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Dr. Nanba's Maitake Beta-Factor

by Planetary Herbals · liquid · 4 fl. Oz.

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 0 21078 10491 9
  • DSLD label 80054
  • Serving 1.25 ml (27 drops)
  • 94 servings

Dr. Nanba's Maitake Beta-Factor by Planetary Herbals lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1.25 ml, such as 37.5 mg of vitamin C and 12.5 mg of maitake (beta-glucan) fraction. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on November 20, 2017.

What is in Dr. Nanba's Maitake Beta-Factor?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1.25 ml. 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).

Dr. Nanba's Maitake Beta-Factor: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 80054, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Vitamin Cas Ascorbic Acid37.5 mg60%Vitamin C in Dr. Nanba's Maitake Beta-Factor against 18,583 products37.5 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 60 mg to 270 mg, the median 100 mg.DV 90 mgUL 2,000 mg37.5 mg

82% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 75 mg.

Maitake (Beta-Glucan) Fraction12.5 mgBeta-Glucans in Dr. Nanba's Maitake Beta-Factor against 335 products12.5 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 250 mg, the median 100 mg.12.5 mg

90% of 335 products listing beta-glucans give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 25 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 80054 (entered November 20, 2017), 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:

  • 90% of the 335 products that print an amount of beta-glucans list more than its 12.5 mg of maitake (beta-glucan) fraction (filed by NIH under beta-glucans) (median 100 mg).

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?

2 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: 27 drops 1 to 2 times daily between meals.
Warnings
Note: If you are pregnant, may become pregnant, or breastfeeding, consult your health care professional before using this product.
Do not use if tamper-evident seal is broken or missing.
Keep out of the reach of children.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 80054.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: distilled Water, Vegetable Glycerin.

How many labels does Dr. Nanba's Maitake Beta-Factor have?

6 labels are on file under this name since July 25, 2017: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 80054 (current) Entered November 20, 2017 · on the market · 4 fl. Oz. · UPC 0 21078 10491 9
  2. Label 80053 Entered November 20, 2017 · on the market · 2 fl. Oz. · UPC 0 21078 10490 2
  3. Label 80051 Entered November 20, 2017 · on the market · 1 fl. Oz. · UPC 0 21078 10489 6
  4. Label 76064 Entered August 22, 2017 · on the market · 120 tablets · UPC 0 21078 104803
  5. Label 75986 Entered August 22, 2017 · on the market · 30 tablets · UPC 0 21078 10478 0
  6. Label 76673 Entered July 25, 2017 · on the market · 60 tablets · UPC 0 21078 10479 7

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

Who makes it?

The label names Planetary Herbals, LLC (distributor), Soquel, CA. All Planetary Herbals products.

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