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Saw Palmetto Extract

by Puritan's Pride · softgel capsule · 180 rapid release softgels

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 0 74312 11951 4
  • DSLD label 285993
  • Serving 1 softgel
  • 180 servings

Saw Palmetto Extract by Puritan's Pride lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 softgel, such as 250 mg of saw palmetto berry extract and 10 mg of saw palmetto berry extract. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on May 24, 2023.

What is in Saw Palmetto Extract?

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

Saw Palmetto Extract: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 285993, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Saw Palmetto berry extract250 mgSaw Palmetto in Saw Palmetto Extract against 1,109 products260 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 320 mg, the median 200 mg.260 mg

Higher than 58% of 1,109 products listing saw palmetto (median 200 mg). Per day at the most servings: 520 mg.

Saw Palmetto Berry Extractas Fatty Acids, Sterolsstandardized to contain 85-95% fatty acids and sterols10 mg

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 285993 (entered May 24, 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 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: For adult men, take one (1) softgel up to two times daily, preferably with meals.
Warnings
Warning: This product is intended for use by men and is not intended for use by women.
If you are taking any medications or have any medical condition, consult your doctor before use.
Discontinue use and consult your doctor if any adverse reactions occur.
Not intended for use by persons under the age of 18. Keep out of reach of children.
Do not use if seal under cap is broken or missing.
Contains soy ingredients.
Allergens and what it does not contain
No artificial flavor or sweetener, no preservatives, no sugar, no starch, no milk, no lactose, no gluten, no wheat, no yeast, no fish. Sodium free.
Storage
Store at room temperature.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 285993.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Soybean Oil, Gelatin, Vegetable Glycerin, Soy Lecithin, natural Caramel coloring.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): QA Quality Assured.

How many labels does Saw Palmetto Extract have?

2 labels are on file under this name since May 24, 2023: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 285993 (current) Entered May 24, 2023 · on the market · 180 rapid release softgels · UPC 0 74312 11951 4
  2. Label 285992 Entered May 24, 2023 · on the market · 90 rapid release softgels · UPC 0 74312 11594 3

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

Who makes it?

The label names Puritan's Pride, Inc. (distributor), Ronkonkoma, NY, U.S.A.. All Puritan's Pride products.

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