Organic Ashwagandha
by Himalaya · other (e.g. tea bag) · 4 caplets
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 6 05069 06072 1
- DSLD label 282969
- Serving 1 caplet
- 4 servings
Organic Ashwagandha by Himalaya lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 1 caplet, such as 380 mg of ashwagandha, powder, 280 mg of ashwagandha root extract and 10 mg of organic ashwagandha supercritical CO2 extract. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on March 22, 2023.
What is in Organic Ashwagandha?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 caplet. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashwagandha, Powderas Withanolides(organic) (0.2% Withanolides, 0.76mg) | 380 mg | Higher than 89% of 1,646 products listing ashwagandha (median 250 mg). | |
| Ashwagandha root extractas Withanolides(organic) (0.5% Withanolides Note: 1.4 mg) | 280 mg | ||
| organic Ashwagandha supercritical CO2 extractas Withanolidesorganic Ashwagandha supercritical CO2 extract (Form: 8% Withanolides Note: 0.8 mg) PlantPart: root Genus: Withania Species: somnifera | 10 mg |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 282969 (entered March 22, 2023), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD or its label image (PDF). 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.
- AshwagandhaHimalaya · off the market same ingredients
- Ashwagandha RootBIOVEA same ingredients
- Pure Ashwagandha Root P.E. 2.5% PowderHard Rhino same ingredients
- Ashwagandha Root 2.5% ExtractHard Rhino same ingredients
- KSM-66 AshwagandhaSNS Serious Nutrition Solutions same ingredients
- AshwagandhaHerb Pharm same ingredients
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
- Recommended Use: Adults take 1 caplet per day before food.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- No wheat No corn No soy No dairy Gluten free Non GMO
Source: label statements in DSLD label 282969.
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): Non GMO Project Verified nongmoproject.org USDA Organic. Listed with: USDA Organic seal (a seal is the label's claim; the certifier's own list confirms it).
How many labels does Organic Ashwagandha have?
7 labels are on file under this name since December 26, 2020: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 282969 (current) Entered March 22, 2023 · on the market · 4 caplets · UPC 6 05069 06072 1
- Label 282968 Entered March 22, 2023 · on the market · 40 caplets · UPC 6 05069 06420 0
- Label 282967 Entered March 22, 2023 · on the market · 90 caplets · UPC 6 05069 06043 1
- Label 282966 Entered March 22, 2023 · on the market · 60 caplets · UPC 6 05069 40101 2
- Label 282964 Entered March 22, 2023 · on the market · 30 caplets · UPC 6 05069 06035 6
- Label 240622 Entered January 22, 2021 · off the market April 7, 2022 · 60 caplets · UPC 6 05069 40101 2
- Label 240614 Entered December 26, 2020 · off the market April 7, 2022 · 30 caplets · UPC 6 05069 06035 6
DSLD also links this label to: Ashwagandha (package size difference, same product), Ashwagandha (package size difference, same product), Ashwagandha (package size difference, same product), Ashwagandha (package size difference, same product), Ashwagandha (package size difference, same product), Ashwagandha (package size difference, same product).
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names The Himalaya Drug Company (distributor), Sugar Land, Texas. All Himalaya products.