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DHEA 50 mg

by Smoky Mountain Nutrition · capsule · 90 capsules

  • Off the market since August 2021 (NIH)
  • DSLD label 219509
  • Serving 1 capsule
  • 90 servings

DHEA 50 mg by Smoky Mountain Nutrition lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 50 mg of dehydroepiandrosterone and 2.5 mg of BioPerine. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on May 22, 2020.

What is in DHEA 50 mg?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 capsule. 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).

DHEA 50 mg: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 219509, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Dehydroepiandrosterone50 mgDHEA in DHEA 50 mg against 454 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 50 mg, the median 25 mg.50 mg

Higher than 58% of 454 products listing DHEA (median 25 mg).

BioPerine2.5 mgBlack Pepper in DHEA 50 mg against 2,363 products2.5 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 5 mg to 10 mg, the median 5 mg.2.5 mg

86% of 2,363 products listing black pepper give more (median 5 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 219509 (entered May 22, 2020), 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:

  • 86% of the 2,363 products that print an amount of black pepper list more than its 2.5 mg of BioPerine (filed by NIH under black pepper) (median 5 mg).

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?

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
Once-daily capsule
Suggested Use: Take 1 capsule a day if DHEA levels are proven to be low. Take only after testing your DHEA level with blood or saliva testing.
Warnings
Warning: Caution: Consult your healthcare provider before using this supplement especially if you are pregnant, nursing, taking medication, or have a medical condition.
Keep out of reach of children.
Do not use if safety seal is missing or broken.
Allergens and what it does not contain
GMO free Dairy free Gluten free Soy free

Source: label statements in DSLD label 219509.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: organic Nu-Flow, Vegetable capsule.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): GMP Manufactured in a certified facility Manufactured in the USA.

How many labels does DHEA 50 mg have?

One label is on file, entered on May 22, 2020.

  1. Label 219509 (current) Entered May 22, 2020 · off the market August 10, 2021 · 90 capsules

DSLD also links this label to: DHEA 50 mg (image difference, same product).

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

Who makes it?

The label names Smoky Mountain Nutrition (distributor), Nashville, TN. All Smoky Mountain Nutrition products.

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