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Nature's Bounty Herbal Health Milk Thistle Softgels, 1,000 Mg

Nature's Bounty Herbal Health Milk Thistle Softgels, 1,000 Mg

Brand ownership disclosureFOR SALE — May 2026
Nestlé Health Science (divestment underway)
Nestlé S.A. (SIX: NESN)
Acquired 2021 via $5.75B Bountiful deal. Now for sale as of May 2026 — new owner expected within 6-18 months.
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60/100
Standard

Six-dimension breakdown

Evidence
62
Formulation
60
Manufacturing
62
Safety
65
Transparency
55
Sustainability
50

Why this scored 60/100

Nature's Bounty is a legacy US retail supplement brand (Nestlé Health Science-owned) with NSF cGMP compliance and a longer track record than most drugstore competitors. The '1,000 mg' softgel format typically delivers a 4:1 extract equivalence (~250 mg concentrate) and Nature's Bounty's softgel line historically includes at least a nominal silymarin percentage disclosure on the SKU-specific label. Softgel format aids swallowability but doesn't add bioavailability like a phytosome would. No detox/cleanse marketing — honest 'Herbal Health' framing. Third-party USP-style verification not consistent across all Nature's Bounty SKUs. Just clears the Standard threshold as a competent mainstream retail milk thistle. Would move to Verified 75+ with per-lot COA and switch to a Siliphos/Silipide silybin-phytosome format (4-10x bioavailability).

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Evidence & sources

The Vyvata score's Evidence dimension measures the quality of published RCT support for a product's active ingredients at the label dose. Our source hierarchy: double-blind RCTs in MEDLINE-indexed journals > single-blind RCTs > open-label trials > observational studies > mechanism papers > N=1 case studies (anecdotes). Predatory journals and manufacturer-authored studies without independent replication are weighted down.

Product-specific evidence citations for this item are embedded in the analysis text on the "Analysis" tab. For the full framework and evidence hierarchy, see the methodology page.

How to read the Evidence dimension

  • 80–100: Multiple double-blind RCTs in indexed journals directly testing this product OR the exact ingredients at the exact dose.
  • 60–79: Single double-blind RCT + supporting ingredient literature at the studied dose.
  • 40–59: Open-label trials + ingredient literature; no product-specific double-blind evidence.
  • 20–39: Ingredient literature only; no product-specific trials or trials in predatory venues.
  • 0–19: No credible evidence base or unverifiable claims.

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VSF score
60 / 100
Tier
Standard
Category
Supplements
Subcategory
gut digestive
Last scored
Third-party certifications
None on record at time of scoring
Vendor
Pasteur Pharmacy
Product type
Vitamins & Supplements
Tags
Pasteur Pharmacy, Shopify Collective

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