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Cordyceps Complex

by Swanson · capsule · 60 veggie capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 0 87614 14231 9
  • DSLD label 308507
  • Serving 1 veggie capsule
  • 60 servings

Cordyceps Complex by Swanson lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 1 veggie capsule, such as 200 mg of cordyceps sinensis mushroom mycelium extract, 200 mg of reishi mushroom fruiting body extract and 200 mg of shiitake mushroom fruiting body extract. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on March 22, 2024.

What is in Cordyceps Complex?

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

Cordyceps Complex: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 308507, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Cordyceps sinensis Mushroom Mycelium Extractas Cordycepic Acidstandardized to minimum 7% Cordyceptic Acid200 mgCordyceps in Cordyceps Complex against 450 products200 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 600 mg, the median 250 mg.200 mg

56% of 450 products listing cordyceps give more (median 250 mg). Per day at the most servings: 400 mg.

Reishi Mushroom Fruiting Body Extractas Ganoderma lucidum Fruiting Body Extractstandardized to 30% polysaccharides200 mgReishi mushroom in Cordyceps Complex against 500 products200 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 500 mg, the median 180 mg.200 mg

Higher than 51% of 500 products listing reishi mushroom (median 180 mg). Per day at the most servings: 400 mg.

Shiitake Mushroom Fruiting Body Extract4:1 Extract200 mgShiitake Mushroom in Cordyceps Complex against 256 products200 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 33.75 mg to 200 mg, the median 100 mg.200 mg

Higher than 72% of 256 products listing shiitake mushroom (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 400 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 308507 (entered March 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 1 to 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?

The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Cordyceps Complex's, rare ingredients counting for more.

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 veggie capsule one to two times per day with water.
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.
Discontinue use if unusual symptoms occur. Do not use if seal is broken.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 308507.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Rice Flour, Hypromellose, Maltodextrin, Silica.

How many labels does Cordyceps Complex have?

One label is on file, entered on March 22, 2024.

  1. Label 308507 (current) Entered March 22, 2024 · on the market · 60 veggie capsules · UPC 0 87614 14231 9

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.

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