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Royal Maca for Peri-Menopause

by Whole World Botanicals · capsule · 120 Maca Root Concentrate Veg. Caps

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 6 91195 00123 3
  • DSLD label 277818
  • Serving 0.5 to 3 capsules; amounts per 2 capsules
  • 30 servings

Royal Maca for Peri-Menopause by Whole World Botanicals lists 4 ingredients, 4 with an amount per serving of 2 capsules, such as 1.99 mcg of selenium, 220 mg of magnesium glycinate chelate, 8 mg of zinc glycinate chelate and 800 mg of royal maca root concentrate, beside 1 Nutrition Facts row (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on November 22, 2022.

What is in Royal Maca for Peri-Menopause?

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).

Royal Maca for Peri-Menopause: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 277818, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Total Carbohydrates0.52 g1%Carbohydrate in Royal Maca for Peri-Menopause against 21,979 products0.52 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 6 g, the median 3 g.0.52 g

99% of 21,979 products listing carbohydrate give more (median 3 g).

Seleniumas Maca1.99 mcg5%Selenium in Royal Maca for Peri-Menopause against 7,658 products1.99 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 27 mcg to 100 mcg, the median 55 mcg.DV 55 mcgUL 400 mcg1.99 mcg

99% of 7,658 products listing selenium give more (median 55 mcg).

Magnesium Glycinate Chelate220 mg69%

The label names the compound (Magnesium Glycinate Chelate); its amount is likely the compound's weight, not the magnesium it holds, so it is not placed among other products.

Zinc Glycinate Chelate8 mg53%

The label names the compound (Zinc Glycinate Chelate); its amount is likely the compound's weight, not the zinc it holds, so it is not placed among other products.

Royal Maca Root Concentrate2:1800 mgMaca in Royal Maca for Peri-Menopause against 728 products800 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 118.13 mg to 600 mg, the median 250 mg.800 mg

Higher than 79% of 728 products listing maca (median 250 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 277818 (entered November 22, 2022), 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:

  • 99% of the 7,658 products that print an amount of selenium list more than its 1.99 mcg of selenium (median 55 mcg).

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?

The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Royal Maca for Peri-Menopause's, rare ingredients counting for more.

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: Sensitive/petite: Take 1/2-1 cap daily. PMS: 2 caps daily, hot flashes (women with period): 3 caps daily. Women with no period: Take 3 caps daily for menopausal symptoms. Increase, if necessary, by 1 to 2 caps a day every 5 days until symptoms are 80% better. If taking estrogen, estrogenic herbs, or precursor hormones, stop for 4 weeks before starting to take Royal Maca to avoid an increase in hot flashes. Meanwhile to control symptoms take 3-5 caps of Royal Camu 3x/day. May be taken with progesterone-only birth-control pills.
Warnings
If taking estrogen, estrogenic herbs, or precursor hormones, stop for 4 weeks before starting to take Royal Maca to avoid an increase in hot flashes.
Warning: Consult physician if pregnant or nursing. Do not use with Tamoxifen.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Gluten-free. No additives.
Storage
(Don't refrigerate)

Source: label statements in DSLD label 277818.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Cellulose, Water, Purified.

How many labels does Royal Maca for Peri-Menopause have?

2 labels are on file under this name since September 22, 2022: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 277818 (current) Entered November 22, 2022 · on the market · 120 Maca Root Concentrate Veg. Caps · UPC 6 91195 00123 3
  2. Label 276181 Entered September 22, 2022 · on the market · 60 Maca Root Concentrate Veg. Caps · UPC 6 91195 00124 0

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

Who makes it?

The label names Whole World Botanicals, Inc. (manufacturer), NY, NY. All Whole World Botanicals products.

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