Cascara Sagrada 4:1 Extract Powder
by TerraVita Premium Collection · powder · 1 ounce
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 0 64435 20863 9
- DSLD label 290803
- Serving 0.25 tsp
- 28 servings
Cascara Sagrada 4:1 Extract Powder by TerraVita Premium Collection lists one ingredient: 1,000 mg of cascara sagrada extract, powder per serving of 0.25 tsp. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on June 22, 2023.
What is in Cascara Sagrada 4:1 Extract Powder?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 0.25 tsp. 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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cascara sagrada Extract, Powder4:1 Extract | 1,000 mg | Higher than 97% of 240 products listing cascara sagrada (median 175 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 290803 (entered June 22, 2023), 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 1,000 mg of cascara sagrada is higher than 97% of the 240 cascara sagrada products that print an amount; 5 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.
- Cascara Sagrada 1000 mgRemedys Nutrition same ingredients
- Cascara Sagrada PowderTerraVita Premium Collection same ingredients
- CascaraHawaii Pharm same ingredients
- Cascara Sugar FreeHerbal Terra same ingredients
- Cascara Alcohol FreeHerbal Terra same ingredients
- Cascara Sagrada 475 mgChristopher's Original Formulas same ingredients
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
- Directions
Source: label statements in DSLD label 290803.
How many labels does Cascara Sagrada 4:1 Extract Powder have?
2 labels are on file under this name since April 21, 2023: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 290803 (current) Entered June 22, 2023 · on the market · 1 ounce · UPC 0 64435 20863 9
- Label 289769 Entered April 21, 2023 · on the market · 4 ounces · UPC 0 64435 20864 6
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names TerraVita Fine Whole Herbs (manufacturer), Brampton, Ontario, Canada. All TerraVita Premium Collection products.