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HPA Balance

by HoltraCeuticals · capsule · 60 capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • DSLD label 271520
  • Serving 2 capsules
  • 30 servings

HPA Balance by HoltraCeuticals lists 4 ingredients, 4 with an amount per serving of 2 capsules, such as 400 mg of magnolia bark extract, 375 mg of ashwagandha extract, 100 mg of L-theanine suntheanine and 100 mg of phosphatidylserine. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on August 23, 2022.

What is in HPA Balance?

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).

HPA Balance: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 271520, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Magnolia Bark Extractas Honokiol400 mgMagnolia in HPA Balance against 123 products400 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 325 mg, the median 150 mg.400 mg

Higher than 76% of 123 products listing magnolia (median 150 mg).

Ashwagandha extract375 mgAshwagandha in HPA Balance against 1,646 products375 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 125 mg to 500 mg, the median 250 mg.375 mg

Higher than 70% of 1,646 products listing ashwagandha (median 250 mg).

L-Theanine Suntheanine100 mgTheanine in HPA Balance against 1,602 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 90 mg to 200 mg, the median 100 mg.100 mg

47% of 1,602 products listing theanine give more (median 100 mg).

Phosphatidylserine100 mgPhosphatidylserine in HPA Balance against 641 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 150 mg, the median 100 mg.100 mg

29% of 641 products listing phosphatidylserine give more (median 100 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 271520 (entered August 23, 2022), 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?

1 product lists 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
Suggested use: Take 2 capsules daily with meals. Can be taken throughout the day or as directed by a health professional.
Warnings
Keep out of reach of children.
Warning: Consult your physician prior to using this product if you are pregnant, nursing, taking medication or have a medical condition.
Allergens and what it does not contain
No artificial colors, artificial flavors, milk or milk derivatives, or sodium added.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place with the lid tightly closed.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 271520.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Microcrystalline Cellulose, Vegetable capsule.

How many labels does HPA Balance have?

2 labels are on file under this name since March 25, 2013: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 271520 (current) Entered August 23, 2022 · on the market · 60 capsules
  2. Label 19394 Entered March 25, 2013 · off the market October 17, 2023 · 30 capsules

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

Who makes it?

The label names Kent Holtorf, M.D. and The Holtorf Medical Group (distributor), Torrance, CA. All HoltraCeuticals products.

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