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Fiber capsules and blends: a disclosed label comparison

Compare Full House, Swanson SW993 and NOW’s 500 mg capsule record without making their quantities or promises interchangeable.

Public-source editorial research. Source dates and access limits remain with each document; no clinical review or product testing is claimed.

Three bottles can sit in a fiber category while describing their contents in noticeably different ways. One gives a proprietary-blend total. Another names the mass of each featured ingredient. A third separates its psyllium quantity from dietary, soluble and insoluble fiber. The useful comparison begins with those reporting choices, before a price or ingredient count becomes a shorthand for quality.

CoreAge Full House appears first as a commercial publishing choice. The other records are Swanson Tri-Fiber Complex, SKU SW993, and NOW Psyllium Husk Caps 500 mg Veg Capsules. We checked public primary records on September 28, 2026. “Best” here describes the search question this comparison addresses, not a winner established through clinical testing, personal use or a recommendation for a particular reader.

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The comparison preserves different label disclosures and purchase units; it does not identify a clinically best supplement.

Set the comparison around an exact product

Full House is the CoreAge capsule blend on its current dedicated offer page. Swanson’s record is the 100-vegan-capsule SW993 listing, not a separate Swanson psyllium product. NOW’s 500 mg page lists 200- and 500-capsule sizes with different item identifiers; its displayed facts panel describes the 200-capsule package. These distinctions keep observations from drifting between products that share a plant name. A listing can also change over time without proving that previously supplied stock changed with it. The formula-record guide explains how package identifiers and dated artwork make that uncertainty visible without pretending to authenticate a bottle.

Full House: an identified blend with undisclosed parts

CoreAge’s offer declares 1,525 mg for a proprietary mixture of konjac root extract, psyllium husk powder, glucomannan and apple cider vinegar powder. Its facts serving is two capsules and its pictured bottle lists 30 servings. The component amounts and a distinct dietary-fiber gram figure are not provided. This limits nutrient comparison; it does not establish that the product contains no dietary fiber. The Full House review also follows the surrounding warnings and order choices. Counting four names cannot demonstrate complementary clinical effects, and the shared plant relationship between konjac and glucomannan does not reveal the standardization or amount of either listed preparation.

Swanson: named weights and a qualified nutrient line

The SW993 panel reports psyllium seed husk at 750 mg, oat bran at 710 mg and apple pectin at 40 mg for its two-capsule serving. It separately declares dietary fiber as less than 1 g and shows 2% Daily Value. We retain those statements without replacing the less-than sign with an invented exact value or adding the ingredients into a nutrient figure. The container lists 50 facts servings. That is not automatically a 50-day purchase. Our Swanson review concentrates on the particular formula, wheat declaration, published warning and order record, rather than turning the panel into an intake calculator.

NOW: psyllium and fiber are explicitly separate

The NOW panel uses a three-capsule facts serving and gives psyllium seed husk as 1.5 g, dietary fiber as 1.1 g, soluble fiber as 1.0 g and insoluble fiber as 0.1 g. These printed values describe different entries on the same label. The 500 mg product name does not replace them. Its current web text also warns of possible sesame traces, while linked bottle artwork includes sesame in a not-manufactured-with statement. We have not resolved which wording applies to a delivered lot. The NOW review preserves that discrepancy because a clear nutrient panel does not make every other identity question disappear.

Prices need the seller’s stated purchase unit

The Full House page shows $228 for its 12-month, 360-serving bundle; $149.94 for six months and 180 servings; $87 for three months and 90 servings; and a one-month, 30-serving card at $39. The respective monthly displays are $19, $24.99, $29 and $39. Bundles are described as one-time purchases shipped together, with an optional recurring plan. Swanson’s selected page displays $13.39 for 100 vegan capsules. NOW’s current page displays $18.99 for 200 capsules and $39.99 for 500. None of these observations includes a verified personal cart, tax or delivery charge. A comparison of displayed units should not quietly become a cost-per-treatment-day ranking.

Keep warnings attached instead of assigning safety grades

NOW’s published warning says insufficient liquid can cause choking and excludes use when swallowing is difficult. Full House’s offer carries swallowing and gastrointestinal cautions as well as medicine-related restrictions. Swanson declares wheat and carries a California warning concerning lead exposure, in addition to its adult-use and professional-consultation cautions. These are manufacturer records, not measurements of relative risk across three supplied batches. MedlinePlus’s psyllium monograph discusses medication precautions and symptoms needing prompt medical attention; it is a medication-information source, not approval of all fiber blends. No badge, capsule shell or ingredient count can turn this reading exercise into individual clearance.

The remaining comparison is a set of questions

FDA’s fiber explanation describes the nutrient declaration and its regulatory meaning; it does not calculate the missing amount in Full House or certify any product reviewed here. Ingredient research likewise cannot establish the performance of all three formulas. The evidence guide distinguishes a tested preparation from a shared ingredient name, while the fullness guide separates reported sensation from weight outcomes. A useful next record would identify the exact supplied version, relevant warnings and the complete purchase conditions. The seller can address those documents. A qualified healthcare professional can evaluate a person’s reason for considering fiber, symptoms and medicines. This comparison does neither job on their behalf.

Sources and their scope

Swanson: Tri-Fiber Complex, 100 Vegan Caps, SW993

Current manufacturer product text and visually inspected SW993 back-label image; purchase and clinical outcomes not verified

Checked 2026-09-28

https://www.swansonvitamins.com/p/swanson-premium-tri-fiber-complex-100-caps

NOW: Psyllium Husk Caps 500 mg Veg Capsules

Current manufacturer product text, size/price table and visually inspected 200-capsule label views; text/artwork sesame discrepancy retained

Checked 2026-09-28

https://www.nowfoods.com/products/supplements/psyllium-husk-caps-500-mg-veg-capsules

CoreAge Rx: Full House dedicated offer and displayed bottle label

Current seller offer, full supply cards, optional refill terms and warnings; bottle artwork visually inspected; no checkout or supplied-lot verification

Checked 2026-09-28

https://try.coreagerx.com/full-house-sp

MedlinePlus: Psyllium

Federal-hosted drug-information monograph about psyllium; medication precautions and warning context, not a regimen for every reviewed supplement

Checked 2026-09-28

https://medlineplus.gov/druginfo/meds/a601104.html

FDA: Questions and Answers on Dietary Fiber

Federal regulatory explanation of dietary-fiber declarations; not a named-product assay, endorsement or compliance determination

Checked 2026-09-28

https://www.fda.gov/food/nutrition-food-labeling-and-critical-foods/questions-and-answers-dietary-fiber
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