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Royal Maca Superfood

by Whole World Botanicals · powder · 175 grams

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 6 91195 00150 9
  • DSLD label 314705
  • Serving 0.33 tsp (1/3 Tsp (833 mg))
  • 210 servings

Royal Maca Superfood by Whole World Botanicals lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 0.33 tsp, such as 2.49 mcg of selenium and 833 mg of maca root concentrate, beside 1 Nutrition Facts row (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on October 24, 2024.

What is in Royal Maca Superfood?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 0.33 tsp. 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 Superfood: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 314705, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Total Carbohydrates0.55 g1%Carbohydrate in Royal Maca Superfood against 21,979 products0.55 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 6 g, the median 3 g.0.55 g

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

Selenium2.49 mcg6%Selenium in Royal Maca Superfood against 7,658 products2.49 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 27 mcg to 100 mcg, the median 55 mcg.DV 55 mcgUL 400 mcg2.49 mcg

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

Maca Root ConcentrateOrganic, 2:1833 mgMaca in Royal Maca Superfood against 728 products833 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 118.13 mg to 600 mg, the median 250 mg.833 mg

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

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 314705 (entered October 24, 2024), 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 2.49 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?

2 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
Sensitive or petite people: Start with 1/12 - 1/6 tsp. daily. For energy & well being: 1/4 - 1/3 tsp. daily. Men over 50: 1/2 - 1 tsp. daily. Some may find it more effective to take one tsp. every other day. Young & Perimenopausal Women: 1/3 tsp. daily. Increase to 1/2 tsp. for Hot Flashes. Women with no period: Start with 1/2 tsp. daily for one week. If symptoms are not 80% better, increase to 3/4 tsp. for following week and evaluate again. Keep increasing If Necessary until dosage is correct. If symptoms get worse, you are taking too much! If taking HRT or estrogenic herbs, STOP for 4 weeks before starting Royal Maca to avoid an increase in hot flashes. Meanwhile to control symptoms, take 1/2 - 1 tsp. of Royal Camu 3x/ daily. May be taken with progesterone-only birth control pills.
Warnings
If taking HRT or estrogenic herbs, STOP for 4 weeks before starting Royal Maca to avoid an increase in hot flashes. Warning: Consult physician if pregnant or nursing.
If symptoms get worse, you are taking too much! Do not use with Tamoxifen or Lupron.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Non-GMO. Gluten-free. No additives. Not Irradiated.
Storage
Directions For Use: Do not refrigerate

Source: label statements in DSLD label 314705.

What else is on the label?

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): USDA Organic. Listed with: USDA Organic seal (a seal is the label's claim; the certifier's own list confirms it).

How many labels does Royal Maca Superfood have?

4 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 314705 (current) Entered October 24, 2024 · on the market · 175 grams · UPC 6 91195 00150 9
  2. Label 314704 Entered September 25, 2024 · on the market · 57 grams · UPC 6 91195 00152 3
  3. Label 277802 Entered November 22, 2022 · off the market May 11, 2023 · 57 grams · UPC 6 91195 00152 3
  4. Label 276139 Entered September 22, 2022 · off the market May 11, 2023 · 175 grams · UPC 6 91195 00150 9

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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