Cinnamon WS
by Pure Encapsulations · capsule · 120 capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 7 66298 00738 0
- DSLD label 293936
- Serving 1 capsule
- 120 servings
Cinnamon WS by Pure Encapsulations lists one ingredient: 125 mg of cinnamon dried bark extract per serving of 1 capsule. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on July 18, 2023.
What is in Cinnamon WS?
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 Dried Bark Extractas Cinnamomum cassia Dried Bark Extract | 125 mg | 57% of 601 products listing cinnamon give more (median 200 mg). Per day at the most servings: 250 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 293936 (entered July 18, 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?
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 2 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.
- Best Cinnamon ExtractDoctor's Best · off the market same ingredients
- WellBetX CinnamonRich 150 mgNatural Factors same ingredients
- WellBetX CinnamonRichNatural Factors same ingredients
- Cinnamon ExtractNuNaturals same ingredients
- Thermo-Lift MetaboliksPhysician's Signature same ingredients
- Super Strength Cinnamon 2000 mgSimply Supplements 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
- Recommendations: As a dietary supplement, take 1 capsule, twice daily, with meals.
- Warnings
- Warning: If you are pregnant or lactating, have any health condition or are taking any medication, consult your health professional before use.
- Keep out of the reach of children.
- Use only if safety seal is intact.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Gluten-free, non-GMO & hypoallergenic
- Certified Gluten-Free by the Gluten-Free Certification Organization, www.gluten.org
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 293936.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Cellulose, Water, Cellulose, Ascorbyl Palmitate.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): GFCO.org (Gluten-Free Certification Organization). Listed with: Certified gluten-free (GFCO) (a seal is the label's claim; the certifier's own list confirms it).
How many labels does Cinnamon WS have?
4 labels are on file under this name since January 7, 2019: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 293936 (current) Entered July 18, 2023 · on the market · 120 capsules · UPC 7 66298 00738 0
- Label 245998 Entered March 25, 2021 · off the market July 21, 2022 · 120 capsules · UPC 7 66298 00738 0
- Label 219581 Entered May 22, 2020 · off the market March 15, 2020 · 120 capsules · UPC 7 66298 00738 0
- Label 184401 Entered January 7, 2019 · off the market December 16, 2020 · 120 capsules · UPC 7 66298 00738 0
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Pure Encapsulations (manufacturer), Sudbury, MA. All Pure Encapsulations products.