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Saw Palmetto Berries 550 mg

by NOW · capsule · 250 veg capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 7 33739 04748 9
  • DSLD label 53059
  • Serving 2 veg capsules
  • 125 servings

Saw Palmetto Berries 550 mg by NOW lists one ingredient: 1.1 g of saw palmetto berry extract per serving of 2 veg capsules. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on November 24, 2015.

What is in Saw Palmetto Berries 550 mg?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 veg 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 Berries 550 mg: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 53059, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Saw Palmetto berry extractSaw Palmetto berry extract PlantPart: berry Genus: Serenoa Species: repens Note: 1,100 mg1.1 gSaw Palmetto in Saw Palmetto Berries 550 mg against 1,109 products1,100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 320 mg, the median 200 mg.1,100 mg

Higher than 98% of 1,109 products listing saw palmetto (median 200 mg). Per day at the most servings: 3,300 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 53059 (entered November 24, 2015), 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 1,100 mg of saw palmetto is higher than 98% of the 1,109 saw palmetto products that print an amount; 21 list more.

The NIH database records 2 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
Suggested Usage: Take 2 capsules 2 to 3 times daily with water or food.
Warnings
Caution: For adults only
Consult physician if pregnant/nursing, taking medication, or have a medical condition.
Keep out of reach of children.
Not manufactured with yeast, wheat, gluten, soy, milk, egg, fish, shellfish or tree nut ingredients. Produced in a GMP facility that processes other ingredients containing these allergens.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Not manufactured with yeast, wheat, gluten, soy, milk, egg, fish, shellfish or tree nut ingredients.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place after opening.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 53059.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Cellulose, Stearic Acid, Silica.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Non-GMO; GMP QUALITY ASSURED.

How many labels does Saw Palmetto Berries 550 mg have?

6 labels are on file under this name since October 1, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 53059 (current) Entered November 24, 2015 · on the market · 250 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 04748 9
  2. Label 53058 Entered November 24, 2015 · on the market · 100 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 04747 2
  3. Label 46171 Entered June 25, 2015 · off the market September 30, 2015 · 100 capsules · UPC 7 33739 04747 2
  4. Label 43001 Entered March 25, 2015 · off the market September 30, 2015 · 250 capsules · UPC 7 33739 04748 9
  5. Label 13827 Entered October 1, 2012 · off the market February 16, 2015 · 250 capsules · UPC 7 33739 04748 9
  6. Label 13826 Entered October 1, 2012 · off the market April 24, 2015 · 100 capsules · UPC 7 33739 04747 2

Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).

Who makes it?

The label names NOW Foods (manufacturer), Bloomingdale, IL. All NOW products.

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