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Maca Complex

by GNC Herbal Plus · capsule · 60 capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 0 48107 15959 7
  • DSLD label 228786
  • Serving 2 capsules
  • 30 servings

Maca Complex by GNC Herbal Plus 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 proprietary grape seed extract blend. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on June 24, 2020.

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 228786, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Magnesiumas Magnesium AspartateMagnesium (Form: as Magnesium Aspartate)60 mg14%Magnesium in Maca Complex against 14,003 products60 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 30 mg to 200 mg, the median 86 mg.UL 350 mgDV 420 mg60 mg

56% of 14,003 products listing magnesium give more (median 86 mg).

Zincas Zinc ArginateZinc (Form: as Zinc Arginate)30 mg273%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 Proprietary Grape seed extract 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 228786 (entered June 24, 2020), 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, gluten free, no soy, no dairy.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 228786.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Vegetable Cellulose Capsule, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Hydroxypropylcellulose, Calcium Silicate, Magnesium Stearate, Stearic Acid, Silica.

How many labels does Maca Complex have?

3 labels are on file under this name since August 24, 2016: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 228786 (current) Entered June 24, 2020 · on the market · 60 capsules · UPC 0 48107 15959 7
  2. Label 74592 Entered June 23, 2017 · off the market May 7, 2020 · 60 capsules · UPC 0 48107 15959 7
  3. Label 63893 Entered August 24, 2016 · off the market May 12, 2017 · 60 capsules · UPC 0 48107 15959 7

DSLD also links this label to: 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 products.

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