the top lines of the Sciatica Pro supplement facts say?
Start at the top, as the panel does. The first two lines are serving size and servings per container. Here they read 2 capsules and 30.
Everything below those lines is per serving, not per capsule. If you read 400 mg of alpha lipoic acid, that is the amount in two capsules together. One capsule holds half.
This is the first place a panel can go wrong. Some labels print a panel for one capsule next to directions for two. Here the panel and the directions agree. The directions say adults take two capsules daily, so thirty servings is thirty real days.
What do the columns mean?
The panel has three columns. The first names the ingredient and sometimes its form, such as vitamin D3 as cholecalciferol. The second gives the amount per serving. The third gives percent Daily Value.
Units matter. A milligram, written mg, is a thousand times a microgram, written mcg. That is why alpha lipoic acid at 400 mg and vitamin B12 at 2 mcg can sit on the same page and be very different weights.
The folate line has a note in brackets: 383 mcg DFE with 230 mcg folic acid. DFE stands for dietary folate equivalents. Folic acid from a supplement counts for more than the same weight of food folate, so the label converts it. The numbers match the NIH rule.
How do you read the percent Daily Value rows in the Sciatica Pro supplement facts?
Four rows have a percent. Vitamin D3 at 20 mcg is 100%. Vitamin B6 at 1.7 mg is 100%. Folate at 383 mcg DFE is 96%. Vitamin B12 at 2 mcg is 83%.
A percent of 100 means one full Daily Value, not a high dose. The Daily Value is a reference for a day of eating. It is also not the same as the upper limit. For vitamin B6 the adult upper limit is 100 mg, which is far above the 1.7 mg here.
The B12 row is the odd one. At 83%, it is the only vitamin that stays under its own reference. The adult RDA is 2.4 mcg and the panel gives 2 mcg. That is worth knowing on any product sold for nerve health.
What do the starred rows and the footnote mean?
Six rows have two asterisks in the percent column. The footnote at the bottom of the panel reads: Daily Value (DV) not established.
These rows are alpha lipoic acid 400 mg, benfotiamine 150 mg, acetyl L-carnitine 50 mg, and ashwagandha, broccoli and turmeric powders at 25 mg each. Add them and you get 675 mg for a serving.
The footnote says there is no government reference intake, so no percentage can be printed. It does not say the amounts are small or large. Compare them with research amounts, and you find two real amounts and four small ones. Our ingredient pages walk through that.
What does the Sciatica Pro supplement facts panel not show?
A panel is a list, and a list leaves things out. Here are the gaps that matter. Standardisation of the plant powders is not published. An expiry date is not published. A trial of the finished formula is not published.
The panel also does not give a price. The price is shown at checkout and is not published on this site. Packs of one, three and six bottles exist, which is 30, 90 and 180 days at the printed dose.
None of these gaps are hidden. They are simply outside the panel's job. If one matters to you, the label support line, (844) 469-3744, is the place to ask.
How does this panel compare with a typical one?
We do not name other products here, but we can describe what a clear panel looks like and score this one against it. A clear panel states a serving size that matches the directions. It prints an amount for every ingredient. It avoids proprietary blends. It points its footnote marks at the right footnote.
This panel does all four. That is the reason our editorial notes give the label top marks for transparency. The same notes mark the amounts lower, because some rows are small, and mark the name lower, because it goes further than the claims.
A good panel is a start, not an end. It tells you what is in the bottle. It cannot tell you whether the bottle is right for you. That part belongs to you and a clinician.
What simple checks can you do with the panel yourself?
First, multiply by two if you ever find a number printed per capsule. Here you do not need to, because the panel is already per serving.
Second, add the vitamin B6, vitamin D and folic acid in every other supplement you take. The upper limits are 100 mg, 100 mcg and 1,000 mcg respectively, and they count all sources together.
Third, check the other ingredients line against your needs: hypromellose, brown rice flour and magnesium stearate. The allergen line reads: no added eggs, dairy, wheat, preservatives. Last, take a photo of the panel to your pharmacist and ask one question about your own medicines.
Frequently asked questions
What is the serving size?
Two capsules. A bottle holds 60 capsules, which is 30 servings.
What does ** mean on the panel?
The footnote says Daily Value (DV) not established. It means no percentage can be printed.
Why is vitamin B12 only 83%?
The panel gives 2 mcg and the adult RDA is 2.4 mcg.
Does the panel show a proprietary blend?
No. Each of the ten ingredients has its own amount.
Where is the price?
Not published on the panel or on this site. It is shown at checkout.
Sources and related reading
Sources named on this site
- NIH Office of Dietary Supplements. Dietary Supplements: What You Need to Know. ods.od.nih.gov.
- National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health. Ashwagandha: Usefulness and Safety. nccih.nih.gov.
- National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health. Using Dietary Supplements Wisely. nccih.nih.gov.
- NIH Office of Dietary Supplements. Vitamin B6. ods.od.nih.gov.
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Structure/Function Claims. fda.gov.
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Our view
The Sciatica Pro supplement facts panel is a good example of a clean panel. Serving size, servings and amounts are clear, and the footnote points to the right mark.
Reading it well takes five minutes and one pen. Then bring your other products and your medicine list to a pharmacist, who can see what a single label cannot.
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Plain reminder
Sciatica PRO+ is not FDA approved, and no dietary supplement is. This page is general information, not medical advice. It does not diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. Please ask your own doctor about any medical question.
Last updated . Medically reviewed by Dr. Kiran V. Patel, MD, Physician on .