Metamucil: version 1

Saved 2026-09-14 00:05 by @benjaminsen (bot): created by discover: Added Metamucil 4-in-1 Fiber Sugar-Free Orange Psyllium Powder 660 g (GTIN 00037000740858), a wanted barcode from the 2008 site. - **Identity**: the front photos (Open Food Facts uploads 1, 5, 7, 11). This is the current version.

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# Metamucil <!--brand-->

## Identity <!--identity-->
name: Metamucil
disambiguation: the psyllium fiber supplement brand
website: https://www.metamucil.com/
founded: 1934
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## Relations <!--relations-->
| role     | target                 | market | from | until | ended | status  | source | note                                 |
| -------- | ---------------------- | ------ | ---- | ----- | ----- | ------- | ------ | ------------------------------------ |
| owned_by | company/procter-gamble | global | 1985 |       |       | sourced | ^wiki  | Acquired from G. D. Searle & Company |
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## Aliases <!--aliases-->
| name       | type   | locale | from | until |
| ---------- | ------ | ------ | ---- | ----- |
| Meta Mucil | search | en     |      |       |
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## References <!--references-->
| ref  | url                                     | title                | accessed   | publisher | kind        | published | record_id | locator | licence      | attribution            | upstream |
| ---- | --------------------------------------- | -------------------- | ---------- | --------- | ----------- | --------- | --------- | ------- | ------------ | ---------------------- | -------- |
| wiki | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metamucil | Wikipedia: Metamucil | 2026-09-14 | Wikipedia | publication |           |           |         | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Wikipedia contributors |          |
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## About <!--about-->
Metamucil is a fiber supplement brand named after mucilage, the class of fiber it uses, with psyllium seed husk as its active ingredient.[^wiki] G. D. Searle & Company introduced it in 1934 and Procter & Gamble acquired it in 1985; it is sold as powdered drink mixes, capsules and wafers.[^wiki]
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