Ginkgo-PS
by USANA · tablet or pill · 112 tablets
- On the market (NIH)
- DSLD label 201066
- Serving 4 tablets; amounts per 1 tablet
- 112 servings
Ginkgo-PS by USANA lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 tablet, such as 25 mg of ginkgo and 125 mg of soy lecithin. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on November 21, 2019.
What is in Ginkgo-PS?
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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ginkgo | 25 mg | 80% of 1,339 products listing ginkgo give more (median 60 mg). | |
| Soy Lecithinas PhosphatidylserineSoy Lecithin (Form: with Phosphatidylserine) | 125 mg | 57% of 804 products listing lecithin give more (median 200 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 201066 (entered November 21, 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 Ginkgo-PS's, rare ingredients counting for more.
- Lecithin 1200 mgBasic Organics 1 shared, 54% alike
- Lecithin 1200 mg21st Century 1 shared, 54% alike
- Soya Lecithin 400 mgEqualine 1 shared, 54% alike
- Lecithin 500GNC 1 shared, 54% alike
- Lecithin 1200 mgSimplySupplements 1 shared, 54% alike
- Natural Soya Lecithin 1200 mgExchange Select X · off the market 1 shared, 54% 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
- Directions: Adults, take four (4) tablets daily, preferably with food.
- Warnings
- Contains: Soy.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Consult your physician if you are pregnant, nursing, taking a prescription drug, or have a medical condition.
- There is a safety seal under the cap. Do not use if the seal is broken or missing.
- Storage
- Store below 25(0) C
Source: label statements in DSLD label 201066.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Dextrose, Croscarmellose Sodium, Silicon Dioxide, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Dextrin, Sodium Carboxymethylcellulose, Sodium Citrate.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Potency Guaranteed; OK.
How many labels does Ginkgo-PS have?
3 labels are on file under this name since December 21, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 201066 (current) Entered November 21, 2019 · on the market · 112 tablets
- Label 206915 Entered September 24, 2019 · off the market November 15, 2017 · 112 tablets
- Label 16163 Entered December 21, 2012 · off the market July 24, 2018 · 112 tablets
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names USANA Health Sciences, Inc. (manufacturer), Salt Lake City, Utah. All USANA products.