Cordyceps
by BIOVEA · capsule · 60 vegetarian capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 8 18423 02183 6
- DSLD label 249029
- Serving 2 vegetarian capsules
- 60 servings
Cordyceps by BIOVEA lists one ingredient: 900 mg of cordyceps (mycelium) extract per serving of 2 vegetarian capsules. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on July 27, 2021.
What is in Cordyceps?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 vegetarian capsules. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cordyceps (mycelium) extractas Adenosine, Cordycepic AcidCordyceps (mycelium) extract (Form: std. to NLT 7% Cordycepic Acid, and NLT 0.18% Adenosine) PlantPart: mycelium | 900 mg | Higher than 80% of 450 products listing cordyceps (median 250 mg). Per day at the most servings: 3,600 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 249029 (entered July 27, 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?
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 to 4 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.
- Cordyceps 450 mgBIOVEA · off the market same ingredients
- Cordyceps Extract 920 mgBioAnue same ingredients
- Cordyceps ExtractBioAnue same ingredients
- Cordyceps Sugar FreeHerbal Terra same ingredients
- Cordyceps Alcohol FreeHerbal Terra same ingredients
- CordycepsHawaii Pharm 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 Daily Intake: Take 2 capsules 2-4 times daily, between meals.
- Warnings
- Warning: If you are pregnant or lactating, consult a healthcare professional before using this product.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Do not use this product if the safety seal on the bottle is broken.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Gluten free Non-GMO
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 249029.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, Rice Flour, Vegetable Magnesium Stearate, Silicon Dioxide.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): GMP Compliant VG Vegan.
How many labels does Cordyceps have?
One label is on file, entered on July 27, 2021.
- Label 249029 (current) Entered July 27, 2021 · on the market · 60 vegetarian capsules · UPC 8 18423 02183 6
DSLD also links this label to: Cordyceps 450 mg (image difference, same product), Cordyceps 450 mg (image difference, same product), Cordyceps 450 mg (image 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 BIOVEA (distributor), Scottsdale, AZ. All BIOVEA products.