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Alpha

by JYM Supplement Science · capsule · 240 capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 8 17047 02510 7
  • DSLD label 316789
  • Serving 4 capsules
  • 60 servings

Alpha by JYM Supplement Science lists 9 ingredients, 9 with an amount per serving of 4 capsules, such as 600 mg of ashwagandha root extract, 600 mg of fenugreek seed extract, 500 mg of damiana, powder and 250 mg of quercetin. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on August 22, 2024.

What is in Alpha?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 4 capsules. 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).

Alpha: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 316789, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Ashwagandha Root Extractas Withanolidesstandardized 1.5% withanolides600 mgAshwagandha in Alpha against 1,646 products600 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 125 mg to 500 mg, the median 250 mg.600 mg

Higher than 79% of 1,646 products listing ashwagandha (median 250 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,200 mg.

Fenugreek Seed Extractas Saponinsstandardized to 50% saponins600 mgFenugreek in Alpha against 628 products600 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 600 mg, the median 300 mg.600 mg

Higher than 72% of 628 products listing fenugreek (median 300 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,200 mg.

Damiana, Powderas Turnera aphrodisiaca, Powder500 mgDamiana in Alpha against 198 products500 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 450 mg, the median 100 mg.500 mg

Higher than 80% of 198 products listing damiana (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,000 mg.

Quercetin250 mgQuercetin in Alpha against 1,548 products250 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 26.5 mg to 250 mg, the median 100 mg.250 mg

Higher than 71% of 1,548 products listing quercetin (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 500 mg.

Diindolylmethane250 mgDiindolylmethane in Alpha against 425 products250 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 200 mg, the median 100 mg.250 mg

Higher than 84% of 425 products listing diindolylmethane (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 500 mg.

Shilajitas Fulvic Acidstandardized 20% Fulvic Acid250 mgShilajit in Alpha against 196 products250 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 500 mg, the median 250 mg.250 mg

37% of 196 products listing shilajit give more (median 250 mg). Per day at the most servings: 500 mg.

Tongkat Ali Root Extract20:1150 mgEurycoma Longifolia in Alpha against 496 products150 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 75 mg to 212.47 mg, the median 100 mg.150 mg

Higher than 58% of 496 products listing eurycoma longifolia (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 300 mg.

Dehydroepiandrosterone25 mgDHEA in Alpha against 454 products25 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 50 mg, the median 25 mg.25 mg

43% of 454 products listing DHEA give more (median 25 mg). Per day at the most servings: 50 mg.

Boronas Boron Citrate5 mgBoron in Alpha against 3,339 products5 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 0.3 mg to 2 mg, the median 1 mg.UL 20 mg5 mg

Higher than 94% of 3,339 products listing boron (median 1 mg). Per day at the most servings: 10 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 316789 (entered August 22, 2024), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD or its label image (PDF). 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:

  • Its 5 mg of boron is higher than 94% of the 3,339 boron products that print an amount; 146 list more.

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 Alpha's, rare ingredients counting for more.

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
Directions: Take one serving (4 capsules) with a meal twice a day. On non-training days take one serving in the morning and one serving at night. On training days, take one serving about an hour before workouts and take one serving in the morning or at night, depending on when you train.
Warnings
Warning: Do not use if you are under the age of 18, pregnant or nursing, have any known of suspected medical conditions, are taking any prescription or over the counter medications.
Consult with a qualified healthcare professional before using this or any other dietary supplement. Discontinue two weeks prior to surgery.
Keep out of reach of children.
Do not purchase if the seal is missing or broken.
Produced in a facility that also processes soy, fish, shellfish, milk, peanuts, tree nuts, wheat, eggs, and sesame.
Warning: Consuming this product can expose you to chemicals including lead, which is known to the state of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm. For more information go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov/food.
Storage
Store in a cool dry place. Protect from heat, light, and moisture.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 316789.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Gelatin, Silicon Dioxide, Magnesium Stearate, Microcrystalline Cellulose.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): GMP Made in a GMP Certified Facility.

How many labels does Alpha have?

4 labels are on file under this name since April 25, 2019: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 334769 Entered July 24, 2025 · off the market May 14, 2024 · 180 vegetarian capsules · UPC 8 17047 02020 1
  2. Label 316789 (current) Entered August 22, 2024 · on the market · 240 capsules · UPC 8 17047 02510 7
  3. Label 245844 Entered February 25, 2021 · on the market · 180 vegetarian capsules · UPC 8 17047 02020 1
  4. Label 170583 Entered April 25, 2019 · off the market February 18, 2021 · 180 capsules · UPC 8 17047 02020 1

Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).

Who makes it?

The label names PHD Fitness (distributor), Westlake Village, CA. All JYM Supplement Science products.

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