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Saw Palmetto Extract

by NOW · softgel capsule · 90 softgels

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 7 33739 04734 2
  • DSLD label 245031
  • Serving 2 softgels
  • 45 servings

Saw Palmetto Extract by NOW lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 2 softgels, such as 20 mg of zinc, 160 mg of saw palmetto berry extract and 1 g of pumpkin seed oil, beside 2 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on July 27, 2021.

What is in Saw Palmetto Extract?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 softgels. 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 Extract: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 245031, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories15 Calories
Total Fat1 g1%Fat (unspecified) in Saw Palmetto Extract against 11,965 products1 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 2.5 g, the median 1.5 g.1 g

56% of 11,965 products listing fat (unspecified) give more (median 1.5 g). Per day at the most servings: 2 g.

Proteinless than 1 g2%
Zincas Zinc GluconateZinc (Form: from Zinc Gluconate)20 mg182%Zinc in Saw Palmetto Extract against 13,186 products20 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 5 mg to 15 mg, the median 11 mg.DV 11 mgUL 40 mg20 mg

Higher than 79% of 13,186 products listing zinc (median 11 mg). Per day at the most servings: 40 mg.

Saw Palmetto berry extract160 mgSaw Palmetto in Saw Palmetto Extract against 1,109 products160 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 320 mg, the median 200 mg.160 mg

51% of 1,109 products listing saw palmetto give more (median 200 mg). Per day at the most servings: 320 mg.

Pumpkin seed OilPumpkin seed Oil PlantPart: seed Note: 1,000 mg1 gPumpkin Seed Oil in Saw Palmetto Extract against 177 products1,000 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 80 mg to 1,000 mg, the median 260 mg.1,000 mg

Higher than 64% of 177 products listing pumpkin seed oil (median 260 mg). Per day at the most servings: 2,000 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 245031 (entered July 27, 2021), 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?

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 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?

The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Saw Palmetto Extract'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
Suggested Usage: Take 2 softgels twice daily with food.
Warnings
Caution: For adults only.
Consult a physician if pregnant/nursing, taking medication, or have a medical condition.
Keep out of reach of children.
Not manufactured with yeast, wheat, gluten, soy, corn, milk, egg, fish, shellfish or tree nut ingredients. Produced in a GMP facility that process other ingredients containing these allergens.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Not manufactured with yeast, wheat, gluten, soy, corn, milk, egg, fish, shellfish or tree nut ingredients.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 245031.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Softgel Capsule, Beeswax.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Triangle K (Kosher); GMP Quality Assured.

How many labels does Saw Palmetto Extract have?

4 labels are on file under this name since August 24, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 245031 (current) Entered July 27, 2021 · on the market · 90 softgels · UPC 7 33739 04734 2
  2. Label 73946 Entered May 24, 2017 · off the market September 22, 2023 · 90 softgels · UPC 7 33739 04734 2
  3. Label 42998 Entered March 25, 2015 · off the market March 24, 2017 · 90 softgels · UPC 7 33739 04734 2
  4. Label 12447 Entered August 24, 2012 · off the market February 16, 2015 · 90 softgels · UPC 7 33739 04734 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, packager), Bloomingdale, IL. All NOW products.

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