Pickly Pear Cactus Powder
by TerraVita Premium Collection · powder · 1 ounce
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 0 64435 10896 0
- DSLD label 282206
- Serving 0.25 tsp
- 28 servings
Pickly Pear Cactus Powder by TerraVita Premium Collection lists one ingredient: 1,000 mg of prickly pear cactus, powder per serving of 0.25 tsp. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on January 23, 2023.
What is in Pickly Pear Cactus Powder?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 0.25 tsp. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prickly Pear Cactus, Powder | 1,000 mg | Higher than 64% of 104 products listing prickly pear cactus (median 500 mg). Per day at the most servings: 3,000 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 282206 (entered January 23, 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 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.
- Nopal Cactus 1000 (Opuntia) 1,000 mgOnly Natural · off the market same ingredients
- Freeze Dried Nopal Cactus Prickly Pear 500 mgNatural Home Cures same ingredients
- Prickly Pear Cactus (Nopal Opuntia) 4:1 Extract PowderTerraVita Premium Collection same ingredients
- Prickly Pear Cactus PowderTerraVita Premium Collection same ingredients
- Nopal CactusHawaii Pharm same ingredients
- Nopal CactusHerbal Terra 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
- Directions Stir 1/4 of a teaspoon into a glass of water and consume 3 times daily, with meals.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 282206.
How many labels does Pickly Pear Cactus Powder have?
One label is on file, entered on January 23, 2023.
- Label 282206 (current) Entered January 23, 2023 · on the market · 1 ounce · UPC 0 64435 10896 0
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names TerraVita Fine Whole Herbs (manufacturer), Brampton, Ontario, Canada. All TerraVita Premium Collection products.