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Men's Defense

by Purium · capsule · 60 capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 7 64934 03510 0
  • DSLD label 296358
  • Serving 2 capsules
  • 30 servings

Men's Defense by Purium lists 7 ingredients, 7 with an amount per serving of 2 capsules, such as 320 mg of saw palmetto extract, 300 mg of pygeum bark extract, 300 mg of nettle leaf extract and 255 mg of pumpkin. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on August 23, 2023.

What is in Men's Defense?

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).

Men's Defense: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 296358, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Saw Palmetto Extract320 mgSaw Palmetto in Men's Defense against 1,109 products320 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 320 mg, the median 200 mg.320 mg

Higher than 65% of 1,109 products listing saw palmetto (median 200 mg).

Pygeum Bark Extract300 mgPygeum in Men's Defense against 326 products300 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 33.72 mg to 120 mg, the median 100 mg.300 mg

Higher than 90% of 326 products listing pygeum (median 100 mg).

Nettle Leaf Extract300 mgStinging Nettle in Men's Defense against 710 products300 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 300 mg, the median 120 mg.300 mg

Higher than 74% of 710 products listing stinging nettle (median 120 mg).

Pumpkin255 mgPumpkin in Men's Defense against 294 products455 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 30 mg to 200 mg, the median 80 mg.455 mg

Higher than 88% of 294 products listing pumpkin (median 80 mg).

Pumpkin Seed Extract200 mg
Red CloverOrganic85 mgRed Clover in Men's Defense against 279 products85 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 400 mg, the median 150 mg.85 mg

65% of 279 products listing red clover give more (median 150 mg).

Lycopene40 mgLycopene in Men's Defense against 1,691 products40 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 mg to 5 mg, the median 1.2 mg.40 mg

Higher than 97% of 1,691 products listing lycopene (median 1.2 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 296358 (entered August 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?

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 300 mg of pygeum is higher than 90% of the 326 pygeum products that print an amount; 24 list more.
  • Its 40 mg of lycopene is higher than 97% of the 1,691 lycopene products that print an amount; 38 list more.

The NIH database records one serving 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: Take two capsules per day with a meal.
Warnings
Caution: Keep out of reach of children.
If you have a medical condition or are taking medication, consult your health care professional before using this or any other nutritional supplement.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 296358.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Cellulose capsule.

How many labels does Men's Defense have?

2 labels are on file under this name since November 19, 2021: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 296358 (current) Entered August 23, 2023 · on the market · 60 capsules · UPC 7 64934 03510 0
  2. Label 255901 Entered November 19, 2021 · off the market August 12, 2022 · 60 capsules · UPC 7 64934 03510 0

DSLD also links this label to: Men's Defense (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 Purium (manufacturer, distributor), Rancho Dominguez, CA. All Purium products.

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