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Cordyceps 20:1 Concentrated Extract

by Samsara Herbs · powder · 16 oz

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC X001FTCEYV
  • DSLD label 255425
  • Serving 1 scoop
  • 156 servings

Cordyceps 20:1 Concentrated Extract by Samsara Herbs lists one ingredient: 2,900 mg of cordyceps per serving of 1 scoop. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on September 24, 2021.

What is in Cordyceps 20:1 Concentrated Extract?

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

Cordyceps 20:1 Concentrated Extract: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 255425, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Cordyceps2,900 mgCordyceps in Cordyceps 20:1 Concentrated Extract against 450 products2,900 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 600 mg, the median 250 mg.2,900 mg

Higher than over 99% of 450 products listing cordyceps (median 250 mg). Per day at the most servings: 8,700 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 255425 (entered September 24, 2021), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD. 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 2,900 mg of cordyceps is higher than over 99% of the 450 cordyceps products that print an amount; 1 list more.

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: Take 1 scoop 1-3 times per day or as recommended by your health care professional.
Warnings
Caution: If you have a medical condition, are pregnant or taking medications, consult your health care professional before using this product.
Keep out of reach of children.
Storage
Storage Cool dry place, out of direct sunlight.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 255425.

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): GMP Good Manufacturing Practice; 3rd party USA tested USA tested.

How many labels does Cordyceps 20:1 Concentrated Extract have?

4 labels are on file under this name since September 24, 2021: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 255425 (current) Entered September 24, 2021 · on the market · 16 oz · UPC X001FTCEYV
  2. Label 255422 Entered September 24, 2021 · on the market · 8 oz · UPC X001FIKLL5
  3. Label 255417 Entered September 24, 2021 · on the market · 2 oz · UPC X001FI7DRP
  4. Label 255415 Entered September 24, 2021 · on the market · 4 ounces · UPC X001FI469D

DSLD also links this label to: Cordyceps (package size difference, same product), Cordyceps (package size difference, same product), Cordyceps (package size difference, same product), Cordyceps (image difference, same product), Cordyceps (package size difference, same product).

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

Who makes it?

The label names Samsara Herbs Inc. by Aspen Copacking (distributor), Lindon, Utah. All Samsara Herbs products.

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