MacaBoost Real Vanilla Chai
by Gaia Herbs · powder · 14 packets
- Off the market since December 2022 (NIH)
- UPC 7 51063 14736 1
- DSLD label 81399
- Serving 1 packet (7 g)
- 1 servings
MacaBoost Real Vanilla Chai by Gaia Herbs lists 8 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 packet, such as 5,137 mg of organic gelatinized maca and 265 mg of holy basil leaf extract; 6 sit inside a blend without their own amounts. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on December 22, 2017.
What is in MacaBoost Real Vanilla Chai?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 packet. 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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 25 Calories | ||
| organic gelatinized Maca | 5,137 mg | Higher than over 99% of 728 products listing maca (median 250 mg). | |
| Holy Basil leaf extractHoly Basil leaf extract PlantPart: leaf Genus: Ocimum Species: sanctum Note: ecologically harvested | 265 mg | Higher than 68% of 387 products listing holy basil (median 129 mg). | |
| Vanilla Chai Proprietary Blend | 1,597 mg | ||
| organic Cardamom powder | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| AllspiceAllspice PlantPart: berry Genus: Pimenta Species: dioica Note: ecologically harvested | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| organic Cinnamon | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| organic Ginger | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| VanillaVanilla PlantPart: bean Genus: Vanilla Species: planifolia Note: ecologically harvested | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| organic Star Anise | in the blend, no amount given |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 81399 (entered December 22, 2017), 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:
- Its 5,137 mg of organic gelatinized maca (filed by NIH under maca) is higher than over 99% of the 728 maca products that print an amount; 4 list more.
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?
1 product lists the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- MacaBoost Real Vanillla-ChaiGaia Herbs · off the market same ingredients
- TurmericBoost RestoreGaia Herbs · off the market 7 shared, 62% alike
- Turmeric Boost RestoreGaia Herbs · off the market 6 shared, 50% alike
- Turmeric BoostGaia Herbs 6 shared, 50% alike
- TurmericBoost SportGaia Herbs · off the market 6 shared, 46% alike
- Turmeric Boost UpliftGaia Herbs · off the market 6 shared, 41% alike
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.
- Warnings
- Warning: This product contains a chemical known to the state of California to cause birth defects or other reproductive harm.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- No GMOs Gluten-free
Source: label statements in DSLD label 81399.
How many labels does MacaBoost Real Vanilla Chai have?
5 labels are on file under this name since March 25, 2015: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 81399 (current) Entered December 22, 2017 · off the market December 22, 2022 · 14 packets · UPC 7 51063 14736 1
- Label 80118 Entered December 22, 2017 · off the market December 22, 2022 · 0.25 oz. · UPC 7 51063 14660 9
- Label 80116 Entered November 20, 2017 · off the market December 22, 2022 · 8 oz. · UPC 7 51063 14658 6
- Label 43148 Entered March 25, 2015 · off the market August 5, 2017 · 0.25 oz. · UPC 7 51063 14660 9
- Label 43145 Entered March 25, 2015 · off the market August 5, 2017 · 8 oz. · UPC 7 51063 14658 6
DSLD also links this label to: MacaBoost Real Cacao-Ginger (flavor difference), MacaBoost Real Vanillla-Chai (flavor difference), MacaBoost Real Vanillla-Chai (image difference, same product), MacaBoost Real Vanillla-Chai (package size 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 Gaia Herbs, Inc. (distributor), Brevard, NC. All Gaia Herbs products.