Metamucil® is the only leading fiber supplement brand that contains 100% natural psyllium fiber, giving you an unmatched range of health benefits.* And as for those other leading fiber supplement brands, there’s no competition—only Metamucil has the power of psyllium fiber.
How Metamucil Works
Studies suggest that the psyllium in Metamucil works differently to give you multiple health benefits.
- The psyllium fiber in Metamucil acts like a sponge.
- It absorbs some cholesterol.
- Then, it gently removes waste from your system.
Learn more about how Metamucil works by watching the video to the right.
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Opening shot of Metamucil Orange Smooth Texture Sugar Free Powder bottle
Person A adds 1 teaspoon of leading clear-mixing fiber powder to 4 ounces of water. Person B adds 1/2 rounded teaspoon Metamucil Smooth Texture Sugar Free Unflavored powder to 4 ounces of water.
Person A adds cooking oil, dyed red, to leading clear-mixing fiber in 4 ounces of water. Person B adds cooking oil, dyed red, to Metamucil Smooth Texture Sugar Free Unflavored powder in 4 ounces of water.
After the elapsed time of five minutes, the cooking oil added to the leading clear-mixing fiber has risen to the top of the liquid, unabsorbed. The cooking oil added to Metamucil Smooth Texture Sugar Free Unflavored powder has been absorbed by the psyllium fiber.
Close-up of hand stirring a glass of Metamucil Orange Smooth Texture Sugar Free Powder
Animation shows psyllium fiber, like that in Metamucil, forming a gel and working its way through a digestive tract, absorbing waste and some cholesterol.
Animation then shows clear-mixing fiber working its way through a digestive tract, leaving all waste and cholesterol behind.
Lineup of Metamucil products: Metamucil Pink Lemonade Smooth Texture Sugar Free Powder, Metamucil Orange Smooth Texture Sugar Free Powder, and Metamucil Berry Burst! Smooth Texture Sugar Free Powder.
Image of Metamucil logo and web address of www.metamucil.com.
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When the psyllium fiber in Metamucil is compared to the wheat dextrin fiber in Benefiber**,
it's easy to see—you get more health benefits with Metamucil.
100% Natural Psyllium Fiber Like That in Metamucil
100% Natural Wheat Dextrin Fiber Like That in Benefiber®**
100% natural psyllium fiber, like that in Metamucil, helps lower cholesterol.***
100% natural wheat dextrin fiber, like that in Benefiber, does not.
100% natural psyllium fiber, like that in Metamucil, is recognized by the FDA for multiple health benefits.†
100% natural wheat dextrin fiber, like that in Benefiber, is not.
Metamucil is the number one doctor and pharmacist recommended brand of fiber.††
Benefiber is not.
Both 100% natural psyllium fiber, like that in Metamucil, and 100% natural wheat dextrin fiber, like that in Benefiber, add fiber to your diet.
A leading fiber expert agrees—psyllium fiber is the better fiber supplement. Read All Fibers Are Not Created Equal, by James W. Anderson, M.D., and experience the power of psyllium for yourself.
