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Mucuna 20:1 Concentrated Extract

by Samsara Herbs · powder · 2 ounces

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC X000XKIQAT
  • DSLD label 319970
  • Serving 3,000 mg (1 scoop (3000 mg))
  • 19 servings

Mucuna 20:1 Concentrated Extract by Samsara Herbs lists one ingredient: 3,000 mg of mucuna per serving of 3,000 mg. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on January 23, 2025.

What is in Mucuna 20:1 Concentrated 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).

Mucuna 20:1 Concentrated Extract: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 319970, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Mucuna20:13,000 mgCowhage in Mucuna 20:1 Concentrated Extract against 417 products3,000 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 60 mg to 400 mg, the median 125 mg.3,000 mg

Higher than over 99% of 417 products listing cowhage (median 125 mg). Per day at the most servings: 9,000 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 319970 (entered January 23, 2025), 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 mucuna (filed by NIH under cowhage) is higher than over 99% of the 417 cowhage products that print an amount.

The NIH database records 1 to 3 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.

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
Our water soluble herbal extracts are best mixed in juice or a smoothie, although mixing in water is perfectly fine if you can tolerate the taste.
Suggested Use: Take 1 scoop 1-3 times per day or as recommended by your health care professional.
Warnings
Caution: If you have a medical condition, are pregnant or taking medications, consult your health care professional before using this product.
Keep out of reach of children.
Storage
Storage Cool dry place, out of direct sunlight.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 319970.

What else is on the label?

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): GMP Good Manufacturing Practice USA Tested 3rd party USA tested.

How many labels does Mucuna 20:1 Concentrated Extract have?

8 labels are on file under this name since September 24, 2021: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 319970 (current) Entered January 23, 2025 · on the market · 2 ounces · UPC X000XKIQAT
  2. Label 319972 Entered December 21, 2024 · on the market · 8 ounces · UPC X000ZEN149
  3. Label 319969 Entered December 21, 2024 · on the market · 16 ounces · UPC X000XHAC27
  4. Label 319971 Entered October 24, 2024 · on the market · 4 ounces · UPC X000XHAC31
  5. Label 255603 Entered September 24, 2021 · on the market · 8 ozs · UPC X000ZEN149
  6. Label 255602 Entered September 24, 2021 · on the market · 2 ozs · UPC X000XKIQAT
  7. Label 255601 Entered September 24, 2021 · on the market · 4 ozs · UPC X000XHAC31
  8. Label 255585 Entered September 24, 2021 · on the market · 16 ounces · UPC X000XHAC27

DSLD also links this label to: Mucuna (image difference, same product), Mucuna (package size difference, same product), Mucuna (package size difference, same product), Mucuna (package size difference, same product), Mucuna (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 Samsara Herbs Inc. (distributor), Clearfield, Utah. All Samsara Herbs products.

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