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Ginkgo Biloba

by Biotics Research Corporation · tablet or pill · 60 tablets

  • On the market (NIH)
  • DSLD label 21823
  • Serving 1 tablet

Ginkgo Biloba by Biotics Research Corporation lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 1 tablet, such as 40 mg of ginkgo biloba, 15 mcg of superoxide dismutase and 15 mcg of catalase. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on May 24, 2013.

What is in Ginkgo Biloba?

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

Ginkgo Biloba: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 21823, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Ginkgo BilobaGinkgo Biloba PlantPart: leaves Genus: Ginkgo Species: biloba Note: standardized 24% extract40 mgGinkgo in Ginkgo Biloba against 1,339 products40 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 30 mg to 120 mg, the median 60 mg.40 mg

68% of 1,339 products listing ginkgo give more (median 60 mg). Per day at the most servings: 120 mg.

Superoxide DismutaseSuperoxide Dismutase Note: from vegetable culture15 mcgSuperoxide Dismutase in Ginkgo Biloba against 138 products15 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 20 mcg to 7,107 mcg, the median 30 mcg.15 mcg

85% of 138 products listing superoxide dismutase give more (median 30 mcg). Per day at the most servings: 45 mcg.

CatalaseCatalase Note: from vegetable culture15 mcgCatalase in Ginkgo Biloba against 103 products15 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 20 mcg to 60 mcg, the median 20 mcg.15 mcg

83% of 103 products listing catalase give more (median 20 mcg). Per day at the most servings: 45 mcg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 21823 (entered May 24, 2013), 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:

  • 83% of the 103 products that print an amount of catalase list more than its 15 mcg of catalase (median 20 mcg).

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?

The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Ginkgo Biloba'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
RECOMMENDATION: One (1) tablet one (1) to three (3) times each day as a dietary supplement or as otherwise directed by a healthcare professional.
Warnings
KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN
Sealed with an imprinted safety seal for your protection.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry area.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 21823.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Cellulose, Stearic Acid, Magnesium Stearate.

How many labels does Ginkgo Biloba have?

One label is on file, entered on May 24, 2013.

  1. Label 21823 (current) Entered May 24, 2013 · on the market · 60 tablets

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

Who makes it?

The label names BIOTICS RESEARCH CORP. (manufacturer), Rosenberg, Texas, 77471. All Biotics Research Corporation products.

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