PlainVitamins

Mucuna

by Samsara Herbs · powder · 16 ounces

  • Off the market since June 2021 (NIH)
  • UPC X000XHAC27
  • DSLD label 220910
  • Serving 3 g (1 Scoop)
  • 151 servings

Mucuna by Samsara Herbs lists one ingredient: 3,000 mg of mucuna per serving of 3 g. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on May 22, 2020.

What is in Mucuna?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 3 g. 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).

Mucuna: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 220910, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
MucunaMucuna PlantPart: seed Genus: Mucuna Species: macrocarpa Classifier: Wall. Note: 20:13,000 mgCowhage in Mucuna against 417 products3,000 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 60 mg to 400 mg, the median 125 mg.3,000 mg

Higher than over 99% of 417 products listing cowhage (median 125 mg). Per day at the most servings: 9,000 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 220910 (entered May 22, 2020), 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?

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 3,000 mg of mucuna (filed by NIH under cowhage) is higher than over 99% of the 417 cowhage products that print an amount.

The NIH database records 1 to 3 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
Our water soluble herbal extracts are best mixed in juice or a smoothie, although mixing in water is perfectly fine if you can tolerate the taste.
Suggested Use: Take 1 Scoop 1-3 times per day or as recommended by your health care professional.
Warnings
Caution: If you have a medical condition, are pregnant or taking medications, consult your hearth care professional before using this product.
Keep out of reach of children.
Storage
Storage Cool dry place, out of direct sunlight.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 220910.

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): GMP Good Manufacturing Practice USA Tested 3rd party USA tested.

How many labels does Mucuna have?

4 labels are on file under this name since May 22, 2020: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 220910 (current) Entered May 22, 2020 · off the market June 22, 2021 · 16 ounces · UPC X000XHAC27
  2. Label 220908 Entered May 22, 2020 · off the market June 22, 2021 · 8 ounces · UPC X000ZEN149
  3. Label 220907 Entered May 22, 2020 · off the market June 22, 2021 · 4 ounces · UPC X000XHAC31
  4. Label 220905 Entered May 22, 2020 · off the market June 22, 2021 · 2 ounces · UPC X000XKIQAT

DSLD also links this label to: Mucuna 20:1 Concentrated Extract (image difference, same product), Mucuna 20:1 Concentrated Extract (package size difference, same product), Mucuna 20:1 Concentrated Extract (package size difference, same product), Mucuna 20:1 Concentrated Extract (package size difference, same product), Mucuna 20:1 Concentrated Extract (package size 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 Aspen Copacking (manufacturer), Lindon, Utah. All Samsara Herbs products.

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