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Banaba 250 mg

by Advance Physician Formulas · capsule · 60 vegetable capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 8 96996 00054 0
  • DSLD label 270280
  • Serving 1 veggie capsule
  • 60 servings

Banaba 250 mg by Advance Physician Formulas lists one ingredient: 250 mg of banaba leaf extract per serving of 1 veggie capsule. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on June 16, 2022.

What is in Banaba 250 mg?

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

Banaba 250 mg: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 270280, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Banaba leaf extractas Corosolic Acid1% Corosolic acid250 mgBanaba in Banaba 250 mg against 241 products250 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 16 mg to 80 mg, the median 25 mg.250 mg

Higher than 88% of 241 products listing banaba (median 25 mg). Per day at the most servings: 750 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 270280 (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 1 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
Suggested use: As a dietary supplement, healthy adults take 1 capsule 1-3 times daily with meals, or as recommended by a qualified healthcare professional.
Warnings
Warnings: Keep out of reach of children.
Consult with a qualified healthcare professional prior to using this product. Sealed for your protection. Do not use if seal is missing or broken.
This product is not manufactured with milk, eggs, fish, crustacean shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, soy or gluten. Produced in a third-party registered cGMP compliant facility that may process other products containing these allergens or ingredients.
Allergens and what it does not contain
This product is not manufactured with milk, eggs, fish, crustacean shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, soy or gluten.
Storage
Store at room temperature, in a dry place. Protect product from excessive heat, freezing, humidity, and light.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 270280.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Vegetable Capsule.

How many labels does Banaba 250 mg have?

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

  1. Label 270280 (current) Entered June 16, 2022 · on the market · 60 vegetable capsules · UPC 8 96996 00054 0

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

Who makes it?

The label names Advance Physician Formulas, Inc. (manufacturer), Irvine, CA. All Advance Physician Formulas products.

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