Male Factor 1000
by Herbalife · capsule · 60 capsules
- Off the market since October 2018 (NIH)
- UPC 0024
- DSLD label 12106
- Serving 1 capsule
- 60 servings
Male Factor 1000 by Herbalife lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 50 mg of vitamin C and 96 mg of calcium. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on August 24, 2012.
What is in Male Factor 1000?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 capsule. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vitamin Cas Ascorbic Acid | 50 mg | 80% | 77% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 100 mg. |
| Calciumas Calcium CarbonateCalcium (Form: as Calcium Carbonate) | 96 mg | 10% | 59% of 17,831 products listing calcium give more (median 115 mg). Per day at the most servings: 192 mg. |
| Male Factor Blendas Asian Ginseng Extract, Dextrose, Eleuthero ExtractMale Factor Blend (Form: Green Oat Extract PlantPart: Green Tops, Nettle Leaf Extract PlantPart: Leaf, Sea Buckthorn Juice Powder CorrectedName: Sea Buckthorn PlantPart: Fruit, Glycine, Dextrose, Asian Ginseng Extract PlantPart: Stem and Leaf, and Eleuthero Extract CorrectedName: Eleuthero PlantPart: Root) | 380 mg |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 12106 (entered August 24, 2012), 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?
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 2 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.
- Vegan Vitamin CDEVA same ingredients
- Water Tonify Strengthen Bones5 Chinese Elements same ingredients
- C-25021st Century · off the market same ingredients
- C 250 mg21st Century same ingredients
- C-500 with Esterfied CWindmill same ingredients
- Easy-C 500 mgNatrol same ingredients
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
- RECOMMENDED USE FOR MALE ADULTS: Take one capsule two times per day with water.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 12106.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Gelatin, Magnesium Stearate, Maltodextrin, Dicalcium Phosphate, Citric Acid, Silicon Dioxide, Titanium Dioxide.
How many labels does Male Factor 1000 have?
2 labels are on file under this name since November 25, 2011: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 12106 (current) Entered August 24, 2012 · off the market October 23, 2018 · 60 capsules · UPC 0024
- Label 2117 Entered November 25, 2011 · off the market July 26, 2012 · 60 capsules · UPC 0024
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Herbalife International of America, Inc. (distributor), Los Angeles, CA. All Herbalife products.