“Curcumin 200 mg per serving”
Evidence →The label promises 200 mg per serving. The panel says 400 mg. Because this panel was read from an image, confirm the physical label before treating the difference as settled.
Exact product checked · GTIN 00879452004719Designs for Health · checked Aug 2, 2026 · on sale since Apr 27, 2018🇺🇸 USPTO wordmark owner · Designs for Health, Inc. · CONNECTICUT, USA; DELAWARE, USA
Quick read · Designs for Health
Designs for Health Curcum-Evail 400
Checked against public sources on August 2, 2026 · LookCloser does not sell or recommend supplements.
120softgels
Does the marketing hold up?
The listing says 200 mg of curcumin; the panel says 400 mg. We could not find an explanation for the difference — no blend, extract ratio, compound form or multi-capsule serving accounts for it. You are getting 400 mg of curcumin per serving. …
Is the dose real?!Label says 200 mg · panel says 400 mg
What a serving costsNo price found for this exact barcode
Is it tested?NSF seal printed on the labelwe read it off the package photo; not confirmed in NSF’s registry
Who’s behind it?🇺🇸Designs for Health, Inc.corporation · CONNECTICUT, USA; DELAWARE, 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.
3◖ partly confirmedno contradictions · no recalls
The label itself
What the Supplement Facts panel says
| Curcumin Extract Powder (Curcuma longa)(root) (containing 380 mg curcuminoids: curcumin, demethoxycurcumin, bisdemethoxycurcumin) | 400 mg |
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Printed on the package: GOOD MANUFACTURING CERTIFIED · GMP · NSF
We read only 1 line from this label, but the listing describes several ingredients. Treat this as an incomplete read rather than as the whole label.
Marketing claims, checked
The checks, one by one
The public sources did not settle the marketing promises on this label.
◐Partly confirmed3
“GMP”
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.
“Improved Curcumin Absorption - Manufactured using the natural, patent pending Evail process to helps optimize the absorption of curcumin by the”
Evidence →Ingredient evidence exists; on dose: label claims 200 mg/serving — below the range commonly used in research (studies typically use 500–2,000 mg/day of curcuminoids).
Ingredient research can support context, but it is not a trial of this exact product.
Marketing language, not scored
#1 PRACTITIONER SUPPLEMENT BRAND RECOMMENDED BY HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS WHO KNOW BEST
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What is worth knowing.
Headlines first. Open evidence only when you want the source trail.
CheckedIs the label honest?
Every ingredient shows its amount · 1 ingredients listed.
Every ingredient shows its real amount — nothing is hidden in a proprietary blend.
Evidence and sources
The panel gives a per-ingredient amount rather than hiding quantities inside a proprietary blend, so each one can be compared to published research.
Locked evidence record →Open the full source-linked findingCheckedWho is behind it?
The barcode identity checks out · 879452004719.
The barcode matches, so we are checking the right product rather than a look-alike.
Evidence and sources
UPCitemdb resolves 879452004719 to "Designs for Health Curcum-Evail - Bioavailable Turmeric Curcumin & Proprietary C" () — 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?
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Designs for Health, Inc.Corporation · exact supplement-class mark for DESIGNS FOR HEALTH
Filed address
2 North Road, East Windsor, CONNECTICUT 06088, 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
The label amount is shown beside the range used in the linked ingredient studies.
Dose vs research
Curcumin
STUDIED RANGE02500 mg
400 mg per serving — below the 500–2000 mg/day used in the linked studies.
Linked ingredient research · label amount, not a recommendation
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 400 mg of turmeric / curcumin per serving. Studies we found used 500 mg–2 g a day, so this sits below 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
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Exact UPC/GTIN match$116.49
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Record built August 02, 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.