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Saw Palmetto Formula

by GNC Mega Men · tablet or pill · N/A

  • On the market (NIH)
  • DSLD label 68955
  • Serving 1 round speckled brown tablet

Saw Palmetto Formula by GNC Mega Men lists 5 ingredients, 5 with an amount per serving of 1 round speckled brown tablet, such as 3.75 mg of zinc, 250 mg of saw palmetto berry powder, 40 mg of pumpkin seed meal powder and 25 mg of pygeum bark powder. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on December 23, 2016.

What is in Saw Palmetto Formula?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 round speckled brown tablet. 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 68955, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Zincas Zinc OxideZinc (Form: as Zinc Oxide)3.75 mg25%Zinc in Saw Palmetto Formula against 13,186 products3.75 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 5 mg to 15 mg, the median 11 mg.DV 11 mgUL 40 mg3.75 mg

82% of 13,186 products listing zinc give more (median 11 mg).

Saw Palmetto berry powder250 mgSaw Palmetto in Saw Palmetto Formula against 1,109 products250 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 320 mg, the median 200 mg.250 mg

Higher than 56% of 1,109 products listing saw palmetto (median 200 mg).

Pumpkin seed Meal powder40 mgPumpkin in Saw Palmetto Formula against 294 products40 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 30 mg to 200 mg, the median 80 mg.40 mg

63% of 294 products listing pumpkin give more (median 80 mg).

Pygeum bark powder25 mgPygeum in Saw Palmetto Formula against 326 products25 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 33.72 mg to 120 mg, the median 100 mg.25 mg

78% of 326 products listing pygeum give more (median 100 mg).

Lycopene500 mcgLycopene in Saw Palmetto Formula against 1,691 products0.5 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 mg to 5 mg, the median 1.2 mg.0.5 mg

75% of 1,691 products listing lycopene give more (median 1.2 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 68955 (entered December 23, 2016), 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 the contents of one packet daily with food.
Warnings
Discontinue use two weeks prior to surgery.
Warning: Consult your physician prior to using this product if you are pregnant, nursing, taking medication, or have a medical condition.
Keep out of reach of children.
Allergens and what it does not contain
No artificial colors, no wheat, no dairy, yeast free.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 68955.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Cellulose, Dicalcium Phosphate, Povidone.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Physician endorsed.

How many labels does Saw Palmetto Formula have?

6 labels are on file under this name since January 25, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 68955 (current) Entered December 23, 2016 · on the market · N/A
  2. Label 33632 Entered May 23, 2014 · on the market · 37 packs
  3. Label 27449 Entered December 24, 2013 · on the market · 30 packs
  4. Label 15715 Entered December 21, 2012 · on the market · 30 packs
  5. Label 4253 Entered January 25, 2012 · off the market July 25, 2016 · 30 packs
  6. Label 4251 Entered January 25, 2012 · off the market September 28, 2011

DSLD also links this label to: Mega Men (bundle set), Triple Ginsa Rush (bundle set), Staminol (bundle set).

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 Corporation (distributor), Pittsburgh, PA. All GNC Mega Men products.

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