1 Product identity

Ingredient risk

1 ingredient to use with caution

Chitosan 500 mg

Name: Chitosan 500 mg
Brand: Best Naturals

BrandBest Naturals→Fiber and Other Nutrients Tablet or Pill 11 ingredients 1 caution DSLD #269444

Net contents: 120 Tablet(s)

Target: Adults and Children 4 years and above

DSLD entry: 2022-07-21

2 Ingredients (11)

IngredientGroupSafety

Total CarbohydratesCarbohydrate—

Dietary FiberFiber (unspecified)—

CalciumCalciumConditionally Safe

PhosphorusPhosphorusGenerally Safe

ChitosanChitosan—

Microcrystalline CelluloseCellulose—

Croscarmellose SodiumCroscarmellose—

Stearic AcidStearic Acid—

Magnesium StearateMagnesiumUse with Caution

Silicon DioxideSiliconGenerally Safe

Pharmaceutical GlazeCoating—

Ingredient amounts require the full DSLD label. View full label at NIH DSLD →

⚠️ Use with caution — restricted in some markets

Magnesium — Severe deficiency (<0.50 mmol/L) causes secondary hypocalcemia and hypokalemia that will not correct until magnesium is repleted first [1].

3 Safety cross-reference

Calcium — Conditionally Safe

⚠ Cardiovascular risk debated >1,000 mg/day

⚠ Kidney stones

Phosphorus — Generally Safe

⚠ Excess impairs calcium absorption

Sodium — Limited Evidence

⚠ Hypertension

⚠ Fluid retention

Magnesium — Use with Caution

⚠ Diarrhea (especially oxide)

⚠ Accumulates in renal impairment

Silicon — Generally Safe

⚠ Very low toxicity

GLA — Limited Evidence

⚠ May lower seizure threshold

⚠ Borage oil: hepatotoxic unless PA-free

4 Label claims

• All Other

• Structure/Function

5 Data source

DSLD ID269444

Full labelView at NIH DSLD →

SourceOffice of Dietary Supplements, NIH

Market statusOn market

Entry date2022-07-21

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7 Cite this page

Vancouver

Pkhakadze G. Chitosan 500 mg — product analysis [Internet]. Tbilisi: Public Health Institute of Georgia; 2026 [cited 2026 Jul 28]. Available from: https://supplement.ge/products/dsld-269444/

CC BY 4.0. Product data from NIH DSLD; safety analysis by SupplementIndex.

Analyzed by SupplementIndex

PHIG · Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Giorgi Pkhakadze, MD, MPH, PhD

Product data sourced from the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database (DSLD). Safety cross-referencing by SupplementIndex. This analysis is for informational purposes only. For corrections: info@accreditation.ge.
Publisher: PHIG