Adrenal Support
by Nature's Sunshine · capsule · 60 capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 0 99904 01507 4
- DSLD label 220916
- Serving 1 capsule
- 60 servings
Adrenal Support by Nature's Sunshine lists 13 ingredients, 8 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 25 mg of vitamin C, 10 mg of thiamine, 5 mg of riboflavin and 5 mg of vitamin B6; 5 sit inside a blend without their own amounts. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on May 22, 2020.
What is in Adrenal Support?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 capsule. The capsule beside an amount places it among every product in the NIH database that lists the same ingredient: the bar is the middle half of their amounts, the line in it the median, the whiskers the 10th and 90th percentiles; the green tick is the FDA Daily Value and the red dashed tick the adult upper limit (IOM).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vitamin Cas Ascorbic Acid | 25 mg | 28% | 88% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 50 mg. |
| Thiamineas Thiamine Mononitrate, Vitamin B1 | 10 mg | 833% | Higher than 59% of 9,830 products listing thiamin (median 5 mg). Per day at the most servings: 20 mg. |
| Riboflavinas Riboflavin Phosphate | 5 mg | 385% | Higher than 51% of 9,824 products listing riboflavin (median 4 mg). Per day at the most servings: 10 mg. |
| Vitamin B6as Pyridoxal 5-Phosphate | 5 mg | 294% | 51% of 15,277 products listing vitamin B6 give more (median 6 mg). Per day at the most servings: 10 mg. |
| Pantothenic Acidas D-Calcium Pantothenate | 45 mg | 900% | Higher than 71% of 10,060 products listing pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) (median 12 mg). Per day at the most servings: 90 mg. |
| Magnesiumas Magnesium Citrate | 10 mg | 2% | 91% of 14,003 products listing magnesium give more (median 86 mg). Per day at the most servings: 20 mg. |
| Zincas Zinc Citrate | 5 mg | 45% | 72% of 13,186 products listing zinc give more (median 11 mg). Per day at the most servings: 10 mg. |
| Potassiumas Potassium Citrate | 5 mg | 1% | This amount is far outside what other labels list for potassium, or disagrees with the label's own %DV: possibly a unit or transcription slip in the database. Check the label image on DSLD. |
| Proprietary Blend | 240 mg | ||
| Adrenal Substance | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Schisandra | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Borage seed Oil | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Licorice | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| ProteaseProtease Blend | in the blend, no amount given |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 220916 (entered May 22, 2020), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD. Amounts are what the maker printed; DSLD does not test products. Daily Values: the FDA's Daily Value page.
Is that a lot?
The rows in the top or bottom tenth of the products that list the same ingredient, and any above the adult upper limit at the most servings a day the directions give:
- 91% of the 14,003 products that print an amount of magnesium list more than its 10 mg of magnesium (median 86 mg).
The NIH database records 2 servings a day from the label's directions; its % Daily Values are for adults and children 4 or more years of age. The directions as printed are further down this page.
The Tolerable Upper Intake Level is the most of a nutrient per day, from food, water and supplements together, that is likely to pose no risk for almost all adults (Institute of Medicine, 2011). It does not apply under medical supervision. This page compares labels; it is not medical advice.
Sources: amounts from the DSLD label; Daily Values from 21 CFR 101.9(c)(8)(iv); adult upper limits from the Institute of Medicine's DRI summary tables (2011). How positions are computed.
Which products have the closest formulas?
The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Adrenal Support's, rare ingredients counting for more.
- CortrexThorne Research · off the market 8 shared, 56% alike
- CortrexThorne · off the market 8 shared, 56% alike
- AdrenergyB.E.S.T. Process Alka-Line Supplements 6 shared, 45% alike
- AdrenaCortKaruna 6 shared, 41% alike
- Tad+Genestra Brands 8 shared, 39% alike
- Adrenplus-300Douglas Laboratories 7 shared, 38% alike
Source: ingredient lists of every product's current label in DSLD (version 9.4.0); similarity weights each shared ingredient by how rare it is.
What does the label say about taking it?
Quoted from the label as DSLD transcribed it: the maker's words, including any claim about what the product does, which the FDA has not evaluated and PlainVitamins does not endorse.
- Directions
- Recommended use: Take 1 capsule with a meal twice daily.
- Warnings
- Do not use if inner seal is missing or damaged.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 220916.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Cellulose, Capsule.
How many labels does Adrenal Support have?
3 labels are on file under this name since January 25, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 220916 (current) Entered May 22, 2020 · on the market · 60 capsules · UPC 0 99904 01507 4
- Label 70108 Entered January 25, 2017 · off the market April 7, 2020 · 60 capsules · UPC 0 99904 01507 4
- Label 4532 Entered January 25, 2012 · off the market January 17, 2017 · 60 capsules · UPC 0 99904 01507 4
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Nature's Sunshine Products, Inc. (manufacturer), Spanish Fork, UT. All Nature's Sunshine products.