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OptiCore Pro Supplement Facts: 7 Checks on the Daily Value Column
The percent Daily Value column is the fastest way to read a supplement label. These seven checks take you down the OptiCore Pro panel.
The OptiCore Pro panel has 17 rows for one capsule: 16 nutrients with an amount and percent Daily Value, plus a 179.5 mg blend with no percentage. Six rows sit above 100%, led by biotin at 8,333.5%. Check totals before adding another multivitamin, B-complex or iron tablet.
Read the full panel yourself
The official supplement facts page prints every row, with the working for each percentage.
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- Serving size is one capsule, with 30 servings a bottle and 17 printed rows.
- Sixteen rows give an amount and a percent Daily Value. The blend row gives 179.5 mg and no percentage.
- Six rows are above 100% of the Daily Value: thiamin, B6, folate, B12, biotin and pantothenic acid.
- Biotin is 2,500 mcg, or 8,333.5%, and can skew some blood tests.
- Iron is 7.25 mg (40.5%), manganese is 2 mg (87%) and B6 is 4 mg (235.5%): the rows that add up fastest with other products.
- The label reads Contains: Soy. It is for adults 18 and over.
Check 1: What do the serving size and row count tell you?
The serving size is one capsule. The container holds 30 servings. Everything printed below is per capsule, so a bottle gives you a month at one a day.
There are 17 printed rows. Sixteen carry a weight and a percent Daily Value, running from vitamin A at 60 mcg RAE to potassium at 47 mg. The seventeenth is the proprietary blend. Its percentage column holds a dagger, which means no Daily Value has been set for it.
Check 2: Does the arithmetic on the label hold up?
A panel is a calculation. Divide the amount by the FDA Daily Value for an adult and the printed percentage should appear. We recomputed all sixteen rows. Each agrees within a rounding step.
| Nutrient | FDA Daily Value | On this label | Computed | Printed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vitamin C | 90 mg | 60 mg | 66.7% | 66.5% |
| Vitamin E | 15 mg | 7 mg | 46.7% | 46.5% |
| Iron | 18 mg | 7.25 mg | 40.3% | 40.5% |
| Zinc | 11 mg | 3.62 mg | 32.9% | 33% |
| Biotin | 30 mcg | 2,500 mcg | 8,333.3% | 8,333.5% |
Five rows shown. The small gaps are the label rounding to half a percent.
This is the one quality signal on a bottle you can check without a laboratory. It shows careful preparation. It does not show what is in the capsule, which only an assay can answer.
Check 3: Which rows are above 100% of the Daily Value?
| Row | Amount | % Daily Value |
|---|---|---|
| Thiamin | 3 mg | 250% |
| Vitamin B6 | 4 mg | 235.5% |
| Folate | 748 mcg DFE | 187% |
| Vitamin B12 | 6 mcg | 250% |
| Biotin | 2,500 mcg | 8,333.5% |
| Pantothenic acid | 15 mg | 300% |
Above 100% is not the same as unsafe. These are mostly water-soluble, and a surplus leaves in urine.
None of the six is near a toxic amount from this capsule alone, according to the sources. The point is totals. Most trouble starts when a second product is taken alongside.
Check 4: What do the words in brackets say?
The forms hold the real dose. Magnesium is magnesium oxide, the cheapest salt and the least absorbed, so 60 mg delivers less than the same weight of citrate. Vitamin E is DL-alpha tocopheryl acetate, the synthetic form. Zinc is zinc oxide, the same salt AREDS used. Iron is ferrous fumarate, a well-absorbed form. Manganese is an amino acid chelate.
Naming the forms is a point in the label's favour. A panel that names only the element leaves out the part that decides how much arrives.
Check 5: Which vitamins need fat to be absorbed?
Three rows are fat-soluble: vitamins A, D and E. The label asks you to take the capsule 20 to 30 minutes before a meal. For the water-soluble majority that is fine. For the three fat-soluble rows, taking it at the first mouthful of food is a reasonable change.
If a capsule on an empty stomach makes you feel queasy, the same change is the usual fix. Follow your doctor's advice if it differs.
Check 6: How does this panel add up with other pills?
- Iron 7.25 mg: an iron tablet is often several times larger. Iron can also compete with some antibiotics and thyroid medicine for absorption.
- Manganese 2 mg: already 87% of the Daily Value, so count it with a second multivitamin.
- Vitamin B6 4 mg: add it to any B-complex.
- Biotin 2,500 mcg: a hair or nail product on top doubles an already large number.
- Vitamin A 60 mcg RAE as beta-carotene: small, but total it if you use cod liver oil or a retinol product.
Put the two labels side by side and add the rows that appear on both. It takes two minutes, and it is the only way anyone catches a doubled mineral.
Check 7: What does the blend row leave out?
The last row reads Proprietary Blend, 179.5 mg. The 11 plants are listed heaviest first: PABA, horsetail, Fo-Ti, bamboo leaf, stinging nettle, Chinese peony, spirulina, saw palmetto, plant sterols from soy bean, alfalfa and barley grass. No weight is printed for any one of them.
So none of the 11 can be set against a trial dose. Nettle root at 450 mg and saw palmetto at 320 mg have single-plant trials larger than the whole blend. Fo-Ti and PABA have published liver reports, and the dose present is unknown. Anyone with liver disease should ask a doctor first. The blend also holds soy sterols, and the allergen line says Contains: Soy.
Tell whoever draws your blood that you take 2,500 mcg of biotin. The laboratory can then work around it.
Which sources does this article use?
- NCCIH's guidance on using supplements wisely: https://www.nccih.nih.gov/health/using-dietary-supplements-wisely
- A 2025 survey of biotin interference: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40417451/
- A case of biotin skewing a thyroid panel: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41118561/
- A risk assessment of biotin and troponin testing: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32804676/
- A review of pyridoxine toxicity: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33912895/
- A 2025 review of manganese neurotoxicity: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40278159/
- A cohort study of Fo-Ti liver injury: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30782709/
- A case of liver injury on potassium para-aminobenzoate: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29928188/
- A comparison of magnesium salts: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2407766/
- The AREDS trial: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11594942/
- The National Eye Institute's page on the two formulations: https://www.nei.nih.gov/research/clinical-trials/age-related-eye-disease-studies-aredsareds2/about-areds-and-areds2
Frequently asked questions
What is the serving size of OptiCore Pro?
One capsule. A bottle holds 30 servings, so it lasts about a month at one capsule a day.
Which rows are above 100% of the Daily Value?
Thiamin at 250%, vitamin B6 at 235.5%, folate at 187%, vitamin B12 at 250%, biotin at 8,333.5% and pantothenic acid at 300%.
Is the biotin amount dangerous?
No toxicity is described at this amount in our sources. The issue is laboratory interference, which is solved by telling the laboratory what you take.
Can I take it with another multivitamin?
Only after comparing labels. Iron, manganese and vitamin B6 add up fastest, and a prescriber can check iron against your medicines.
Why is there no percentage for the blend?
No Daily Value has been set for it, so the label prints a dagger. The blend weighs 179.5 mg and the split between its 11 plants is not published.
Is OptiCore Pro FDA approved?
No. It is not FDA approved, and no supplement is. It is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.
Our view
The Daily Value column is a good guide because it can be checked, and this one checks out. It also shows where the weight is: biotin far above everything, six rows over 100%, and a blend that hides its split.
Read the panel as a broad multivitamin and add your totals before you add the capsule. Ask your doctor or pharmacist about any medicine, and tell the laboratory before a blood test.
If the panel suits your needs
Add up any other supplements first. The checkout states your total before you confirm, and the 180 days count from the day you pay.
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Earnings note: this website receives a payment when an order is placed through it. A bottle holds 30 capsules, one a day, and the checkout shows the current price before you pay.
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