PlainVitamins

Fermented Maca

by New Chapter · tablet or pill · 48 tablets

  • On the market (NIH)
  • DSLD label 201767
  • Serving 2 tablets
  • 24 servings

Fermented Maca by New Chapter lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 2 tablets, such as 700 mg of organic maca, 210 mg of organic schisandra and 140 mg of organic cardamom. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on June 24, 2019.

What is in Fermented Maca?

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

Fermented Maca: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 201767, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
organic Maca700 mgMaca in Fermented Maca against 728 products700 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 118.13 mg to 600 mg, the median 250 mg.700 mg

Higher than 76% of 728 products listing maca (median 250 mg).

organic Schisandra210 mgSchisandra in Fermented Maca against 460 products210 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 240 mg, the median 108.75 mg.210 mg

Higher than 70% of 460 products listing schisandra (median 108.75 mg).

organic Cardamom140 mgCardamom in Fermented Maca against 43 products140 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 88.65 mg to 1,078 mg, the median 970 mg.140 mg

67% of 43 products listing cardamom give more (median 970 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 201767 (entered June 24, 2019), 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 one serving 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 Fermented Maca'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: Two tablets daily with food.
Warnings
Not recommended for use in children.
Contains: Fermented soy.
Caution: As with any dietary or herbal supplement, you should advise your healthcare professional of the use of this product.
If you are nursing, pregnant, or considering pregnancy, you should consult your healthcare professional prior to using this product.
Avoid use if known sensitivity to any of the ingredients. Discontinue use and contact a healthcare professional if you experience an allergic reaction or side effect.
Carefully read label directions before use. Do not exceed suggested use.
Keep out of reach of children.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Non GMO
Certified Gluten Free by NSF; 100% Vegetarian; no artificial flavors or colors.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 201767.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: organic Brown Rice, Maltodextrin, organic Gum Acacia, Proprietary Ferment Media, Silicon Dioxide, Lac Resin, Carnauba wax.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): OU USDA Organic Non GMO project verified nongmoproject.org. Listed with: USDA Organic seal, Certified gluten-free (GFCO) (a seal is the label's claim; the certifier's own list confirms it).

How many labels does Fermented Maca have?

4 labels are on file under this name since September 21, 2018: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 201767 (current) Entered June 24, 2019 · on the market · 48 tablets
  2. Label 201768 Entered April 25, 2019 · on the market · 96 tablets
  3. Label 180616 Entered October 25, 2018 · off the market May 4, 2018 · 48 tablets
  4. Label 181187 Entered September 21, 2018 · on the market · 2.2 oz. · UPC 7 27783 90134 7

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

Who makes it?

The label names New Chapter, Inc. (distributor), Brattleboro, VT. All New Chapter products.

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