Echinacea
by Solgar · capsule · 100 vegetable capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 0 33984 03870 7
- DSLD label 218873
- Serving 1 vegetarian capsule
Echinacea by Solgar lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 vegetarian capsule, such as 65 mg of echinacea extract and 265 mg of echinacea powder. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on April 23, 2020.
What is in Echinacea?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 vegetarian 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Echinacea extractEchinacea extract PlantPart: root Genus: Echinacea Note: 4:1 | 65 mg | Higher than 69% of 234 products listing echinacea (median 200 mg). Per day at the most servings: 990 mg. | |
| Echinacea powder | 265 mg |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 218873 (entered April 23, 2020), 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 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.
- Echinacea Max-V Angustifolia & PurpureaDouglas Laboratories same ingredients
- Echinacea Extracts 350 mgStandard Vitamins · off the market same ingredients
- Echinacea 350 mgSunshine Naturals same ingredients
- Echinace Extra StrengthYerba Prima same ingredients
- EchinaceaDr. Rico Perez same ingredients
- Echinacea 400 mgVitaCeutical Labs 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 Use: As a dietary supplement for adults, take one (1) vegetable capsule up to three times daily, preferably with meals or as directed by a healthcare practitioner.
- Warnings
- If you are pregnant, nursing, taking any medications or have any medical condition, please consult your healthcare practitioner before taking any dietary supplement.
- Avoid this product if you are allergic to sunflowers or daisy-like flowers.
- Discontinue use and consult your healthcare practitioner if any adverse reactions occur.
- Not intended for use by persons under the age of 18. Keep out of reach of children.
- Do not use if outer bottle seal is missing or damaged.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Gluten, wheat & dairy free Non-GMO
- Free of: Gluten, wheat, dairy, soy, yeast, sugar, sodium, artificial flavor, sweetener, preservatives and color.
- Storage
- Store at room temperature.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 218873.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Vegetable Cellulose, Vegetable Magnesium Stearate.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): GF Certified Gluten-free K Parve (Kosher). Listed with: Certified gluten-free (GFCO) (a seal is the label's claim; the certifier's own list confirms it).
How many labels does Echinacea have?
4 labels are on file under this name since April 24, 2015: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 218873 (current) Entered April 23, 2020 · on the market · 100 vegetable capsules · UPC 0 33984 03870 7
- Label 216256 Entered March 24, 2020 · on the market · 250 vegetable capsules · UPC 0 33984 03871 4
- Label 63159 Entered July 25, 2016 · off the market November 18, 2019 · 100 vegetable capsules · UPC 0 33984 03870 7
- Label 44484 Entered April 24, 2015 · on the market · 100 vegetable capsules · UPC 0 33984 03870 7
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Solgar, Inc. (manufacturer), Leonia, NJ, U.S.A.. All Solgar products.