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Herbal Joe

by New Sun · powder · 5.25 oz.

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 45-1
  • DSLD label 203017
  • Serving 1 tbsp (6 g)
  • 25 servings

Herbal Joe by New Sun lists 4 ingredients, 4 with an amount per serving of 1 tbsp, such as 0 g of total fat, 0 mg of sodium, 2 g of total carbohydrates and 0 g of protein. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on June 24, 2019.

What is in Herbal Joe?

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

Herbal Joe: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 203017, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories5 Calories
Calories from Fat0 Calories
Total Fat0 g0%
Sodium0 mg0%
Total Carbohydrates2 g1%Carbohydrate in Herbal Joe against 21,979 products2 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 6 g, the median 3 g.2 g

58% of 21,979 products listing carbohydrate give more (median 3 g).

Protein0 g

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 203017 (entered June 24, 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?

6 products list 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
Recommendation: For a full bodied coffee-like beverage, pour one cup of boiling water over one tablespoon of Herbal Joe coffee alternative. For a surprisingly robust coffee taste brew like real coffee. Herbal Joe can also be prepared with hot milk or served cold as an iced beverage.
Warnings
Do not use if safety seal is missing or broken.
Keep out of reach of children.
Allergens and what it does not contain
No caffeine.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 203017.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: roasted Barley extract, Rye extract, Chicory extract, Beet extract.

How many labels does Herbal Joe have?

2 labels are on file under this name since January 25, 2018: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 203017 (current) Entered June 24, 2019 · on the market · 5.25 oz. · UPC 45-1
  2. Label 82465 Entered January 25, 2018 · off the market December 5, 2018 · 5.2 oz. · UPC 45-1

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

Who makes it?

The label names New Sun, Inc. (distributor), Hendersonville, NC. All New Sun products.

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