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Passion-Ess

by Indiana Botanic Gardens · capsule · 60 capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 7 03308 82059 1
  • DSLD label 18545
  • Serving 2 capsules
  • 30 servings

Passion-Ess by Indiana Botanic Gardens lists 9 ingredients, 9 with an amount per serving of 2 capsules, such as 50 mg of niacin, 100 mg of ashwagandha (roots) powder, 250 mg of choline and 200 mg of cordyceps sinensis deep layer cultivated mycelial extract, beside 3 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on February 25, 2013.

What is in Passion-Ess?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 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).

Passion-Ess: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 18545, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories5 Calories0%
Total Carbohydrates0.6 g0%Carbohydrate in Passion-Ess against 21,979 products0.6 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 6 g, the median 3 g.0.6 g

98% of 21,979 products listing carbohydrate give more (median 3 g). Per day at the most servings: 1.2 g.

Other Carbohydrates0.6 g
Protein0.5 g1%Protein in Passion-Ess against 8,985 products0.5 g per serving; the middle half of products list 2 g to 24 g, the median 16 g.0.5 g

96% of 8,985 products listing protein give more (median 16 g). Per day at the most servings: 1 g.

Niacinas Inositol Hexanicotinate, Vitamin B3Niacin (Form: Vitamin B-3, as Inositol Hexanicotinate)50 mg250%Niacin in Passion-Ess against 12,413 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 13.2 mg to 48 mg, the median 20 mg.DV 16 mgUL 35 mg50 mg

Higher than 75% of 12,413 products listing niacin (median 20 mg). Per day at the most servings: 100 mg. 2.9 times the adult UL a day.

Ashwagandha (roots) powder100 mgAshwagandha in Passion-Ess against 1,646 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 125 mg to 500 mg, the median 250 mg.100 mg

79% of 1,646 products listing ashwagandha give more (median 250 mg). Per day at the most servings: 200 mg.

Cholineas Choline BitartrateCholine (Form: as Choline Bitartrate)250 mg45%*Choline in Passion-Ess against 4,738 products250 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 18 mg to 100 mg, the median 40 mg.DV 550 mgUL 3,500 mg250 mg

Higher than 89% of 4,738 products listing choline (median 40 mg). Per day at the most servings: 500 mg.

Cordyceps sinensis deep layer cultivated mycelial extract200 mgCordyceps in Passion-Ess against 450 products200 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 600 mg, the median 250 mg.200 mg

56% of 450 products listing cordyceps give more (median 250 mg). Per day at the most servings: 400 mg.

Dehydroepiandrosterone25 mgDHEA in Passion-Ess against 454 products25 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 50 mg, the median 25 mg.25 mg

43% of 454 products listing DHEA give more (median 25 mg). Per day at the most servings: 50 mg.

Ginkgo biloba (leaf) extractas ginkgoflavonglycosides, total terpene lactonesGinkgo biloba (leaf) extract (Form: Standardized for 24% ginkgoflavonglycosides Note: 3.6 mg, and 6% total terpene lactones Note: 0.9 mg) PlantPart: leaf Genus: Ginkgo Species: biloba15 mgGinkgo in Passion-Ess against 1,339 products15 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 30 mg to 120 mg, the median 60 mg.15 mg

89% of 1,339 products listing ginkgo give more (median 60 mg). Per day at the most servings: 30 mg.

Inositolas Inositol HexanicotinateInositol (Form: as Inositol Hexanicotinate)6.5 mgInositol in Passion-Ess against 4,042 products6.5 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 10 mg to 80 mg, the median 30 mg.6.5 mg

83% of 4,042 products listing inositol give more (median 30 mg). Per day at the most servings: 13 mg.

L-HistidineL-Histidine Note: free form amino acid280 mgHistidine in Passion-Ess against 591 products280 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 402.8 mg, the median 125 mg.280 mg

Higher than 62% of 591 products listing histidine (median 125 mg). Per day at the most servings: 560 mg.

MacaPure(R) Maca PEas Macamides and macaenesMacaPure(R) Maca PE (Form: Standardized for 0.6% Macamides and macaenes Note: 0.75 mg) PlantPart: tuber Genus: Lepidium Species: meyenii125 mgMaca in Passion-Ess against 728 products125 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 118.13 mg to 600 mg, the median 250 mg.125 mg

74% of 728 products listing maca give more (median 250 mg). Per day at the most servings: 250 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 18545 (entered February 25, 2013), 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:

  • At 2 servings a day, the most its directions give, the label lists 100 mg of niacin, 2.9 times the adult Tolerable Upper Intake Level.
  • 89% of the 1,339 products that print an amount of ginkgo list more than its 15 mg of ginkgo (median 60 mg).

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 Passion-Ess's, rare ingredients counting for more.

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 2 capsules twice daily, as a dietary supplement, or as directed by a qualified health care professional.
Warnings
Warning: If you are taking any medications or are pregnant or nursing do not use prior to consulting a physician.
For your protection, this container has an outer safety seal. (Do not accept if missing or broken.)
KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN
Storage
Store in a dry, cool place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 18545.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Gelatin, Rice Flour, Maltodextrin, Vegetable Magnesium Stearate, Silicon Dioxide.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): IBG INDIANA BOTANIC GARDENS(R).

How many labels does Passion-Ess have?

One label is on file, entered on February 25, 2013.

  1. Label 18545 (current) Entered February 25, 2013 · on the market · 60 capsules · UPC 7 03308 82059 1

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

Who makes it?

The label names Indiana Botanic Gardens, Inc. (distributor), Hobart, IN. All Indiana Botanic Gardens products.

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