Cayenne
by Indiana Botanic Gardens · capsule · 90 capsules
- Off the market since June 2017 (NIH)
- UPC 7 03308 03002 0
- DSLD label 76017
- Serving 1 capsule
Cayenne by Indiana Botanic Gardens lists one ingredient: 222 mg of cayenne pepper powder per serving of 1 capsule. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on July 25, 2017.
What is in Cayenne?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 capsule. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cayenne Pepper powderCayenne Pepper powder PlantPart: fruit Note: (90,000 heat units) (equivalent to 1000 mg at 40,000 heat units) | 222 mg | Higher than 86% of 874 products listing capsicum (median 44.5 mg). Per day at the most servings: 666 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 76017 (entered July 25, 2017), 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 3 servings 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.
- CayenneBotanic Choice same ingredients
- Capsicum ExtractNature's Sunshine · off the market same ingredients
- CapsicumNature's Sunshine same ingredients
- Capsicum 1000 mgSimplySupplements same ingredients
- Cayenne PepperSP Standard Process same ingredients
- Cayenne 6,500 SHUNature's Answer · off the market 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
- Suggested Use: Take 1 capsule three times daily, as a dietary supplement, or as directed by a physician.
- Best if used by date on bottle.
- Warnings
- Warning: If you are taking any medications or are pregnant or nursing, do not use prior to consulting a physician.
- For your protection, this container has an outer safety seal. (Do not accept if missing or broken.)
- Keep out of reach of children
- Storage
- Store in a dry, cool place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 76017.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Rice Flour, Gelatin Capsule.
How many labels does Cayenne have?
One label is on file, entered on July 25, 2017.
- Label 76017 (current) Entered July 25, 2017 · off the market June 15, 2017 · 90 capsules · UPC 7 03308 03002 0
DSLD also links this label to: Cayenne 500 mg (image difference, same product), Cayenne 500 mg (image 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 Indiana Botanic Gardens, Inc. (distributor), Hobart, IN. All Indiana Botanic Gardens products.