Saw Palmetto
by Vitamin World · softgel capsule · 90 rapid release softgels
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 0 74312 71594 5
- DSLD label 586
- Serving 1 to 3 softgels; amounts per 1 softgel
Saw Palmetto by Vitamin World lists one ingredient: 250 mg of saw palmetto 4:1 extract per serving of 1 softgel. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on October 26, 2011.
What is in Saw Palmetto?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 softgel. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saw Palmetto 4:1 extractSaw Palmetto 4:1 extract PlantPart: berry Genus: Serenoa Species: repens Note: equivalent to 1,000 mg of Saw Palmetto | 250 mg | Higher than 56% of 1,109 products listing saw palmetto (median 200 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 586 (entered October 26, 2011), 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?
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?
6 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Saw PalmettoNature's Bounty same ingredients
- Saw Palmetto 1000 mgNusaPure same ingredients
- Saw Palmetto Max-VDouglas Laboratories same ingredients
- Saw PalmettoNewtonEverett same ingredients
- Saw Palmetto ExtractPuritan's Pride same ingredients
- Saw Palmetto PlusWonder Laboratories same ingredients
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: For adult men, take one (1) to three (3) softgels daily, preferably with a meal.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- No Artificial Color, Flavor or Sweetener, No Preservatives, No Sugar, No Starch, No Milk, No Lactose, No Gluten, No Wheat, No Yeast, No Fish. Sodium Free.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 586.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Soybean Oil, Gelatin, Vegetable Glycerin, Soy Lecithin, natural Caramel color.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): QUALITY ASSURED.
How many labels does Saw Palmetto have?
2 labels are on file under this name since October 26, 2011: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 277623 Entered December 13, 2022 · off the market November 22, 2024 · 90 rapid release softgels
- Label 586 (current) Entered October 26, 2011 · on the market · 90 rapid release softgels · UPC 0 74312 71594 5
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Vitamin World, Inc. (manufacturer), Ronkonkoma, NY, U.S.A.. All Vitamin World products.