Breathiterol Supplement Facts: Panel Transcript, Serving Math and Blend Limits

The panel, transcribed

The seller's home page shows the label as one flat image with three panels: directions and cautions on the left, the brand and claims in the middle, Supplement Facts on the right. We typed it out, compared it twice, and rebuilt the Facts box below so it can be read on a phone. Nothing has been added or rounded.

Under the box the label prints the standard FDA statement (“These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.”) and one more line: “This product has been manufactured in an FDA registered facility.”

The left panel

• Suggested use: shake well before each use; spray 4 pumps directly into mouth or onto tongue once daily.
• Storage: keep away from heat, light and humidity to preserve freshness.
• Caution: do not exceed recommended dose; pregnant or nursing mothers, children under the age of 18 and individuals with a known medical condition should consult a physician before using this or any dietary supplement.
• Keep out of the reach of children. Do not use if safety seal is damaged or missing. Store in a cool, dry place.
• Made in the USA with globally sourced ingredients.
• Distributed for: Instituto Experience, Lakeland FL 33804, +1 (507) 448-8190, [email protected].

The front panel

The brand name with a lungs-in-a-hexagon logo, “Advanced Lungs Support”, three icons reading Clear Breathing*, Healthy Lungs* and Lasting Breath*, and “60ML | 2 FL OZ, Dietary Supplement”.

Serving math: sprays, millilitres and milligrams

The panel gives enough numbers to work out the rest:

The last two rows do not agree, and the label wins. Selling a 100-serving bottle as a month's supply would mean using about 13 sprays a day, more than three times the printed serving. The label also says “do not exceed recommended dose,” so the 30-day framing is best read as a pricing convention, not dosing advice. If you follow the label, each bottle lasts about three months.

Reading a proprietary blend

A proprietary blend lets a company list a total and the ingredient names without the amount of each. The rule that limits this secrecy is the order: ingredients in a blend must be listed in descending order of predominance by weight ^[1]. With three ingredients that rule yields hard limits:

• Mullein leaf extract, first, must be at least as heavy as each of the others, so at least 154 ÷ 3 = 51.3 mg.
• Ginger root extract, second, cannot exceed mullein, so at most 154 ÷ 2 = 77 mg.
• Organic lemon extract, third, cannot exceed ginger, so at most 154 ÷ 3 = 51.3 mg.

Those are boundaries, not estimates. A blend of 120 mg mullein, 30 mg ginger and 4 mg lemon would satisfy the label as well as an equal three-way split. For comparison, the one human airway trial of ginger used 2,000 mg a day ^[5], so even the ceiling sits under 4% of it.

The “10:1” describes how the mullein extract was made, roughly ten parts of dried leaf to one part of extract. It is not a strength guarantee, because the label names no marker compound that would let anyone check it.

Why the panel shows a dagger instead of a percentage

The dagger next to 154 mg points to the footnote “Daily Value not established.” Daily Values exist for vitamins, minerals and a few nutrients such as fiber and protein. Herbal extracts have none, so the column is always blank for them. The dagger is not a warning; it simply means there is no official reference amount to compare against. It does, however, remove one of the easiest ways shoppers judge a supplement, which is why the dose comparisons on this site use published research amounts instead.

The panel also has no nutrition lines such as calories or sugars. Labels may omit nutrients present only in insignificant amounts, and at 0.60 mL a serving the glycerin contributes very little energy.

The other ingredients, one by one

Purified water carries everything. Glycerin sweetens and thickens, and it is a demulcent: it coats the throat, which cough researchers credit for much of the relief syrups provide ^[6]. Natural flavors are unspecified. Citric acid sets the acidity and freshens the taste. Potassium sorbate and sodium benzoate are preservatives, common in soft drinks and syrups, that keep an opened bottle from spoiling. None of these is unusual; all are standard in liquid supplements.

Notice what is absent: no alcohol, no added sugar, no artificial sweetener listed, no caffeine. People avoiding alcohol for medical or personal reasons should find the base acceptable, but if you are sensitive to benzoates you may want to skip it.

What the front-label claims are allowed to say

“Advanced Lungs Support”, “Clear Breathing”, “Healthy Lungs” and “Lasting Breath” are structure/function claims. Federal rules allow supplements to describe support for normal body function, provided the label carries the FDA disclaimer and the claims stop short of disease ^[2]. That is why each badge has an asterisk. The same rules mean the product cannot say it treats asthma, COPD, bronchitis or allergies, and the label does not.

The sales page is not so careful. Phrases about reducing “wheeze”, relieving congestion and accelerating “recovery after respiratory crises” edge toward disease territory. The FDA's consumer guidance warns that miracle-style health promises are a common sign of questionable products ^[8].

“FDA registered facility” and “Made in the USA”

Food and supplement factories must register with the FDA. Registration is a listing, not an inspection result and not an approval of anything made there. The agency does not approve supplements before sale and acts mainly after problems are reported ^[4]. Factories must still follow current good manufacturing practice rules, which require identity testing of ingredients, batch records and quality control ^[3]. The label does not name the factory, so there is no way to look up its inspection history.

“Made in the USA with globally sourced ingredients” tells you the spray was mixed and bottled in the United States while the extracts may come from anywhere. That is normal for botanicals, most of which are grown and extracted abroad.

Storage and shelf life

The label asks you to keep the bottle away from heat, light and humidity and to store it in a cool, dry place. The amber glass already blocks much of the light that degrades plant compounds; the rest is up to you. A bathroom cabinet is warm and humid, a car glovebox gets hot, and a sunny windowsill defeats the amber glass. A kitchen cupboard away from the stove is a better spot.

Once the seal is broken, the preservatives protect the liquid, but the pump draws air in with every press. Wipe the nozzle if it gets sticky, close the cap after each use, and do not share the bottle. If the liquid changes color sharply, smells off or shows floating growth, stop using it. No expiry date appears on the label image, so check the physical bottle or box for one when it arrives.

What the label does not tell you

• The milligrams of each extract inside the 154 mg blend.
• Marker compounds or standardization (for example, gingerol content or verbascoside content).
• The plant part and form of the lemon extract.
• The manufacturer's name or address; only the distributor is listed.
• A certificate of analysis or any reference to third-party testing.
• An allergen statement, which matters for people allergic to citrus or ginger.

None of these omissions breaks the rules; they are common in this category. Together they mean you are trusting the distributor's word on identity, strength and purity. NCCIH's advice on using supplements wisely is to ask exactly these questions before buying ^[7].

The same panel under another name

The Breathiterol panel is almost word for word the panel of a spray sold as Breathizen, also distributed through a Lakeland, Florida company.

Identical formulas under different brand names are common in this market. It is worth knowing so that you do not buy both expecting different results.

Read your own bottle: a checklist

When the parcel arrives, take two minutes with the bottle before opening it:

1. Is the safety seal intact? The label says not to use the bottle otherwise.
2. Does the panel read 4 sprays (0.60 mL), 100 servings, Proprietary Blend 154 mg, with the same three extracts?
3. Is there a lot number and an expiry or best-by date printed on the bottle or box? Photograph them.
4. Does the distributor line match Instituto Experience, Lakeland FL, with the same phone number?
5. Do the other ingredients match the list above?

If anything differs, contact the seller before use and keep the bottle sealed. If a product causes a reaction, you can report it to the FDA through MedWatch ^[9] or the agency's supplement problem page ^[10].

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