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Prostate Essentials

by Swanson Condition Specific Formulas · capsule · 90 veggie capsules

  • Off the market since July 2018 (NIH)
  • UPC 0 87614 07102 2
  • DSLD label 82196
  • Serving 1 veggie capsule

Prostate Essentials by Swanson Condition Specific Formulas lists 9 ingredients, 9 with an amount per serving of 1 veggie capsule, such as 15 mg of zinc, 160 mg of saw palmetto berry extract, 120 mg of stinging nettles extract and 50 mg of korean ginseng extract. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on January 25, 2018.

What is in Prostate Essentials?

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

Prostate Essentials: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 82196, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Zincas Zinc PicolinateZinc (Form: from Zinc Picolinate)15 mg100%Zinc in Prostate Essentials against 13,186 products15 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 5 mg to 15 mg, the median 11 mg.DV 11 mgUL 40 mg15 mg

Higher than 56% of 13,186 products listing zinc (median 11 mg). Per day at the most servings: 30 mg.

Saw Palmetto berry extractas Fatty AcidsSaw Palmetto berry extract (Form: standardized for 25% Fatty Acids) PlantPart: berry Genus: Serenoa Species: repens160 mgSaw Palmetto in Prostate Essentials against 1,109 products160 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 320 mg, the median 200 mg.160 mg

51% of 1,109 products listing saw palmetto give more (median 200 mg). Per day at the most servings: 320 mg.

Stinging Nettles extractStinging Nettles extract PlantPart: leaf Genus: Urtica Species: dioica Note: 4:1120 mgStinging Nettle in Prostate Essentials against 710 products120 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 300 mg, the median 120 mg.120 mg

47% of 710 products listing stinging nettle give more (median 120 mg). Per day at the most servings: 240 mg.

Korean Ginseng extractas GinsenosidesKorean Ginseng extract (Form: standardized to minimum 15% Ginsenosides) PlantPart: root and leaf, aerial parts50 mgOriental Ginseng in Prostate Essentials against 706 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 30 mg to 200 mg, the median 90 mg.50 mg

56% of 706 products listing oriental ginseng give more (median 90 mg). Per day at the most servings: 100 mg.

PumpkinPumpkin PlantPart: seed Genus: Cucurbita Species: pepo Note: 4:140 mgPumpkin in Prostate Essentials against 294 products40 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 30 mg to 200 mg, the median 80 mg.40 mg

63% of 294 products listing pumpkin give more (median 80 mg). Per day at the most servings: 80 mg.

Glycine25 mgGlycine in Prostate Essentials against 1,078 products25 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 846 mg, the median 300 mg.25 mg

91% of 1,078 products listing glycine give more (median 300 mg). Per day at the most servings: 50 mg.

L-Alanine25 mgAlanine in Prostate Essentials against 475 products25 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 972 mg, the median 483 mg.25 mg

92% of 475 products listing alanine give more (median 483 mg). Per day at the most servings: 50 mg.

L-Glutamic Acid25 mgGlutamic Acid in Prostate Essentials against 697 products25 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 364 mg, the median 80 mg.25 mg

67% of 697 products listing glutamic acid give more (median 80 mg). Per day at the most servings: 50 mg.

Beta-Sitosterol20 mgBeta Sitosterol in Prostate Essentials against 264 products20 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 221.25 mg, the median 100 mg.20 mg

91% of 264 products listing beta sitosterol give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 40 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 82196 (entered January 25, 2018), 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:

  • 91% of the 1,078 products that print an amount of glycine list more than its 25 mg of glycine (median 300 mg).
  • 92% of the 475 products that print an amount of alanine list more than its 25 mg of L-alanine (filed by NIH under alanine) (median 483 mg).
  • 91% of the 264 products that print an amount of beta sitosterol list more than its 20 mg of beta-sitosterol (filed by NIH under beta sitosterol) (median 100 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?

1 product lists 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
Suggested Use: As a dietary supplement, take one veggie capsule two times per day with water.
Warnings
Do not use if seal is broken.
Keep out of reach of children.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 82196.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Rice Flour, Hypromellose, Beta-Cyclodextrin, Dextrin, Maltodextrin, Calcium Laurate, Silica, Tricalcium Phosphate, Rosemary extract.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): V Vegetarian Formula; Guaranteed Purity & Potency.

How many labels does Prostate Essentials have?

One label is on file, entered on January 25, 2018.

  1. Label 82196 (current) Entered January 25, 2018 · off the market July 31, 2018 · 90 veggie capsules · UPC 0 87614 07102 2

DSLD also links this label to: Prostate Essentials (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 Swanson Health Products (distributor), Fargo, ND. All Swanson Condition Specific Formulas products.

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