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Maca Root Extract

by BulkSupplements.com · powder · 500 grams

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC X000HUM72N
  • DSLD label 310724
  • Serving 3,000 mg (about 1 tsp)
  • 166 servings

Maca Root Extract by BulkSupplements.com lists one ingredient: 3,000 mg of maca root extract per serving of 3,000 mg. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on April 23, 2024.

What is in Maca Root Extract?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 3,000 mg. 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 Root Extract: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 310724, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Maca root extract3,000 mgMaca in Maca Root Extract against 728 products3,000 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 118.13 mg to 600 mg, the median 250 mg.3,000 mg

Higher than 95% of 728 products listing maca (median 250 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 310724 (entered April 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?

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:

  • Its 3,000 mg of maca is higher than 95% of the 728 maca products that print an amount; 25 list more.

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?

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: As a dietary supplement, take 3000 mg (about 1 tsp) daily, or as directed by a physician.
Warnings
Always consult a physician before taking any dietary supplement.
Keep out of reach of children.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Free of: Added sugar, soy, dairy, yeast, gluten, additives
Storage
Contents are sold by weight, not volume. Settling may occur. Store in a dry, cool place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 310724.

How many labels does Maca Root Extract have?

8 labels are on file under this name since July 27, 2021: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 310724 (current) Entered April 23, 2024 · on the market · 500 grams · UPC X000HUM72N
  2. Label 310723 Entered April 23, 2024 · on the market · 250 grams · UPC X000HUM75Z
  3. Label 310722 Entered April 23, 2024 · on the market · 100 grams · UPC X000HUM74L
  4. Label 310721 Entered April 23, 2024 · on the market · 1 kilogram · UPC X000HUM71T
  5. Label 253818 Entered August 23, 2021 · on the market · 500 grams · UPC X000HUM72N
  6. Label 253813 Entered August 23, 2021 · on the market · 250 grams · UPC X000HUM75Z
  7. Label 253809 Entered August 23, 2021 · on the market · 100 grams · UPC X000HUM74L
  8. Label 252573 Entered July 27, 2021 · on the market · 1 kg · UPC X000HUM71T

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

Who makes it?

The label names BulkSupplements.com (distributor), Henderson, NV. All BulkSupplements.com products.

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