Mucuna Pruriens Seed Powder
by Z Natural Foods · powder · 1 lb
- Off the market since November 2023 (NIH)
- UPC 6 16983 43994 4
- DSLD label 299861
- Serving 0.7 to 2.8 g (1/4-1 tsp); amounts per 0.7 g
- 647 servings
Mucuna Pruriens Seed Powder by Z Natural Foods lists one ingredient: 35 mg of L-dihydroxyphenylalanine per serving of 0.7 g. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on November 22, 2023.
What is in Mucuna Pruriens Seed Powder?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 0.7 g. 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 | 0 Calories | ||
| Calories from Fat | 0 Calories | ||
| L-Dihydroxyphenylalanine | 35 mg | 87% of 38 products listing L-DOPA give more (median 100 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 299861 (entered November 22, 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:
- 87% of the 38 products that print an amount of L-DOPA list more than its 35 mg of L-dihydroxyphenylalanine (filed by NIH under L-DOPA) (median 100 mg).
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?
4 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Organic Mucuna Pruriens Seed PowderZ Natural Foods same ingredients
- Mucuna Pruriens Extract PowderZ Natural Foods same ingredients
- LevodopaCurEase · off the market same ingredients
- Levodopa 99% L-DopaCurEase same ingredients
- Mucuna Pruriens 15% L-Dopa ExtractHard Rhino 1 shared, 60% alike
- Mucuna PruriensProtocol For Life Balance 1 shared, 60% 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.
- Directions
- Suggested Use: Begin by taking 1/4 teaspoon each day and if no negative reactions occur work up to 1 teaspoon daily. Mix with water, juice, yogurt, add to a smoothie, or infuse into a tea. Mucuna may work best when taken together with green tea extract.
- Warnings
- California Prop 65 Warning: Cancer and Reproductive Harm - www.P65Warnings.ca.gov/food
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Non GMO Gluten Free Chemical Free
Source: label statements in DSLD label 299861.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Mucuna pruriens.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): USDA Organic. Listed with: USDA Organic seal (a seal is the label's claim; the certifier's own list confirms it).
How many labels does Mucuna Pruriens Seed Powder have?
One label is on file, entered on November 22, 2023.
- Label 299861 (current) Entered November 22, 2023 · off the market November 6, 2023 · 1 lb · UPC 6 16983 43994 4
DSLD also links this label to: Organic Mucuna Pruriens Seed Powder (image 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 Z Natural Foods (distributor), West Palm Beach, FL. All Z Natural Foods products.