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Maca Complex

by GNC Herbal Plus Formula · capsule · 60 vegetarian capsules

  • Off the market since June 2018 (NIH)
  • UPC 0 48107 11706 1
  • DSLD label 26259
  • Serving 2 capsules
  • 30 servings

Maca Complex by GNC Herbal Plus Formula lists 6 ingredients, 6 with an amount per serving of 2 capsules, such as 60 mg of magnesium, 30 mg of zinc, 500 mg of maca root/tubers powder and 100 mg of MegaNatural(R) proprietary grape blend. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on October 25, 2013.

What is in Maca Complex?

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).

Maca Complex: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 26259, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Magnesiumas Magnesium AspartateMagnesium (Form: as Magnesium Aspartate)60 mg86%

This amount is far outside what other labels list for magnesium, or disagrees with the label's own %DV: possibly a unit or transcription slip in the database. Check the label image on DSLD.

Zincas Zinc ArginateZinc (Form: as Zinc Arginate)30 mg200%Zinc in Maca Complex against 13,186 products30 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 5 mg to 15 mg, the median 11 mg.DV 11 mgUL 40 mg30 mg

Higher than 90% of 13,186 products listing zinc (median 11 mg).

Maca root/tubers powder500 mgMaca in Maca Complex against 728 products500 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 118.13 mg to 600 mg, the median 250 mg.500 mg

Higher than 63% of 728 products listing maca (median 250 mg).

MegaNatural(R) Proprietary Grape Blend100 mgGrape in Maca Complex against 1,900 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 100 mg, the median 50 mg.100 mg

Higher than 58% of 1,900 products listing grape (median 50 mg).

Yerba Mate leaf extract100 mgMate in Maca Complex against 131 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 400 mg, the median 100 mg.100 mg

46% of 131 products listing mate give more (median 100 mg).

Rhodiola rosea root extract10 mgRhodiola in Maca Complex against 945 products10 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 250 mg, the median 100 mg.10 mg

96% of 945 products listing rhodiola give more (median 100 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 26259 (entered October 25, 2013), 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?

The rows in the top or bottom tenth of the products that list the same ingredient, and any above the adult upper limit at the most servings a day the directions give:

  • 96% of the 945 products that print an amount of rhodiola list more than its 10 mg of rhodiola (median 100 mg).

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?

2 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
Directions: As a dietary supplement, take two capsules daily.
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.
Discontinue use two weeks prior to surgery.
Allergens and what it does not contain
No Sugar, No Artificial Colors, No Artificial Flavors, Sodium Free, No Wheat, No Gluten, No Soy, No Dairy, Yeast Free.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 26259.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Cellulose, Vegetable Cellulose Capsule.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): M MegaNatural(R).

How many labels does Maca Complex have?

One label is on file, entered on October 25, 2013.

  1. Label 26259 (current) Entered October 25, 2013 · off the market June 20, 2018 · 60 vegetarian capsules · UPC 0 48107 11706 1

DSLD also links this label to: Maca Complex (image difference, same product), Maca Complex (image difference, same product), Maca Complex (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 General Nutrition Corporation (distributor), Pittsburgh, PA. All GNC Herbal Plus Formula products.

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