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Saw Palmetto Formula

by GNC Men's · tablet or pill · 120 tablets

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 0 48107 11718 4
  • DSLD label 75045
  • Serving 2 tablets
  • 60 servings

Saw Palmetto Formula by GNC Men's lists 6 ingredients, 6 with an amount per serving of 2 tablets, such as 48 mg of calcium, 7.5 mg of zinc, 35 mcg of selenium and 500 mg of saw palmetto berry powder. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on June 23, 2017.

What is in Saw Palmetto Formula?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 tablets. 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 Formula: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 75045, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calcium48 mg5%Calcium in Saw Palmetto Formula against 17,831 products48 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 252 mg, the median 115 mg.DV 1,300 mgUL 2,500 mg48 mg

77% of 17,831 products listing calcium give more (median 115 mg).

Zincas Zinc OxideZinc (Form: as Zinc Oxide)7.5 mg50%Zinc in Saw Palmetto Formula against 13,186 products7.5 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 5 mg to 15 mg, the median 11 mg.DV 11 mgUL 40 mg7.5 mg

63% of 13,186 products listing zinc give more (median 11 mg).

Seleniumas Sodium SelenateSelenium (Form: as Sodium Selenate)35 mcg50%Selenium in Saw Palmetto Formula against 7,658 products35 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 27 mcg to 100 mcg, the median 55 mcg.DV 55 mcgUL 400 mcg35 mcg

68% of 7,658 products listing selenium give more (median 55 mcg).

Saw Palmetto berry powder500 mgSaw Palmetto in Saw Palmetto Formula against 1,109 products500 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 320 mg, the median 200 mg.500 mg

Higher than 88% of 1,109 products listing saw palmetto (median 200 mg).

Pumpkin seed Meal powder80 mgPumpkin in Saw Palmetto Formula against 294 products80 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 30 mg to 200 mg, the median 80 mg.80 mg

49% of 294 products listing pumpkin give more (median 80 mg).

Lycopene1 mgLycopene in Saw Palmetto Formula against 1,691 products1 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 mg to 5 mg, the median 1.2 mg.1 mg

50% of 1,691 products listing lycopene give more (median 1.2 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 75045 (entered June 23, 2017), 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 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 Formula'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: As a dietary supplement, take two tablets daily with food.
Warnings
Keep out of reach of children.
Warning: Consult your physician prior to using this product if you are pregnant, nursing, taking medication, or have a medical condition.
Discontinue use two weeks prior to surgery.
Allergens and what it does not contain
No artificial colors, no artificial flavors, no preservatives, sodium free, no wheat, gluten free, no soy, no dairy, yeast free.
Gf Gluten free
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 75045.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Cellulose, Dicalcium Phosphate, Povidone.

How many labels does Saw Palmetto Formula have?

6 labels are on file under this name since October 26, 2011: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 75045 (current) Entered June 23, 2017 · on the market · 120 tablets · UPC 0 48107 11718 4
  2. Label 74635 Entered June 23, 2017 · on the market · 240 tablets · UPC 0 48107 11719 1
  3. Label 69394 Entered January 25, 2017 · off the market May 10, 2017 · 120 tablets · UPC 0 48107 11718 4
  4. Label 65929 Entered October 22, 2016 · off the market May 9, 2017 · 240 tablets · UPC 0 48107 11719 1
  5. Label 996 Entered October 26, 2011 · on the market · 240 tablets · UPC 0 48107 04265 3
  6. Label 995 Entered October 26, 2011 · on the market · 120 tablets

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

Who makes it?

The label names General Nutrition Corp. (distributor), Pittsburgh, PA. All GNC Men's products.

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