Ginger

by plnt · capsule · 90 vegetable capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 7 66536 02666 1
  • DSLD label 208958
  • Serving 1 vegetable capsule

Ginger by plnt lists one ingredient: 500 mg of organic ginger per serving of 1 vegetable capsule. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on November 21, 2019.

What is in Ginger?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 vegetable 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).

Ginger: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 208958, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
organic Ginger500 mgGinger in Ginger against 1,770 products500 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 150 mg, the median 60 mg.500 mg

Higher than 91% of 1,770 products listing ginger (median 60 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,000 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 208958 (entered November 21, 2019), 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:

  • Its 500 mg of organic ginger (filed by NIH under ginger) is higher than 91% of the 1,770 ginger products that print an amount; 120 list more.

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.

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: Take one (1) vegetable capsule, 1-2 times per day, preferably with meals.
Warnings
Warning: Consult your healthcare provider prior to use if pregnant, nursing, taking any medications or have any medical condition.
Keep out of reach of children.
Tamper evident Do not use if outer seal is broken or missing.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Non GMO
Gluten free Dairy free Nut free Soy free
Does not contain: Gluten, Sugar, Salt, Animal Derivatives, Preservatives, Artificial Colors or Flavors.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 208958.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Vegetable Cellulose.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Non GMO Project Verified Nongmoproject.org; Quality promise Tested & trusted K Parve K-1604.

How many labels does Ginger have?

2 labels are on file under this name since November 20, 2017: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 208958 (current) Entered November 21, 2019 · on the market · 90 vegetable capsules · UPC 7 66536 02666 1
  2. Label 80419 Entered November 20, 2017 · off the market September 3, 2019 · 90 vegetarian capsules · UPC 7 66536 02666 1

DSLD also links this label to: Ginger (image difference, same product).

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

Who makes it?

The label names Vitamin Shoppe, Inc. (distributor), Secaucus, NJ. All plnt products.

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