PlainVitamins

Stress Support

by GNC Preventive Nutrition · other (e.g. tea bag) · 90 caplets

  • On the market (NIH)
  • DSLD label 199401
  • Serving 3 caplets
  • 30 servings

Stress Support by GNC Preventive Nutrition lists 4 ingredients, 4 with an amount per serving of 3 caplets, such as 600 mg of KSM-66 ashwagandha root extract, 600 mg of lemon balm extract, 200 mg of suntheanine L-theanine and 28 mg of affron saffron extract. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on February 25, 2019.

What is in Stress Support?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 3 caplets. 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).

Stress Support: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 199401, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
KSM-66 Ashwagandha root extract600 mgAshwagandha in Stress Support against 1,646 products600 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 125 mg to 500 mg, the median 250 mg.600 mg

Higher than 79% of 1,646 products listing ashwagandha (median 250 mg).

Lemon Balm extract600 mgLemon balm in Stress Support against 475 products600 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 200 mg, the median 100 mg.600 mg

Higher than 90% of 475 products listing lemon balm (median 100 mg).

Relora Magnolia bark extract (Magnolia officinalis) and Phellodendron bark extract Blend (Phellodendron amurense)as Magnolia bark extract, Phellodendron bark extractno amount given
Suntheanine L-Theanine200 mgTheanine in Stress Support against 1,602 products200 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 90 mg to 200 mg, the median 100 mg.200 mg

Higher than 61% of 1,602 products listing theanine (median 100 mg).

affron Saffron extract28 mgSaffron in Stress Support against 201 products28 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 20 mg to 88.5 mg, the median 30 mg.28 mg

57% of 201 products listing saffron give more (median 30 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 199401 (entered February 25, 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 Stress Support'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
Directions: As a dietary supplement, take three caplets daily.
Warnings
Keep out of reach of children.
Contains: Milk.
Warning: Consult your physician prior to using this product if you are pregnant, nursing, taking medication, or have a medical condition.
Discontinue use two weeks prior to surgery.
Allergens and what it does not contain
No Sugar, No Artificial Flavors, No Wheat, Gluten Free, No Soy.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place

Source: label statements in DSLD label 199401.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Microcrystalline Cellulose, Croscarmellose Sodium, pregelatinized Starch, Hydroxypropylcellulose, Stearic Acid, Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, Silicon Dioxide, Magnesium Stearate, Vegetable Acetoglycerides, Polyethylene Glycol, Polysorbate 80, Carmine, Red Cabbage, Titanium Dioxide, Triacetin.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Scientifically Formulated; Gf Gluten Free.

How many labels does Stress Support have?

One label is on file, entered on February 25, 2019.

  1. Label 199401 (current) Entered February 25, 2019 · on the market · 90 caplets

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

Who makes it?

The label names General Nutrition Corporation (distributor), Pittsburgh, PA. All GNC Preventive Nutrition products.

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