Cinnamon Extract 250 mg
by Swanson · capsule · 90 capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 0 87614 14114 5
- DSLD label 308497
- Serving 1 capsule
- 90 servings
Cinnamon Extract 250 mg by Swanson lists one ingredient: 250 mg of cinnamon bark extract per serving of 1 capsule. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on February 22, 2024.
What is in Cinnamon Extract 250 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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cinnamon Bark Extractas Cinnamomum cassia Bark Extract | 250 mg | Higher than 56% of 601 products listing cinnamon (median 200 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 308497 (entered February 22, 2024), 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?
6 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Cinnamon 250 mgVitabase · off the market same ingredients
- Cinnamon Extract 250 mgSwanson Superior Herbs · off the market same ingredients
- CinnaMedic CinnamonWonder Laboratories same ingredients
- CinSulinDr. Rico Perez same ingredients
- Cinnamon 350 mgNatures Plus Herbal Actives same ingredients
- Cinnamon Capsules 400 mgOrganic Aura 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
- Suggested use: As a dietary supplement, take one capsule with water before each meal.
- Warnings
- Warning: For adults only. Keep out of reach of children.
- Do not take this product if you are pregnant or nursing. Consult your physician before using this or any product if you are taking medication or have a medical condition.
- Do not use if seal is broken.
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 308497.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Gelatin, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Maltodextrin, Calcium Palmitate.
How many labels does Cinnamon Extract 250 mg have?
2 labels are on file under this name since June 24, 2019: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 308497 (current) Entered February 22, 2024 · on the market · 90 capsules · UPC 0 87614 14114 5
- Label 203618 Entered June 24, 2019 · off the market August 29, 2024 · 90 capsules · UPC 0 87614 14114 5
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Swanson Health Products (distributor), Fargo, ND. All Swanson products.