Mucuna
by Paradise · capsule · 60 vegetarian capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 6 01944 77807 1
- DSLD label 288985
- Serving 1 vegetarian capsule
- 60 servings
Mucuna by Paradise lists one ingredient: 250 mg of mucuna pruriens seed extract per serving of 1 vegetarian capsule. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on July 18, 2023.
What is in Mucuna?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 vegetarian 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mucuna pruriens Seed Extractas L-DopaOrganic, 10:1, 15% L-Dopa naturally occurring | 250 mg | Higher than 61% of 417 products listing cowhage (median 125 mg). Per day at the most servings: 500 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 288985 (entered July 18, 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?
Every amount on this label with a position sits within the middle 80% of the products that list the same ingredient.
The NIH database records 1 to 2 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.
- Mucuna Extract PowderHerbadiet same ingredients
- MucunaCHK Nutrition same ingredients
- Mucuna Pruriens 200 mgAdvance Physician Formulas same ingredients
- Mucuna Pruriens 350 mgSwanson Superior Herbs same ingredients
- HGH Dopa 400AFI America's Finest · off the market same ingredients
- Dopa 400AFI America's Finest same ingredients
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: Take 1 vegetarian capsule or as directed by a qualified health care professional.
- Warnings
- Warning: Keep in a cool dry place, out of the reach of children.
- If pregnant, nursing, or using any prescription medication consult your health care professional before using this product.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- We never add unnecessary fillers, binders, preservatives or glow agents to our encapsulation process.
- Made with Non-GMO ingredients Gluten free
- Contains no common allergens. Made without fillers.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 288985.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Vegetarian Capsule.
How many labels does Mucuna have?
2 labels are on file under this name since April 22, 2021: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 288985 (current) Entered July 18, 2023 · on the market · 60 vegetarian capsules · UPC 6 01944 77807 1
- Label 247260 Entered April 22, 2021 · on the market · 60 vegetarian capsules · UPC 6 01944 77807 1
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Paradise Herbs & Essentials, Inc. (manufacturer, distributor), Huntington Beach, CA. All Paradise products.