“Manufacturing”
Evidence →“GMP-certified” describes factory processes, not what is in the bottle. The claim does not name a certifier or public register that a shopper can check.
Exact product checked · GTIN 00818594017362Force Factor · checked Sep 2, 2026 · on sale since Apr 6, 2022USPTO returned 2 exact supplement-class owner records · inspect the identity trail
Quick read · Force Factor
Force Factor Better Turmeric Supplement
Checked against public sources between July 26 and September 2, 2026 · LookCloser does not sell or recommend supplements.
60units · 30 servings
Does the marketing hold up?
Ingredient amounts are hidden inside “Better Turmeric® Optimal Absorption Matrix”. The panel lists “Better Turmeric® Optimal Absorption Matrix” (600 mg) as a combined amount. A blend total can’t tell you whether any single ingredient reaches a dose used in research.
Is the dose real?Panel read — dose not verified13 ingredients listed; no advertised amount we could confirm against them
What a serving costs$0.50per serving, at the checked price
Is it tested?Claimed — no lab or certificate found
Who’s behind it?USPTO lists 2 owner recordssame brand name, more than one registrant — we don’t choose between them
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.
2◖ partly confirmed1? couldn’t verifyno contradictions · no recalls
The label itself
What the Supplement Facts panel says
| Calories | 45 |
|---|---|
| Total Fat | 1 g |
| Saturated Fat | 0.5 g |
| Total Carbohydrate | 8 g |
| Total Sugars | 4 g |
| Includes 4g Added Sugars | 8 %* |
| Vitamin D (as Cholecalciferol) | 20 mcg (800 IU) |
| Vitamin E (as dl-Alpha Tocopheryl Acetate) | 5 mg |
| Niacin (as Niacinamide) | 5 mg |
| Vitamin B6 (as Pyridoxine HCI) | 2 mg |
| Vitamin B12 (as Methylcobalamin) | 10 mcg |
| Sodium | 20 mg |
| Better Turmeric® Optimal Absorption Matrix | 600 mg |
Printed on the package: No Artificial Flavors · No Artificial Dyes · No Artificial Sweeteners · No Preservatives · No Gelatin · NO STICK · Third-Party Tested · GMP-Certified Manufacturing
We read 13 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 confirmed2
“PEPPER EXTRACT: Better Turmeric 600mg soft chews contain BioPerine black pepper extract to enhance absorption and increase bioavailability of”
Evidence →Published research exists for ingredients in this formula. Whether this product’s doses match those studies could not be confirmed.
Ingredient research can support context, but it is not a trial of this exact product.
?Couldn’t verify independently1
“Tested”
Evidence →No named laboratory or lot-specific certificate was found for this exact product. A related brand page names no testing issuer and links no product-bound report; its UPC is not published. Under NSF/ANSI 173, NSF lists Force Factor, LLC products, including Force Factor® Creatine Monohydrate Gummies, Assorted Flavors, but not this exact SKU. IFOS, USP, and Informed-Sport were not checked in this record. This is a public-evidence limit, not a finding that testing did not occur.
We looked and found no public proof. That does not count against the product.
Quick read · 2 useful findings
What is worth knowing.
Headlines first. Open evidence only when you want the source trail.
Public contextWho is behind it?
Registered owner records: Hungry Fish Media, LLC · Force Factor Brands LLC
The public ownership record is ambiguous. We show the exact candidates instead of choosing one by name similarity.
Evidence and sources
USPTO returned multiple live supplement-class records for the exact brand wordmark: Hungry Fish Media, LLC, Force Factor Brands LLC. These records answer who owns registrations for the brand; the separate product-to-owner or manufacturer link remains open.
Locked evidence record →Open the full source-linked findingCheckedWho is behind it?
The barcode identity checks out · 818594017362.
The barcode matches, so we are checking the right product rather than a look-alike.
Evidence and sources
Open Food Facts resolves 818594017362 to "BETTER TURMERIC EXTRA STRENGTH CURCUMIN + SUPERFOODS" (FORCE FACTOR) — consistent with this listing.
Locked evidence record →Open the full source-linked findingWhat remains open 2
- No FDA recall matched this brand in the current search.
- We have not found a public label filing for this exact product.
These are evidence gaps, not strikes against the product.
Who owns the brand wordmark?
The brand has 2 exact supplement-class records
These are the USPTO records behind the brand name. We show them all rather than choosing one by similarity.
🇺🇸Hungry Fish Media, LLC
DELAWARE, USA · Registration 3786044
24 School Street, Suite 301, Boston, MASSACHUSETTS 021085139, UNITED STATES
Goods covered by this record
IC 005: Vitamin and mineral supplements; Vitamin supplements.
🇺🇸Force Factor Brands LLC
Delaware, USA · Registration 8142487
332 Congress Street, Suite 200, Boston, Massachusetts 02210, UNITED STATES
Goods covered by this record
IC 032: Energy drinks; Sports drinks containing electrolytes; Powders for making energy drinks.; IC 005: Dietary and nutritional supplements.
This answers who owns registrations for the brand wordmark. It does not by itself prove which entity made, imported, or sold this specific product. 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 600 mg of turmeric / curcumin per serving. Studies we found used 500 mg–2 g a day, so this sits inside that range.
0studied 500 mg–2 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$14.98
$0.50 per labeled serving
matching UPC/GTIN · checked Sep 2, 2026
View on Amazon ↗iHerb
Exact UPC/GTIN match$14.98
$0.50 per labeled serving
matching UPC/GTIN · checked Jul 26, 2026
View on iHerb ↗Brand website
Official product-page candidate · UPC absent$0.00
Official shopping lead; excluded from exact price comparisons.
Better Turmeric Tablets · Default Title. Confirm the package UPC/GTIN before buying.
Check brand website ↗Target
Not confirmedNo 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.
Search Target ↗Walmart
Not confirmedNo 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.
Search Walmart ↗Same UPC/GTIN observed across 2 sellers at the same price at check time.
The brand-page price is shown as a shopping lead only. It is excluded from the exact-product price difference because the page does not publish this record's matching UPC/GTIN.
Reference prices only · no affiliate links · every compared seller must publish the matching UPC/GTIN.
Want to inspect the evidence?
The full report shows every source, the exact unresolved question, and the documentation that would settle it.
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.