Saw Palmetto 550 mg
by Nature's Harmony · capsule · 60 capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 0 63047 00831 6
- DSLD label 21800
- Serving 1 capsule
Saw Palmetto 550 mg by Nature's Harmony lists one ingredient: 550 mg of saw palmetto per serving of 1 capsule. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on May 24, 2013.
What is in Saw Palmetto 550 mg?
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saw palmetto | 550 mg | Higher than 91% of 1,109 products listing saw palmetto (median 200 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,650 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 21800 (entered May 24, 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?
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 550 mg of saw palmetto is higher than 91% of the 1,109 saw palmetto products that print an amount; 102 list more.
The NIH database records 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.
- Saw PalmettoFoods Plus · off the market same ingredients
- Saw Palmetto 320 mgFoods Plus same ingredients
- Saw Palmetto (320 mg Extract)Windmill Natural Vitamins · off the market same ingredients
- Saw PalmettoGNC Herbal Plus Whole Herb same ingredients
- Saw Palmetto Berries 540 mgGNC Herbal Plus same ingredients
- Saw Palmetto 540 mgSwanson Premium Brand · off the market 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
- Recommended Use: Helps to relieve the urinary symptoms associated with BPH (benign prostatic hyperplasia). Recommended Dose (Adults males): Take 1 capsule three times daily.
- Warnings
- Risk Information: Consult a health care practitioner if symptoms persist or worsen.
- Consult a health care practitioner prior to use to exclude a diagnoses of prostate cancer.
- KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.
- DO NOT USE IF SEAL UNDER CAP IS BROKEN.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- This product does not contain corn, dairy, egg, gluten, shellfish, soy, sulfites, or artificial colours, flavours or preservatives.
- Storage
- STORE IN A COOL, DRY PLACE.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 21800.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Cellulose, Magnesium Stearate, Silicon Dioxide, Gelatin.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): SunOpta A healthy products company.
How many labels does Saw Palmetto 550 mg have?
One label is on file, entered on May 24, 2013.
- Label 21800 (current) Entered May 24, 2013 · on the market · 60 capsules · UPC 0 63047 00831 6
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names SunOpta Inc. (manufacturer), Acton, ON. All Nature's Harmony products.