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Organic Black Maca Powder

by plnt · powder · 8 oz.

  • Off the market since June 2018 (NIH)
  • UPC 7 66536 02778 1
  • DSLD label 183494
  • Serving 5 g (1 scoop)
  • 45 servings

Organic Black Maca Powder by plnt lists one ingredient: 5 g of organic black maca per serving of 5 g. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on January 7, 2019.

What is in Organic Black Maca Powder?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 5 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).

Organic Black Maca Powder: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 183494, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories15 Calories
Total Carbohydrates3 g1%Carbohydrate in Organic Black Maca Powder against 21,979 products3 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 6 g, the median 3 g.3 g

47% of 21,979 products listing carbohydrate give more (median 3 g).

Dietary Fiberless than 1 g2%
Total Sugars2.5 gSugar in Organic Black Maca Powder against 11,807 products2.5 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 4 g, the median 2 g.2.5 g

Higher than 53% of 11,807 products listing sugar (median 2 g).

Proteinless than 1 g1%
organic Black Maca5 gMaca in Organic Black Maca Powder against 728 products5,000 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 118.13 mg to 600 mg, the median 250 mg.5,000 mg

Higher than 98% of 728 products listing maca (median 250 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 183494 (entered January 7, 2019), 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 5,000 mg of organic black maca (filed by NIH under maca) is higher than 98% of the 728 maca products that print an amount; 7 list more.

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?

1 product lists 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
Directions: Add one (1) scoop (5 g) daily to water or your favorite beverage or smoothie.
Warnings
Warning: Consult your healthcare provider prior to use if you are pregnant, nursing, taking any medication or have any medical conditions.
Keep out of reach of children.
Tamper evident Do not use if outer seal is broken or missing.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Gluten free Dairy free Soy free Nut free
Non-GMO
The plnt line of products is gluten-and dairy-free, with ingredients sourced in nature. That’s why we leave out the “a” in plnt, to represent the absence of artificial preservatives, colors, flavors, or sweeteners.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 183494.

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): 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 Organic Black Maca Powder have?

2 labels are on file under this name since November 21, 2018: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 183494 (current) Entered January 7, 2019 · off the market June 27, 2018 · 8 oz. · UPC 7 66536 02778 1
  2. Label 183375 Entered November 21, 2018 · off the market June 3, 2019 · 8 oz. · UPC 7 66536 02778 1

DSLD also links this label to: Black Maca 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 Vitamin Shoppe, Inc. (distributor), Secaucus, NJ. All plnt products.

Where next?