PlainVitamins

Saw Palmetto 450 mg

by Sundown Naturals · capsule · 100 capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 0 30768 00474 3
  • DSLD label 30237
  • Serving 2 capsules
  • 50 servings

Saw Palmetto 450 mg by Sundown Naturals lists one ingredient: 900 mg of saw palmetto per serving of 2 capsules. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on February 26, 2014.

What is in Saw Palmetto 450 mg?

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).

Saw Palmetto 450 mg: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 30237, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Saw Palmetto900 mgSaw Palmetto in Saw Palmetto 450 mg against 1,109 products900 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 320 mg, the median 200 mg.900 mg

Higher than 96% of 1,109 products listing saw palmetto (median 200 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,800 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 30237 (entered February 26, 2014), 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 900 mg of saw palmetto is higher than 96% of the 1,109 saw palmetto products that print an amount; 44 list more.

The NIH database records 2 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
DIRECTIONS: FOR ADULT MEN, TAKE TWO (2) CAPSULES TWO TIMES DAILY, PREFERABLY WITH MEALS. Capsules may be opened and prepared as a tea.
Warnings
WARNING: This product is intended for use by men and is not intended for use by women.
If you are taking any medications, consult your doctor before use.
Discontinue use and consult your doctor if any adverse reactions occur.
Not intended for use by persons under the age of 18.
KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.
TAMPER RESISTANT: DO NOT USE IF SEAL UNDER CAP IS BROKEN OR MISSING.
Allergens and what it does not contain
No Artificial Color, Flavor or Sweetener, No Preservatives, No Sugar, No Starch, No Milk, No Lactose, No Soy, No Gluten, No Wheat, No Yeast, No Fish. Sodium Free.
Storage
STORE AT ROOM TEMPERATURE AND AVOID EXCESSIVE HEAT.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 30237.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Gelatin.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): {Bottle} PLEASE RECYCLE; GUARANTEED LABORATORY TESTED QUALITY.

How many labels does Saw Palmetto 450 mg have?

6 labels are on file under this name since January 25, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 175225 Entered March 23, 2018 · off the market December 4, 2019 · 250 capsules · UPC 0 30768 01014 0
  2. Label 56608 Entered February 23, 2016 · off the market January 9, 2018 · 250 capsules · UPC 0 30768 01014 0
  3. Label 30237 (current) Entered February 26, 2014 · on the market · 100 capsules · UPC 0 30768 00474 3
  4. Label 26055 Entered October 25, 2013 · off the market January 23, 2016 · 250 capsules · UPC 0 30768 01014 0
  5. Label 4905 Entered January 25, 2012 · off the market December 31, 2013 · 100 capsules · UPC 0 30768 00474 3
  6. Label 4904 Entered January 25, 2012 · off the market October 4, 2012 · 250 capsules · UPC 0 30768 01014 0

DSLD also links this label to: Saw Palmetto for Him 450 mg (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 Rexall Sundown, Inc. (manufacturer), Boca Raton, FL. All Sundown Naturals products.

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