Cordyceps
by Kala Health · capsule · 60 capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 8 719322 754639
- DSLD label 311296
- Serving 1 capsule
- 60 servings
Cordyceps by Kala Health lists one ingredient: 1,600 mg of cordyceps-MRL per serving of 1 capsule. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on September 25, 2024.
What is in Cordyceps?
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cordyceps-MRLas Cordyceps sinensis, Cordyceps sinensis, Brown Riceorganically grown on organic brown rice | 1,600 mg | Higher than 97% of 450 products listing cordyceps (median 250 mg). Per day at the most servings: 3,200 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 311296 (entered September 25, 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?
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 1,600 mg of cordyceps is higher than 97% of the 450 cordyceps products that print an amount; 11 list more.
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.
- CordycepsNature's Sunshine same ingredients
- Cordyceps 750 mgNOW same ingredients
- Organic Cordyceps Mushroom 100 : 1 PowderMicro Ingredients same ingredients
- Cordyceps MushroomFresh Nutrition same ingredients
- Cordyceps 750 mgProtocol For Life Balance same ingredients
- Cordyceps Mushroom 500 mgBrain Forza 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
- Recommended dosage: Adults take one capsule twice daily, or as recommended. Best taken with a meal. Do not exceed recommended daily dosage.
- Warnings
- Do not exceed recommended daily dosage.
- Storage: Store in a dark, dry place, out of reach of young children.
- A food supplement should not be used as a substitute for a varied diet.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Contains no: yeast, sugar, starch, artificial flavors, colors or added preservatives.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 311296.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Cordyceps sinensis, Cordyceps sinensis, Rice, Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): NL-BIO-01 Non-EU Agriculture.
How many labels does Cordyceps have?
One label is on file, entered on September 25, 2024.
- Label 311296 (current) Entered September 25, 2024 · on the market · 60 capsules · UPC 8 719322 754639
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Kala Health BV- NL (manufacturer). All Kala Health products.