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Make Your Own Supplement Diary

By Cathy Wong, About.com

Updated: September 19, 2006

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What are the Ingredients?

Supplement Facts
Most of the information can be found in the "Supplement Facts" box on the label.

Write down what constitutes a serving size. In this example, one serving size is 2 softgels. So I would write down "Serving size=2 softgels"

The information in the "Supplement Facts" box is the amount per serving, not per capsule.

Now list all the ingredients and the amount per serving. You do not have to include the % Daily Value, which is also listed on the label.

If the list of ingredients is long, feel free to write outside the lines on the blank space. You will need more room for multivitamins.
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