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Exact product checked · GTIN 00037000434870Metamucil · checked Jul 21, 2026 · on sale since Apr 12, 2013🇺🇸 USPTO wordmark owner · Procter & Gamble Company, The · OHIO, USAPackage says distributed by: PROCTER & GAMBLE · CINCINNATI, OH 45202
Quick read · Metamucil

Metamucil, Psyllium Husk GLP-1 Friendly Fiber…

Checked against public sources between July 21 and July 29, 2026 · LookCloser does not sell or recommend supplements.

300capsules

Does the marketing hold up?

Package and trademark records name different responsible entities. The package says distributed by: PROCTER & GAMBLE, CINCINNATI, OH 45202. USPTO names Procter & Gamble Company, The as the exact wordmark owner. That can be a normal distributor, manufacturer, or licensing…

Is the dose real?Panel read — dose not verified7 ingredients listed; no advertised amount we could confirm against them
What a serving costsNo price found for this exact barcode
Is it tested?No testing claim made
Who’s behind it?🇺🇸Procter & Gamble Company, Thecorporation · OHIO, USA
Is it the real thing?Barcode matches outside records
Trouble on record?No recalls found

“Couldn’t verify” means we looked and found no public proof — not a mark against the product. Most supplement claims cannot be independently verified by anyone, so grey is the normal state of this industry.

1◖ partly confirmedno contradictions · no recalls
The label itself

What the Supplement Facts panel says

Serving size 5 Capsules

Calories5
Total Carb2 g
Dietary Fiber2 g
Soluble Fiber2 g
Proteinless than 1 g
Iron0.4 mg
Potassium25 mg

Printed on the package: American Diabetes Association · PROUD PARTNER · Better Choices for Life · GLUTEN-FREE

We read 7 lines from the package photograph. It is our transcript of the label, not the manufacturer’s panel, and it may be incomplete.

Marketing claims, checked

The checks, one by one

The public sources did not settle the marketing promises on this label.

Partly confirmed1

“Metamucil, Psyllium Husk GLP-1 Friendly Fiber Capsules, 300 Capsules, 3-in-1 Fiber Supplement, Daily Psyllium Husk Fiber Capsules Help Support…”

Published research exists for ingredients in this formula. Whether this product’s doses match those studies could not be confirmed.

Evidence →

Ingredient research can support context, but it is not a trial of this exact product.

Quick read · 2 useful findings

What is worth knowing.

Headlines first. Open evidence only when you want the source trail.

CheckedWho is behind it?

The barcode identity checks out · 037000434870.

The barcode matches, so we are checking the right product rather than a look-alike.

Evidence and sources

Open Food Facts resolves 037000434870 to "3-IN-1 DAILY FIBER Psyllium Fiber Supplement" (Metamucil) — consistent with this listing.

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What remains open 1
  • No FDA recall matched this brand in the current search.

These are evidence gaps, not strikes against the product.

Who owns the brand wordmark?
🇺🇸
Procter & Gamble Company, TheCorporation · exact supplement-class mark for METAMUCIL
Registration3094217
Registered2006-05-16
AssignmentsNo transfers recorded

Filed address
One Procter & Gamble Plaza, The Procter and Gamble Company, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202, UNITED STATES

USPTO identifies the public owner or applicant behind this brand wordmark. This does not by itself identify the product manufacturer or prove where the product was made. Open USPTO source ↗

Research behind the findings

Dose and research context

We could not match an amount on this product to a studied range for the same ingredient, so these links are ingredient background rather than a measurement of this product.

Background reading

What the research says about these amounts

Not a score. Studies disagree with each other and change over time, so this sits beside the evidence rather than counting toward it — it is here so you can read the sources yourself.

The panel lists 2 g of prebiotic fiber (inulin-type) per serving. Studies we found used 3 g–10 g a day, so this sits below that range.

0studied 3 g–10 g

Study ranges differ between trials and change as research changes. This is background reading, not a pass, a failure, or a recommendation.

Where it sells

Price check for this exact product

Amazon

Exact UPC/GTIN match
$35.97

matching UPC/GTIN · checked Sep 2, 2026

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Target

Exact UPC/GTIN match
$35.99

matching UPC/GTIN · checked Jul 29, 2026

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iHerb

Not confirmed
No exact listing saved

We only show a price when the seller publishes the same barcode as the bottle. We haven’t found that match here.

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Walmart

Not confirmed
No exact listing saved

We only show a price when the seller publishes the same barcode as the bottle. We haven’t found that match here.

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Same UPC/GTIN observed across 2 sellers. Amazon was lowest at $35.97; Target was highest at $35.99 — a $0.02 range at check time.

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Record built September 03, 2026. Sources: source listing observed at check time · USPTO Trademark Search · Keepa exact-listing history · NIH / published research · certification and regulator records where available. LookCloser publishes evidence and gaps; it does not advise for or against any supplement. Evidence-based corrections welcome.