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Bacopa

by Himalaya · other (e.g. tea bag) · 60 caplets

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 6 05069 40301 6
  • DSLD label 278486
  • Serving 1 caplet
  • 60 servings

Bacopa by Himalaya lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 caplet, such as 500 mg of organic bacopa powder and 250 mg of organic bacopa extract. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on December 13, 2022.

What is in Bacopa?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 caplet. 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).

Bacopa: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 278486, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
organic Bacopa powderas Bacopa Saponinsorganic Bacopa powder (Form: 2% Bacopa Saponins Note: 10 mg) PlantPart: whole plant Genus: Bacopa500 mgBacopa in Bacopa against 481 products750 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 300 mg, the median 200 mg.750 mg

Higher than 95% of 481 products listing bacopa (median 200 mg).

organic Bacopa extractas Bacopa Saponinsorganic Bacopa extract (Form: 24% Bacopa Saponins Note: 60 mg) PlantPart: whole plant Genus: Bacopa Species: monnieri250 mg

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 278486 (entered December 13, 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?

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 750 mg of organic bacopa powder (filed by NIH under bacopa) (2 rows of the label added together) is higher than 95% of the 481 bacopa products that print an amount; 21 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
Recommended Use: Adults take 1 caplet per day before food.
Warnings
Caution: As with any supplement, consult a healthcare practitioner before use if you are pregnant, nursing, taking medication, have a medical condition or are planning any medical procedure.
Discontinue use and consult a healthcare practitioner if any adverse reactions occur.
Keep out of reach of children.
Allergens and what it does not contain
No wheat, corn, soy or dairy. No ingredients of animal origin Gluten free
Non GMO Project Verified nongmoproject.org

Source: label statements in DSLD label 278486.

What else is on the label?

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Control Union Certified NPOP/NAB/0010 India Organic; Non GMO Project Verified nongmoproject.org USDA Organic. Listed with: USDA Organic seal (a seal is the label's claim; the certifier's own list confirms it).

How many labels does Bacopa have?

6 labels are on file under this name since December 29, 2014: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 278486 (current) Entered December 13, 2022 · on the market · 60 caplets · UPC 6 05069 40301 6
  2. Label 80205 Entered November 20, 2017 · off the market October 5, 2020 · 60 caplets · UPC 6 05069 40301 6
  3. Label 80201 Entered November 20, 2017 · off the market October 5, 2020 · 30 caplets · UPC 6 05069 43201 6
  4. Label 40401 Entered December 29, 2014 · off the market September 18, 2017 · 60 caplets · UPC 6 05069 40301 6
  5. Label 40399 Entered December 29, 2014 · off the market November 25, 2014 · 60 caplets · UPC 6 05069 40301 6
  6. Label 40378 Entered December 29, 2014 · off the market September 18, 2017 · 30 caplets · UPC 6 05069 43201 6

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

Who makes it?

The label names The Himalaya Drug Company (distributor), Sugar Land, Texas. All Himalaya products.

Where next?