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Ashwagandha 500 mg

by Nature's Way · capsule · 60 vegan capsules

  • Off the market since June 2025 (NIH)
  • UPC 0 33674 15387 1
  • DSLD label 327870
  • Serving 1 capsule
  • 60 servings

Ashwagandha 500 mg by Nature's Way lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 500 mg of ashwagandha root extract. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on April 24, 2025.

What is in Ashwagandha 500 mg?

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).

Ashwagandha 500 mg: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 327870, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Ashwagandha Root Extractstandardized to500 mgAshwagandha in Ashwagandha 500 mg against 1,646 products500 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 125 mg to 500 mg, the median 250 mg.500 mg

Higher than 74% of 1,646 products listing ashwagandha (median 250 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,500 mg.

Withanolides3.5%17.5 mgWithanolide in Ashwagandha 500 mg against 79 products17.5 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 3.13 mg to 20 mg, the median 8 mg.17.5 mg

Higher than 72% of 79 products listing withanolide (median 8 mg). Per day at the most servings: 52.5 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 327870 (entered April 24, 2025), 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?

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 2 to 3 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?

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
Recommendation: Adults take 1 capsule, two to three times daily, preferably with food or water.
Warnings
Keep out of reach of children.
Warning: Do not use if you are pregnant. If you are nursing or taking any medications, consult a health-care professional before use.
Individuals with diabetes should monitor blood glucose levels closely while taking this product.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Vegan Gelatin Free
Non GMO Project Verified nongmoproject.org
Gluten free. No wheat, corn, soy, dairy, gelatin, or artificial colors or flavors.
Storage
Keep tightly closed. Store at room temperature. Avoid excessive heat and direct sunlight.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 327870.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Hypromellose, Cellulose, Magnesium Stearate, Calcium Silicate, Silica.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Safety sealed with inner seal. Do not use if seal is broken or missing.

How many labels does Ashwagandha 500 mg have?

3 labels are on file under this name since February 26, 2020: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 327870 (current) Entered April 24, 2025 · off the market June 20, 2025 · 60 vegan capsules · UPC 0 33674 15387 1
  2. Label 273380 Entered January 23, 2023 · off the market December 20, 2024 · 60 vegan capsules · UPC 0 33674 15387 1
  3. Label 213125 Entered February 26, 2020 · off the market December 10, 2021 · 60 vegan capsules · UPC 0 33674 15387 1

DSLD also links this label to: Ashwagandha Standardized (image difference, same product), Ashwagandha Standardized (image difference, same product), Ashwagandha Standardized (image difference, same product), Ashwagandha Standardized (image difference, same product).

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 Way Brands, LLC (manufacturer), Green Bay, WI. All Nature's Way products.

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