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Organic Hibiscus

by Gaia Herbs · other (e.g. tea bag) · 16 caffeine-free tea bags

  • Off the market since December 2022 (NIH)
  • UPC 7 51063 14686 9
  • DSLD label 240903
  • Serving 1 tea bag
  • 16 servings

Organic Hibiscus by Gaia Herbs lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 tea bag, such as 1,970 mg of organic hibiscus and 30 mg of mandarin orange essential oil, beside 2 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on December 26, 2020.

What is in Organic Hibiscus?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 tea bag. 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).

Organic Hibiscus: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 240903, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories5 Calories
Total Carbohydrates1 g1%Carbohydrate in Organic Hibiscus against 21,979 products1 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 6 g, the median 3 g.1 g

74% of 21,979 products listing carbohydrate give more (median 3 g).

Dietary Fiberless than 1 g3%
organic Hibiscus1,970 mgHibiscus in Organic Hibiscus against 144 products1,970 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 462.5 mg, the median 150 mg.1,970 mg

Higher than 94% of 144 products listing hibiscus (median 150 mg).

Mandarin Orange essential oil30 mg

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 240903 (entered December 26, 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?

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 1,970 mg of organic hibiscus (filed by NIH under hibiscus) is higher than 94% of the 144 hibiscus products that print an amount; 6 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?

1 product lists 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 Adults pour 1 cup of freshly boiled water over tea bag. Cover and steep for 10 minutes. Drink daily as needed.
Warnings
See product warning on box.
Store away from children.
If you are pregnant or breastfeeding, have a medical condition or take medications, please consult with your doctor before using this product.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 240903.

What else is on the label?

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Certified B Corporation; USDA Organic; Integrity Purity Potency Est 1987 USA. Listed with: USDA Organic seal (a seal is the label's claim; the certifier's own list confirms it).

How many labels does Organic Hibiscus have?

2 labels are on file under this name since November 20, 2017: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 240903 (current) Entered December 26, 2020 · off the market December 22, 2022 · 16 caffeine-free tea bags · UPC 7 51063 14686 9
  2. Label 80325 Entered November 20, 2017 · off the market September 28, 2020 · 16 tea bags · UPC 7 51063 14686 9

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

Who makes it?

The label names Gaia Herbs by Aboca S.p.A. - Italy. (distributor). All Gaia Herbs products.

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