SAMe
by Metabolic Maintenance · capsule · 30 capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 8 38287 00154 6
- DSLD label 25120
- Serving 1 to 2 capsules; amounts per 1 capsule
SAMe by Metabolic Maintenance lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 75 mg of calcium, 75 mg of magnesium and 200 mg of SAMe. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on August 23, 2013.
What is in SAMe?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calciumas Calcium Citrate, Calcium MalateCalcium (Form: as Calcium Citrate, {Calcium} Malate) | 75 mg | 8% | 64% of 17,831 products listing calcium give more (median 115 mg). |
| Magnesiumas Magnesium CitrateMagnesium (Form: as Magnesium Citrate) | 75 mg | 19% | 52% of 14,003 products listing magnesium give more (median 86 mg). |
| SAMe | 200 mg | 48% of 163 products listing SAMe give more (median 200 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 25120 (entered August 23, 2013), 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?
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 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.
- SAMe 200 mgMetabolic Maintenance same ingredients
- SAM-e 200 mgGNC · off the market 1 shared, 63% alike
- SAM-e 400 mgGNC · off the market 1 shared, 63% alike
- SAMe 200 mgBronson Laboratories 1 shared, 63% alike
- SAM-e 200 mgVitabase 1 shared, 63% alike
- SAMe Iso Active 200 mgNatural Factors · off the market 1 shared, 63% alike
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: One to two (1-2) capsules daily as a dietary supplement, or as directed by a Doctor. Best taken between meals.
- Warnings
- KEEP OUT OF THE REACH OF CHILDREN.
- CAUTION: Pregnant or lactating women, consult your healthcare professional before taking this product.
- If you suffer from bipolar (manic) depression, do not use this product.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Excipient-free.
- Storage
- STORAGE: Keep tightly closed; refrigerate immediately. Guaranteed potency for 6 months from date of manufacture if refrigerated. Imprint is "date of manufacture," not expiration date.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 25120.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: vegetarian capsule, L-Leucine.
How many labels does SAMe have?
One label is on file, entered on August 23, 2013.
- Label 25120 (current) Entered August 23, 2013 · on the market · 30 capsules · UPC 8 38287 00154 6
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Metabolic Maintenance Products (manufacturer), Sisters, Oregon. All Metabolic Maintenance products.