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Ashwagandha + Saffron

by Healthy Directions · capsule · 30 vegetarian capsules

  • Off the market since March 2025 (NIH)
  • UPC 8 10047 39016 9
  • DSLD label 267457
  • Serving 1 vegetarian capsule
  • 30 servings

Ashwagandha + Saffron by Healthy Directions lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 1 vegetarian capsule, such as 250 mg of ashwagandha extract, 200 mg of L-theanine and 30 mg of saffron extract. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on June 16, 2022.

What is in Ashwagandha + Saffron?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 vegetarian 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 + Saffron: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 267457, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Ashwagandha extract250 mgAshwagandha in Ashwagandha + Saffron against 1,646 products250 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 125 mg to 500 mg, the median 250 mg.250 mg

42% of 1,646 products listing ashwagandha give more (median 250 mg).

L-Theanine200 mgTheanine in Ashwagandha + Saffron against 1,602 products200 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 90 mg to 200 mg, the median 100 mg.200 mg

Higher than 61% of 1,602 products listing theanine (median 100 mg).

Saffron extract30 mgSaffron in Ashwagandha + Saffron against 201 products30 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 20 mg to 88.5 mg, the median 30 mg.30 mg

37% of 201 products listing saffron give more (median 30 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 267457 (entered June 16, 2022), 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 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?

2 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
Suggested Use: Take 1 vegetarian capsule once daily with a meal.
Warnings
Precautions: Consult a health care practitioner if you are pregnant or nursing, have a serious medical condition, or use any medications.
Keep out of reach of children.
Allergens and what it does not contain
GF Gluten free
Storage
To preserve quality and freshness, store bottle with cap tightly closed in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 267457.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Hypromellose, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Magnesium Stearate.

How many labels does Ashwagandha + Saffron have?

One label is on file, entered on June 16, 2022.

  1. Label 267457 (current) Entered June 16, 2022 · off the market March 14, 2025 · 30 vegetarian capsules · UPC 8 10047 39016 9

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

Who makes it?

The label names Healthy Directions (distributor), Bethesda, MD. All Healthy Directions products.

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