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Stinging Nettles 480 mg

by The Vitamin Shoppe · capsule · 300 capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 7 66536 01257 2
  • DSLD label 70178
  • Serving 1 capsule

Stinging Nettles 480 mg by The Vitamin Shoppe lists one ingredient: 480 mg of stinging nettles (urtica dioica) extract per serving of 1 capsule. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on January 25, 2017.

What is in Stinging Nettles 480 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).

Stinging Nettles 480 mg: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 70178, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Stinging Nettles (Urtica dioica) extract480 mgStinging Nettle in Stinging Nettles 480 mg against 710 products480 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 300 mg, the median 120 mg.480 mg

Higher than 87% of 710 products listing stinging nettle (median 120 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,440 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 70178 (entered January 25, 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 1 to 3 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?

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
Directions: As a dietary supplement, take one (1) capsule up to three (3) times daily, preferably with meals.
Warnings
Warning: Consult your healthcare provider prior to use if you are pregnant, nursing, taking any medication or have any medical conditions.
Keep out of reach of children.
Tamper evident Do not use if outer seal is broken or missing.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Gluten free Dairy free Soy free Nut free
Does not contain: Yeast, corn, wheat, gluten, sugar, salt, soy, dairy, citrus, fish, preservatives, artificial colors or flavors.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 70178.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Gelatin, Rice Flour, Magnesium Stearate, Silicon Dioxide.

How many labels does Stinging Nettles 480 mg have?

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

  1. Label 70178 (current) Entered January 25, 2017 · on the market · 300 capsules · UPC 7 66536 01257 2
  2. Label 67204 Entered November 21, 2016 · on the market · 100 capsules · UPC 7 66536 01491 0
  3. Label 67201 Entered November 21, 2016 · off the market January 18, 2017 · 300 capsules · UPC 7 66536 01257 2
  4. Label 54829 Entered December 23, 2015 · off the market November 17, 2016 · 100 capsules · UPC 7 66536 01491 0
  5. Label 54827 Entered December 23, 2015 · off the market November 17, 2016 · 300 capsules · UPC 7 66536 01257 2
  6. Label 31379 Entered March 25, 2014 · off the market December 4, 2015 · 100 capsules · UPC 7 66536 01491 0
  7. Label 31342 Entered March 25, 2014 · off the market December 4, 2015 · 300 capsules · UPC 7 66536 01257 2
  8. Label 13000 Entered October 25, 2012 · on the market · 300 capsules

DSLD also links this label to: Hyaluronic Acid 50 mg (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 Vitamin Shoppe, Inc. (distributor), Secaucus, NJ. All The Vitamin Shoppe products.

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