PlainVitamins

Horny Goat Weed

by GNC Men's · capsule · 60 capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 0 48107 17344 9
  • DSLD label 315302
  • Serving 2 capsules
  • 30 servings

Horny Goat Weed by GNC Men's lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 2 capsules, such as 600 mg of horny goat weed aerial parts extract and 250 mg of maca root extract. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on October 24, 2024.

What is in Horny Goat Weed?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 capsules. 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).

Horny Goat Weed: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 315302, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Horny Goat Weed Aerial Parts Extract600 mgEpimedium in Horny Goat Weed against 311 products600 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 95 mg to 550 mg, the median 200 mg.600 mg

Higher than 75% of 311 products listing epimedium (median 200 mg).

Maca root extract250 mgMaca in Horny Goat Weed against 728 products250 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 118.13 mg to 600 mg, the median 250 mg.250 mg

48% of 728 products listing maca give more (median 250 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 315302 (entered October 24, 2024), 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.

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 two capsules daily. For best results, take before activity.
Warnings
Keep out of reach of children.
Contains a bioengineered food ingredient.
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 artificial colors, no artificial flavors, gluten free, no milk.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 315302.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Gelatin, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Magnesium Stearate, Silicon Dioxide, Sodium Lauryl Sulfate.

How many labels does Horny Goat Weed have?

8 labels are on file under this name since October 26, 2011: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 315302 (current) Entered October 24, 2024 · on the market · 60 capsules · UPC 0 48107 17344 9
  2. Label 315331 Entered July 25, 2024 · on the market · 14 capsules · UPC 0 48107 20721 2
  3. Label 82383 Entered January 25, 2018 · on the market · 120 capsules · UPC 0 48107 17343 2
  4. Label 82376 Entered January 25, 2018 · off the market December 18, 2023 · 60 capsules · UPC 0 48107 17344 9
  5. Label 74629 Entered June 23, 2017 · on the market · 120 capsules · UPC 0 48107 06148 7
  6. Label 74628 Entered June 23, 2017 · on the market · 60 capsules · UPC 0 48107 05478 6
  7. Label 1398 Entered October 26, 2011 · off the market May 10, 2017 · 120 capsules · UPC 0 48107 06148 7
  8. Label 1397 Entered October 26, 2011 · off the market May 10, 2017 · 60 capsules · UPC 0 48107 05478 6

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

Who makes it?

The label names GNC Holdings, LLC (distributor), Pittsburgh, PA. All GNC Men's products.

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