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Organic Spearmint

by Traditional Medicinals · other (e.g. tea bag) · 16 wrapped tea bags

  • On the market (NIH)
  • DSLD label 307009
  • Serving 1 tea bag (makes 8 fl. oz.)
  • 16 servings

Organic Spearmint by Traditional Medicinals lists one ingredient: 1,500 mg of spearmint per serving of 1 tea bag. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on July 25, 2024.

What is in Organic Spearmint?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 tea bag. 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 Spearmint: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 307009, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories0 Calories
All Herbal Ingredientsno amount given
SpearmintOrganic1,500 mgSpearmint in Organic Spearmint against 43 products1,500 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 37.5 mg to 935 mg, the median 240 mg.1,500 mg

Higher than 93% of 43 products listing spearmint (median 240 mg). Per day at the most servings: 4,500 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 307009 (entered July 25, 2024), 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 1,500 mg of spearmint is higher than 93% of the 43 spearmint products that print an amount; 2 list more.

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
To enjoy Pour 8 oz. freshly boiled water over 1 tea bag. Cover & steep for 5-10 min. Squeeze & remove tea bag to ensure maximum goodness. Enjoy 1-3 cups per day.
Warnings
Consult your healthcare practitioner prior to use if you are pregnant or breastfeeding.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Caffeine free
Non GMO Project Verified nongmoproject.org

Source: label statements in DSLD label 307009.

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 Non GMO Project Verified nongmoproject.org OK (Kosher) Certified B Corporation. Listed with: USDA Organic seal (a seal is the label's claim; the certifier's own list confirms it).

How many labels does Organic Spearmint have?

2 labels are on file under this name since October 24, 2022: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 307009 (current) Entered July 25, 2024 · on the market · 16 wrapped tea bags
  2. Label 275034 Entered October 24, 2022 · off the market March 8, 2023 · 16 wrapped tea bags

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

Who makes it?

The label names Traditional Medicinals (manufacturer), Sebastopol, CA. All Traditional Medicinals products.

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