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Maca

by Herb Pharm · liquid · 30 mL

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 0 90700 03408 5
  • DSLD label 336915
  • Serving 0.7 ml (1 squeeze of the dropper bulb)
  • 42 servings

Maca by Herb Pharm lists one ingredient: 673 mg of maca root extract per serving of 0.7 ml. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on August 22, 2025.

What is in Maca?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 0.7 ml. 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).

Maca: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 336915, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Maca Root Extractas Lepidium meyenii Root Extractcertified organic non-UK agriculture, extraction rate 233 mg herb per 0.7 ml, dry herb/menstruum ratio: 1:3673 mgMaca in Maca against 728 products673 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 118.13 mg to 600 mg, the median 250 mg.673 mg

Higher than 76% of 728 products listing maca (median 250 mg). Per day at the most servings: 2,692 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 336915 (entered August 22, 2025), 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 3 to 4 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 Shake well before using Adults: Add 1 squeeze of the dropper bulb to 60 ml of water or juice, 3 or 4 times per day. Best taken between meals.
Warnings
Do not exceed suggested serving size.
Keep out of the reach of children
Food supplements should not be used as a substitute for a varied and balanced diet and a healthy lifestyle.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Gluten-free
Storage
Store away from heat & light

Source: label statements in DSLD label 336915.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Cane Alcohol, Water, Distilled.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): USDA Organic. Listed with: USDA Organic seal (a seal is the label's claim; the certifier's own list confirms it).

How many labels does Maca have?

23 labels are on file under this name since April 25, 2014: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 336915 (current) Entered August 22, 2025 · on the market · 30 mL · UPC 0 90700 03408 5
  2. Label 307608 Entered February 22, 2024 · on the market · 4 fluid ounces · UPC 0 90700 00347 0
  3. Label 307607 Entered January 24, 2024 · on the market · 1 fluid ounce · UPC 0 90700 00346 3
  4. Label 220640 Entered May 22, 2020 · on the market · 4 fluid ounces · UPC 0 90700 00347 0
  5. Label 220224 Entered May 22, 2020 · on the market · 1 Fluid Ounce · UPC 0 90700 00346 3
  6. Label 210209 Entered December 22, 2019 · off the market February 24, 2020 · 4 fl. Oz. · UPC 0 90700 00347 0
  7. Label 200977 Entered April 25, 2019 · on the market · 7 ounces · UPC 0 90700 00452 1
  8. Label 183646 Entered February 25, 2019 · off the market January 27, 2020 · 1 fl. Oz. · UPC 0 90700 00346 3
  9. Label 181294 Entered September 21, 2018 · on the market · 2 fl. Oz. · UPC 0 90700 03131 2
  10. Label 65980 Entered October 22, 2016 · off the market October 4, 2018 · 1 fl. Oz. · UPC 0 90700 00346 3
  11. Label 58597 Entered April 22, 2016 · off the market June 24, 2022 · 60 vegetarian capsules · UPC 0 90700 00451 4
  12. Label 58596 Entered April 22, 2016 · off the market November 21, 2019 · 4 fl. Oz. · UPC 0 90700 00347 0
  13. Label 58595 Entered April 22, 2016 · off the market September 26, 2016 · 1 fl. Oz. · UPC 0 90700 00346 3
  14. Label 50907 Entered September 25, 2015 · off the market March 8, 2016 · 1 fl. Oz. · UPC 0 90700 00346 3
  15. Label 46041 Entered May 22, 2015 · off the market March 8, 2016 · 4 fl. Oz. · UPC 0 90700 00347 0
  16. Label 42972 Entered February 25, 2015 · off the market March 8, 2016 · 60 vegetarian capsules · UPC 0 90700 00451 4
  17. Label 42805 Entered February 25, 2015 · off the market August 25, 2015 · 1 fl. Oz. · UPC 0 90700 00346 3
  18. Label 40021 Entered November 25, 2014 · off the market July 17, 2018 · 7 oz. · UPC 0 90700 00452 1
  19. Label 39827 Entered November 25, 2014 · off the market May 19, 2015 · 4 fl. Oz. · UPC 0 90700 00347 0
  20. Label 39823 Entered November 25, 2014 · off the market February 17, 2015 · 1 fl. Oz. · UPC 0 90700 00346 3

And 3 more labels.

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

Who makes it?

The label names Brand Organic LTD (distributor), London. All Herb Pharm products.

Where next?