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Stress Defense

by Jarrow Formulas · capsule · 60 capsules

  • Off the market since October 2019 (NIH)
  • UPC 7 90011 14072 6
  • DSLD label 30403
  • Serving 2 capsules
  • 30 servings

Stress Defense by Jarrow Formulas lists 7 ingredients, 7 with an amount per serving of 2 capsules, such as 300 mg of passion flower, 200 mg of skullcap, 140 mg of hops and 140 mg of california poppy (whole plant) (eschscholzia californica) extract. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on February 26, 2014.

What is in Stress Defense?

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).

Stress Defense: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 30403, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Passion Flower300 mgPassionflower in Stress Defense against 562 products300 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 40 mg to 200 mg, the median 100 mg.300 mg

Higher than 85% of 562 products listing passionflower (median 100 mg).

Skullcap200 mgBaikal Skullcap in Stress Defense against 114 products200 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 40 mg to 200 mg, the median 90 mg.200 mg

Higher than 67% of 114 products listing baikal skullcap (median 90 mg).

Hops140 mgHops in Stress Defense against 342 products140 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 150 mg, the median 75 mg.140 mg

Higher than 73% of 342 products listing hops (median 75 mg).

California Poppy (whole plant) (Eschscholzia californica) extract140 mgCalifornia Poppy in Stress Defense against 40 products140 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 43.75 mg to 558 mg, the median 200 mg.140 mg

55% of 40 products listing california poppy give more (median 200 mg).

L-Theanine100 mgTheanine in Stress Defense 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).

Wild Jujube Extract100 mgJujube in Stress Defense against 115 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 475 mg, the median 100 mg.100 mg

45% of 115 products listing jujube give more (median 100 mg).

Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid50 mgGABA in Stress Defense against 744 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 80 mg to 400 mg, the median 100 mg.50 mg

77% of 744 products listing GABA give more (median 100 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 30403 (entered February 26, 2014), 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?

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
USAGE: Take 2 capsules 30 minutes before bedtime or as directed by your qualified healthcare professional. Two capsules may be emptied into a cup of boiling hot water to make tea.
Warnings
Do not take with alcohol, benzodiazipenes, anti-depressants or pain medications. NOTE: If you have a medical condition, are pregnant, lactating, trying to conceive, under the age of 18, or taking medications, consult your healthcare professional before using this product.
WARNING: Do not drive or operate machinery after taking this supplement.
Keep out of the reach of children.
Allergens and what it does not contain
No wheat, no gluten, no soybeans, no dairy, no egg, no fish/shellfish, no peanuts/tree nuts.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 30403.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Magnesium Stearate, Capsule.

How many labels does Stress Defense have?

One label is on file, entered on February 26, 2014.

  1. Label 30403 (current) Entered February 26, 2014 · off the market October 7, 2019 · 60 capsules · UPC 7 90011 14072 6

DSLD also links this label to: StressTame (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 Jarrow Formulas Superior Nutrition and Formulation (distributor), Los Angeles, CA. All Jarrow Formulas products.

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