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Mood Systems Balance

by Douglas Laboratories · capsule · 60 vegetarian capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 3 10539 97991 4
  • DSLD label 273715
  • Serving 2 vegetarian capsules
  • 30 servings

Mood Systems Balance by Douglas Laboratories lists 5 ingredients, 5 with an amount per serving of 2 vegetarian capsules, such as 400 mcg of chromium, 340 mg of rhodiola rosea root extract, 250 mg of berberine HCl and 200 mg of longvida optimized curcumin extract. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on January 23, 2023.

What is in Mood Systems Balance?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 vegetarian 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).

Mood Systems Balance: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 273715, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Chromiumas Chromium Picolinate400 mcg1,143%Chromium in Mood Systems Balance against 7,825 products400 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 45 mcg to 200 mcg, the median 100 mcg.DV 35 mcg400 mcg

Higher than 93% of 7,825 products listing chromium (median 100 mcg). Per day at the most servings: 800 mcg.

Rhodiola rosea root extractas Rosavins340 mgRhodiola in Mood Systems Balance against 945 products340 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 250 mg, the median 100 mg.340 mg

Higher than 85% of 945 products listing rhodiola (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 680 mg.

Berberine HCl250 mgBerberine in Mood Systems Balance against 419 products250 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 131.5 mg to 500 mg, the median 400 mg.250 mg

57% of 419 products listing berberine give more (median 400 mg). Per day at the most servings: 500 mg.

Longvida Optimized Curcumin extractas Curcuma longa200 mgCurcumin in Mood Systems Balance against 550 products200 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 400 mg, the median 200 mg.200 mg

42% of 550 products listing curcumin give more (median 200 mg). Per day at the most servings: 400 mg.

Saffron extractas Safranal15 mgSaffron in Mood Systems Balance against 201 products15 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 20 mg to 88.5 mg, the median 30 mg.15 mg

77% of 201 products listing saffron give more (median 30 mg). Per day at the most servings: 30 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 273715 (entered January 23, 2023), 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 400 mcg of chromium is higher than 93% of the 7,825 chromium products that print an amount; 391 list more.

The NIH database records 1 to 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?

The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Mood Systems Balance's, rare ingredients counting for more.

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 Usage: As a dietary supplement, adults take 2 capsules, 1-2 times daily or as directed by your health professional.
Warnings
Warning: Not to be taken by pregnant or lactating women. If you have any health condition or are taking any medication, consult your health professional before use.
Keep out of the reach of children.
Use only if safety seal is intact.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Gluten-free, Non-GMO
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 273715.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Sunflower Lecithin, Stearic Acid, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Silica.

How many labels does Mood Systems Balance have?

4 labels are on file under this name since April 22, 2016: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 273715 (current) Entered January 23, 2023 · on the market · 60 vegetarian capsules · UPC 3 10539 97991 4
  2. Label 261903 Entered April 11, 2022 · on the market · 60 vegetarian capsules
  3. Label 232761 Entered August 23, 2020 · on the market · 60 vegetarian capsules · UPC 3 10539 04073 7
  4. Label 58196 Entered April 22, 2016 · off the market May 18, 2020 · 60 vegetarian capsules · UPC 3 10539 04073 7

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

Who makes it?

The label names Douglas Laboratories (manufacturer), Pittsburgh, PA. All Douglas Laboratories products.

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