Organic Maitake
by BioMed Balance · capsule · 90 vegetarian capsules
- Off the market since February 2021 (NIH)
- DSLD label 221131
- Serving 1 to 3 capsules; amounts per 1 capsule
- 90 servings
Organic Maitake by BioMed Balance lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 405 mg of maitake and 15 mg of ascorbic acid. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on May 22, 2020.
What is in Organic Maitake?
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maitakeas PolysaccharidesMaitake (Form: standardized to 40% Polysaccharides) PlantPart: mycellium Genus: Grifola Species: frondosa | 405 mg | Higher than 87% of 327 products listing maitake mushroom (median 100 mg). | |
| Ascorbic Acidas Vitamin C | 15 mg | 17%* | 93% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C give more (median 100 mg). |
* % Daily Value computed from the printed amount and the FDA Daily Value (21 CFR 101.9); the label prints none for that row.
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 221131 (entered May 22, 2020), 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:
- 93% of the 18,583 products that print an amount of vitamin C list more than its 15 mg of ascorbic acid (filed by NIH under vitamin C) (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.
- Maitake Mushroom ExtractVitamin World same ingredients
- MaitakeGoldBluebonnet · off the market same ingredients
- Super MaitakeMushroom Wisdom · off the market same ingredients
- Grifron MaitakeMushroom Wisdom same ingredients
- Maitake Bio-Beta-GlucanNature's Answer 1 shared, 73% alike
- Maitake Mushroom 60 mgNOW 1 shared, 73% 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: As a dietary supplement, take 1-3 capsules daily with or without meals.
- Warnings
- Tamper resistant - Do not use if seal is broken or missing
Source: label statements in DSLD label 221131.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Silicon Dioxide, Vegetarian Capsule.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Made in USA Certified cGMP; FDA Registered USDA Licensed.
How many labels does Organic Maitake have?
One label is on file, entered on May 22, 2020.
- Label 221131 (current) Entered May 22, 2020 · off the market February 11, 2021 · 90 vegetarian capsules
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names BioMed Balance (distributor), Kent, WA. All BioMed Balance products.