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Kapikacchu Powder

by Banyan Botanicals · powder · 1 pound

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 6 18192 06911 0
  • DSLD label 308381
  • Serving 0.25 to 0.5 tsp (1/4-1/2 Teapsoon); amounts per 0.5 tsp
  • 372 servings

Kapikacchu Powder by Banyan Botanicals lists one ingredient: 0.5 tsp of velvet bean per serving of 0.5 tsp. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on May 23, 2024.

What is in Kapikacchu Powder?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 0.5 tsp. 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).

Kapikacchu Powder: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 308381, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Velvet BeanCertified Organic, Fair for Life Fair Trade certified: 100% of all ingredients0.5 tsp

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 308381 (entered May 23, 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 1 to 2 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.

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: 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon with warm water, once or twice daily, or as directed by your health practitioner.
Warnings
If you are pregnant, nursing, taking medications, or have a medical condition, please consult with your health care practitioner prior to the use of this product.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Non GMO

Source: label statements in DSLD label 308381.

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): USDA Organic Fair for life Fair Trade; Sustainably sourced. Listed with: USDA Organic seal (a seal is the label's claim; the certifier's own list confirms it).

How many labels does Kapikacchu Powder have?

3 labels are on file under this name since July 24, 2019: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 308381 (current) Entered May 23, 2024 · on the market · 1 pound · UPC 6 18192 06911 0
  2. Label 305697 Entered April 23, 2024 · on the market · 0.5 pounds · UPC 6 18192 06912 7
  3. Label 205541 Entered July 24, 2019 · off the market May 20, 2022 · 0.5 lb · UPC 6 18192 06912 7

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

Who makes it?

The label names Banyan Botanicals (manufacturer), Albuquerque, NM. All Banyan Botanicals products.

Where next?