Ashwagandha

by Sun Potion · powder · 3.9 ounces

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 8 50001 14602 9
  • DSLD label 307986
  • Serving 1.25 g
  • 88 servings

Ashwagandha by Sun Potion lists one ingredient: 1.25 g of ashwagandha root extract per serving of 1.25 g. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on March 22, 2024.

What is in Ashwagandha?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1.25 g. 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).

Ashwagandha: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 307986, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Ashwagandha Root Extractas Alkaloids, Withanolides2.5% withanolides & alkaloids1.25 gAshwagandha in Ashwagandha against 1,646 products1,250 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 125 mg to 500 mg, the median 250 mg.1,250 mg

Higher than 95% of 1,646 products listing ashwagandha (median 250 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 307986 (entered March 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 1,250 mg of ashwagandha is higher than 95% of the 1,646 ashwagandha products that print an amount; 82 list more.

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.

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
These are powerful foods. Consume in small, regular doses over a lifetime.
Invitations for use Add 1/2 teaspoon (2 grams) to warm water or tea! Excellent addition to milk potions, elixirs, smoothies, raw treats, busy schedules.
Warnings
Keep out of reach of children.
Consult your healthcare practitioner before use if pregnant.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 307986.

How many labels does Ashwagandha have?

One label is on file, entered on March 22, 2024.

  1. Label 307986 (current) Entered March 22, 2024 · on the market · 3.9 ounces · UPC 8 50001 14602 9

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

Who makes it?

The label names Sun Potion, LLC Transformational Foods (distributor), Santa Barbara, CA. All Sun Potion products.

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