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Standardized Ginkgo

by Nature's Way · capsule · 60 veg. capsules

  • Off the market since September 2021 (NIH)
  • UPC 0 33674 61600 0
  • DSLD label 79998
  • Serving 1 capsule

Standardized Ginkgo by Nature's Way lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 200 mg of gotu kola and 60 mg of ginkgo biloba (leaf) extract. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on October 21, 2017.

What is in Standardized Ginkgo?

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).

Standardized Ginkgo: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 79998, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Gotu Kola200 mgGotu Kola in Standardized Ginkgo against 393 products200 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 225 mg, the median 100 mg.200 mg

Higher than 68% of 393 products listing gotu kola (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 400 mg.

Ginkgo biloba (leaf) extractas Ginkgo Flavone Glycosides, Terpene LactonesGinkgo biloba (leaf) extract (Form: standardized to 24% Ginkgo Flavone Glycosides Note: 14.4 mg, 6% Terpene Lactones Note: 3.6 mg) PlantPart: leaf Genus: Ginkgo Species: biloba60 mgGinkgo in Standardized Ginkgo against 1,339 products60 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 30 mg to 120 mg, the median 60 mg.60 mg

45% of 1,339 products listing ginkgo give more (median 60 mg). Per day at the most servings: 120 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 79998 (entered October 21, 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 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?

4 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
Recommendation: Take 1 capsule twice daily with food or water. For intensive use, take 2 capsules twice daily.
Warnings
Keep out of reach of children.
Safety sealed with printed outer shrink-wrap and inner seal. Do not use if either is broken or missing.
If pregnant, nursing or taking any medications, consult a healthcare professional before use.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Gluten free. No sugar, salt, yeast, wheat, corn, soy, dairy products, artificial colors, flavors or preservatives.
Non GMO

Source: label statements in DSLD label 79998.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Cellulose, plant-derived Capsule.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Vegetarian; Non GMO Project Verified Nongmoproject.org; Certified Authentic Tru-ID.

How many labels does Standardized Ginkgo have?

4 labels are on file under this name since July 25, 2016: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 79998 (current) Entered October 21, 2017 · off the market September 13, 2021 · 60 veg. capsules · UPC 0 33674 61600 0
  2. Label 79178 Entered October 21, 2017 · off the market June 27, 2022 · 120 veg. capsules · UPC 0 33674 15351 2
  3. Label 63163 Entered July 25, 2016 · off the market February 14, 2017 · 120 veg capsules · UPC 0 33674 15351 2
  4. Label 62287 Entered July 25, 2016 · off the market February 14, 2017 · 60 veg. capsules · UPC 0 33674 61600 0

DSLD also links this label to: Ginkgo Standardized (package size difference, same product), Ginkgo (image difference, same product), Ginkgo (package size difference, same product), Ginkgo (package size difference, same product), Ginkgo (package size 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 Nature's Way Brands, LLC (manufacturer), Green Bay, WI. All Nature's Way products.

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