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PAS Formula

by Zahler · capsule · 120 capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 7 79663 11007 3
  • DSLD label 33326
  • Serving 4 capsules
  • 30 servings

PAS Formula by Zahler lists 16 ingredients, 16 with an amount per serving of 4 capsules, such as 5,000 IU of vitamin A, 750 mg of vitamin C, 200 IU of vitamin E and 800 mcg of folic acid. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on May 23, 2014.

What is in PAS Formula?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 4 capsules. 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).

PAS Formula: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 33326, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Vitamin Aas Beta-Carotene5,000 IU100%Vitamin A in PAS Formula against 5,772 products5,000 IU per serving; the middle half of products list 2,000 IU to 5,000 IU, the median 4,000 IU.5,000 IU

Higher than 55% of 5,772 products listing vitamin A (median 4,000 IU). Per day at the most servings: 10,000 IU.

Vitamin Cas Ascorbic Acid750 mg1%

This amount is far outside what other labels list for vitamin C, or disagrees with the label's own %DV: possibly a unit or transcription slip in the database. Check the label image on DSLD.

Vitamin Eas D-Alpha-Tocopherol200 IU677%Vitamin E in PAS Formula against 6,459 products200 IU per serving; the middle half of products list 15 IU to 100 IU, the median 30 IU.200 IU

Higher than 82% of 6,459 products listing vitamin E (median 30 IU). Per day at the most servings: 400 IU.

Folic Acid800 mcg200%Folate in PAS Formula against 7,022 products800 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 200 mcg to 400 mcg, the median 400 mcg.800 mcg

Higher than 81% of 7,022 products listing folate (median 400 mcg). Per day at the most servings: 1,600 mcg.

Sarsaparilla100 mgSarsaparilla in PAS Formula against 68 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 60 mg to 862.5 mg, the median 100 mg.100 mg

49% of 68 products listing sarsaparilla give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 200 mg.

Siberian Ginseng300 mgEleuthero in PAS Formula against 726 products300 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 200 mg, the median 100 mg.300 mg

Higher than 84% of 726 products listing eleuthero (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 600 mg.

Licorice100 mgLicorice in PAS Formula against 888 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 42 mg to 300 mg, the median 100 mg.100 mg

42% of 888 products listing licorice give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 200 mg.

Dandelion100 mgDandelion in PAS Formula against 793 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 250 mg, the median 100 mg.100 mg

48% of 793 products listing dandelion give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 200 mg.

Rhodiola400 mgRhodiola in PAS Formula against 945 products400 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 250 mg, the median 100 mg.400 mg

Higher than 88% of 945 products listing rhodiola (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 800 mg.

Valerian400 mgValerian in PAS Formula against 647 products400 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 80 mg to 450 mg, the median 200 mg.400 mg

Higher than 71% of 647 products listing valerian (median 200 mg). Per day at the most servings: 800 mg.

Passion Flower200 mgPassionflower in PAS Formula against 562 products200 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 40 mg to 200 mg, the median 100 mg.200 mg

Higher than 70% of 562 products listing passionflower (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 400 mg.

Wood Betony100 mg
Skullcap200 mgSkullcap in PAS Formula against 146 products200 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 443.75 mg, the median 142.5 mg.200 mg

Higher than 55% of 146 products listing skullcap (median 142.5 mg). Per day at the most servings: 400 mg.

Hops150 mgHops in PAS Formula against 342 products150 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 150 mg, the median 75 mg.150 mg

Higher than 74% of 342 products listing hops (median 75 mg). Per day at the most servings: 300 mg.

GABA250 mgGABA in PAS Formula against 744 products250 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 80 mg to 400 mg, the median 100 mg.250 mg

Higher than 66% of 744 products listing GABA (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 500 mg.

Suntheanine100 mgTheanine in PAS Formula against 1,602 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 90 mg to 200 mg, the median 100 mg.100 mg

47% of 1,602 products listing theanine give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 200 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 33326 (entered May 23, 2014), 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?

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 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?

The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with PAS Formula's, rare ingredients counting for more.

  • StressMasterAdvanced Nutrition by Zahler 15 shared, 84% 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
Directions: 2 capsules 2 times daily with meals or as directed.
Warnings
KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.
Storage
STORE TIGHTLY IN COOL, DRY PLACE.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 33326.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Magnesium Stearate.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): D; U; THIS PRODUCT WAS MANUFACTURED IN A GMP CERTIFIED FACILITY; advanced nutrition by ZAHLER(R); MIND & SPIRIT {capsule}.

How many labels does PAS Formula have?

One label is on file, entered on May 23, 2014.

  1. Label 33326 (current) Entered May 23, 2014 · on the market · 120 capsules · UPC 7 79663 11007 3

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

Who makes it?

The label names Advanced Nutrition by Zahler(R) (distributor), Brooklyn, NY. All Zahler products.

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