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Saw Palmetto Complex

by BioCare · capsule · 60 vegetable capsules

  • Off the market since August 2025 (NIH)
  • UPC 5 033290 101602
  • DSLD label 309539
  • Serving 2 capsules
  • 30 servings

Saw Palmetto Complex by BioCare lists 7 ingredients, 7 with an amount per serving of 2 capsules, such as 10 mg of zinc, 200 mg of saw palmetto, 200 mg of L-arginine and 200 mg of propionyl-L-carnitine. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on May 23, 2024.

What is in Saw Palmetto Complex?

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 Complex: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 309539, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Zinc10 mg100%Zinc in Saw Palmetto Complex against 13,186 products10 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 5 mg to 15 mg, the median 11 mg.DV 11 mgUL 40 mg10 mg

51% of 13,186 products listing zinc give more (median 11 mg).

Saw Palmetto200 mgSaw Palmetto in Saw Palmetto Complex against 1,109 products200 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 320 mg, the median 200 mg.200 mg

45% of 1,109 products listing saw palmetto give more (median 200 mg).

L-Arginine200 mgArginine in Saw Palmetto Complex against 1,455 products200 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 167 mg to 1,000 mg, the median 500 mg.200 mg

71% of 1,455 products listing arginine give more (median 500 mg).

Propionyl-L-Carnitine200 mg
Panax ginseng100 mgGinseng in Saw Palmetto Complex against 235 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 200 mg, the median 100 mg.100 mg

38% of 235 products listing ginseng give more (median 100 mg).

Lycopene5 mgLycopene in Saw Palmetto Complex against 1,691 products5 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 mg to 5 mg, the median 1.2 mg.5 mg

Higher than 73% of 1,691 products listing lycopene (median 1.2 mg).

Nettle Root Extract4:1, equivalent 200mg50 mgStinging Nettle in Saw Palmetto Complex against 710 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 300 mg, the median 120 mg.50 mg

69% of 710 products listing stinging nettle give more (median 120 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 309539 (entered May 23, 2024), 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?

The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Saw Palmetto Complex's, rare ingredients counting for more.

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: 2 capsules taken daily with food, or as professionally directed.
Warnings
This product should not be used as a substitute for a varied diet and healthy lifestyle. Do not exceed the stated recommended daily intake. Do not purchase if the seal is broken. If you are under medical supervision, please consult a doctor before use.
Keep out of reach of children.
Not suitable for use during planned pregnancy, pregnancy or breastfeeding.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 309539.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: L-Arginine Hydrochloride, Propionyl-L-Carnitine Hydrochloride, Saw Palmetto, Powder, Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, Panax ginseng, Powder, Lycopene, Nettle Leaf, Root Extract, Zinc Citrate.

How many labels does Saw Palmetto Complex have?

2 labels are on file under this name since January 24, 2024: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 309539 (current) Entered May 23, 2024 · off the market August 15, 2025 · 60 vegetable capsules · UPC 5 033290 101602
  2. Label 302270 Entered January 24, 2024 · off the market January 11, 2024 · 60 vegetable capsules · UPC 5 033290 101602

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

Who makes it?

The label names UK - BioCare Ltd (manufacturer), Redditch , UK. All BioCare products.

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