Andes Organic Maca
by Terry Naturally · capsule · 60 capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 3 67703 28106 9
- DSLD label 51671
- Serving 2 capsules
- 30 servings
Andes Organic Maca by Terry Naturally lists one ingredient: 1,500 mg of organic whole maca (lepidium meyenii walp) extract per serving of 2 capsules. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on October 22, 2015.
What is in Andes Organic Maca?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| organic whole Maca (Lepidium meyenii Walp) extract | 1,500 mg | Higher than 89% of 728 products listing maca (median 250 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 51671 (entered October 22, 2015), 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?
Every amount on this label with a position sits within the middle 80% of the products that list the same ingredient.
The NIH database records one serving 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?
6 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- MacaLiveLong Nutrition · off the market same ingredients
- Maca 1500 mgNugenix same ingredients
- Maca RootDorado Nutrition same ingredients
- Black MacaAntler Farms same ingredients
- Maca 400 mgAbsorb Health same ingredients
- Maca Root Extract 1600 mgtnvitamins same ingredients
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
- Recommendations: 2 capsules daily.
- Warnings
- If pregnant or nursing, consult a healthcare practitioner before using.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- No sugar, salt, yeast, wheat, gluten, corn, soy, dairy products, artificial coloring, artificial flavoring, or artificial preservatives.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 51671.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Vegetable Cellulose Capsules, Vegetable Source Magnesium Stearate, Silicon Dioxide.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): V VEGAN; Terry Naturally EuroPharma.
How many labels does Andes Organic Maca have?
2 labels are on file under this name since November 25, 2014: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 51671 (current) Entered October 22, 2015 · on the market · 60 capsules · UPC 3 67703 28106 9
- Label 39298 Entered November 25, 2014 · off the market October 2, 2015 · 60 capsules · UPC 3 67703 28106 9
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names EuroPharma, Inc. (distributor), Green Bay, WI. All Terry Naturally products.