GABA 1000
by California Academy of Health · capsule · 100 capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 8 96291 00272 0
- DSLD label 206349
- Serving 2 capsules
- 50 servings
GABA 1000 by California Academy of Health lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 2 capsules, such as 1,000 mg of GABA and 4 mg of vitamin B6. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on November 21, 2019.
What is in GABA 1000?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| GABA | 1,000 mg | Higher than 94% of 744 products listing GABA (median 100 mg). | |
| Vitamin B6as Pyridoxine HydrochlorideVitamin B6 (Form: from Pyridoxine Hydrochloride) | 4 mg | 200% | 59% of 15,277 products listing vitamin B6 give more (median 6 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 206349 (entered November 21, 2019), 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?
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:
- Its 1,000 mg of GABA is higher than 94% of the 744 GABA products that print an amount; 25 list more.
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?
5 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- GABA 500 mgBluebonnet same ingredients
- GABA 500 mg + Vitamin B6Vitabase same ingredients
- GABA 500 mg with Vitamin B6AN Amazing Nutrition Amazing Formulas same ingredients
- GABA 500 mgNutricost same ingredients
- GABA 500 mgNOW same ingredients
- GABA 500 mgPhysician's Preference · off the market 1 shared, 70% alike
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 2 capsules or as needed, with juice or water. Consider taking this product in combination with CAOH Absolute L-Tryptophan.
- Warnings
- Caution: Do not eat freshness packet. Keep in bottle.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Contains no: Sugar, salt, yeast, wheat, gluten, corn, soy, milk, egg, shellfish or preservatives.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 206349.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Gelatin, Rice Flour, Magnesium Stearate, Silica.
How many labels does GABA 1000 have?
2 labels are on file under this name since March 25, 2014: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 206349 (current) Entered November 21, 2019 · on the market · 100 capsules · UPC 8 96291 00272 0
- Label 30973 Entered March 25, 2014 · off the market March 12, 2019 · 100 capsules · UPC 8 96291 00272 0
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names California Academy of Health - CAOH (manufacturer). All California Academy of Health products.