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Exact product checked · barcode not publishedSMARTERNUTRITION · checked Aug 12, 2026 · on sale since Aug 7, 2017🇺🇸 USPTO wordmark owner · NGUYEN, TUONG · USA
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SMARTERNUTRITION Curcumin Softgels

Checked against public sources on August 12, 2026 · LookCloser does not sell or recommend supplements.

60softgels · 30 servings

Does the marketing hold up?

Testing claimed — documentation not found. The observed listing claims third-party testing without naming a lab or certifier. No product-bound report is saved, so the claim cannot be verified as stated. …

Is the dose real?Panel read — dose not verified4 ingredients listed; no advertised amount we could confirm against them
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?🇺🇸NGUYEN, TUONGindividual · USA
Is it the real thing?No barcode publishedso it can’t be matched against certification, recall or other retailer 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 confirmed2? couldn’t verifyno contradictions · no recalls
The label itself

What the Supplement Facts panel says

Serving size Serving Size: 2 Vegetarian Softgels · 30 servings per container

Tetrahydrocurcuminoids Extract (Curcuma longa L.) (root) (standardized to minimum 95% tetrahydrocurcuminoids)400 mg
Black Cumin Seed Oil (Nigella sativa)400 mg
Ginger Root Extract (Zingiber officinale) (5% gingerols)100 mg
AstraGin (extract of (Panax notoginseng & Astragalus membranaceus) (root)50 mg

Printed on the package: cGMP · NSF · CONTENTS CERTIFIED NSF · NON-GMO · 3rd PARTY TESTED · MANUFACTURED IN THE USA · Wheat Free · Egg Free

We read 4 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

“SEED OIL: Derived from black cumin seeds, black seed oil adds more antioxidants and also improves the absorption of curcumin”

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.

?Couldn’t verify independently2

“PARTY TESTED, USA MANUFACTURED: Smarter Nutrition Curcumin is manufactured in the USA with clean, premium quality ingredients in a cGMP-certified…”

No named laboratory or lot-specific certificate was found for this exact product. No exact brand product page was available for a document check. Under NSF/ANSI 173, NSF lists Smarter Nutrition Inc. products, including Smarter Nutrition Smarter Curcumin with Black Seed Oil Softgels, 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.

Evidence →
“PARTY TESTED, USA MANUFACTURED: Smarter Nutrition Curcumin is manufactured in the USA with clean, premium quality ingredients in a cGMP-certified…”

“Made in USA” can describe only final bottling. Ingredient-sourcing records were not located for this product.

Evidence →

We looked and found no public proof. That does not count against the product.

Marketing language, not scored

400 mg of ADVANCED CURCUMIN

Quick read · 2 useful findings

What is worth knowing.

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

Public contextIs the label honest?

The headline amount is not tied to a panel row for the same ingredient

You are being sold on an ingredient the verified panel does not separately declare. The brand should explain the mismatch.

Evidence and sources

The listing presents 400 mg for turmeric, but vision:claude-cli:subscription does not contain a same-name quantified row. The saved image read may be incomplete, so this is a specific question to resolve rather than a contradiction.

Locked evidence record →Open the full source-linked finding
CheckedIs the label honest?

Every ingredient shows its amount · 4 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 finding
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?
🇺🇸
NGUYEN, TUONGIndividual · exact supplement-class mark for SMARTERNUTRITION
Registration5539477
Registered2018-08-14
AssignmentsNo transfers recorded
Show the exact filed address in the full report
10132 TYLER CT., WESTMINSTER, CALIFORNIA 92683, 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.

Buying options

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Amazon

Submitted listing
$39.95

Lowest New observed via Keepa on 2026-08-12.

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Brand website

Official storefront
No price confirmed

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iHerb

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No price confirmed

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Target

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No price confirmed

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Walmart

Not confirmed
No price confirmed

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Record built August 12, 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.