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Essential for Men

by Ritual · capsule · 60 vegan capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • DSLD label 323711
  • Serving 2 vegan capsules
  • 30 servings

Essential for Men by Ritual lists 10 ingredients, 10 with an amount per serving of 2 vegan capsules, such as 180 mcg RAE of vitamin A, 50 mcg (2,000 IU) of vitamin D, 6.7 mg of vitamin E and 200 mcg DFE of folate. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on November 22, 2024.

What is in Essential for Men?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 vegan 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).

Essential for Men: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 323711, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Vitamin Aas Retinyl Palmitate180 mcg RAE20%
Vitamin Das Vitashine2000 IU50 mcg (2,000 IU)250%Vitamin D in Essential for Men against 14,175 products50 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 10 mcg to 25 mcg, the median 15 mcg.DV 20 mcgUL 100 mcg50 mcg

Higher than 81% of 14,175 products listing vitamin D (median 15 mcg).

Vitamin Eas Alpha-Tocopherol, Brassica napus6.7 mg45%
Folateas (6S)-5-Methyltetrahydrofolate, Glucosamine Salt200 mcg DFE50%
Vitamin B12as Methylcobalamin8 mcg333%Vitamin B12 in Essential for Men against 14,425 products8 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 6 mcg to 200 mcg, the median 36 mcg.DV 2.4 mcg8 mcg

71% of 14,425 products listing vitamin B12 give more (median 36 mcg).

Magnesiumas Dimagnesium Malate30 mg7%Magnesium in Essential for Men against 14,003 products30 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 30 mg to 200 mg, the median 86 mg.UL 350 mgDV 420 mg30 mg

75% of 14,003 products listing magnesium give more (median 86 mg).

Zincas Zinc Bisglycinate2.4 mg22%Zinc in Essential for Men against 13,186 products2.4 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 5 mg to 15 mg, the median 11 mg.DV 11 mgUL 40 mg2.4 mg

90% of 13,186 products listing zinc give more (median 11 mg).

Omega-3 Fatty Acidsas Docosahexaenoic Acid330 mgOmega-3 in Essential for Men against 2,714 products330 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 230 mg to 1,000 mg, the median 500 mg.330 mg

61% of 2,714 products listing omega-3 give more (median 500 mg).

Boronas Calcium Fructoborate0.7 mgBoron in Essential for Men against 3,339 products0.7 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 0.3 mg to 2 mg, the median 1 mg.UL 20 mg0.7 mg

64% of 3,339 products listing boron give more (median 1 mg).

Vitamin K2as Menaquinone-790 mcg75%*Vitamin K in Essential for Men against 4,607 products90 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 35 mcg to 100 mcg, the median 80 mcg.DV 120 mcg90 mcg

Higher than 64% of 4,607 products listing vitamin K (median 80 mcg).

* % Daily Value computed from the printed amount and the FDA Daily Value (21 CFR 101.9); the label prints none for that row.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 323711 (entered November 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 one serving a day from the label's directions; its % Daily Values are for adults and children 4 or more years of age.

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 Essential for Men'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.

Warnings
Multivitamin 18+

Source: label statements in DSLD label 323711.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Cellulose, Corn Zein, Hypromellose, Gellan Gum, Silica.

How many labels does Essential for Men have?

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

  1. Label 323711 (current) Entered November 22, 2024 · on the market · 60 vegan capsules

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

Who makes it?

The label names Ritual (manufacturer). All Ritual products.

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