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Stress Essential

by Integrative Therapeutics · capsule · 90 ULTRACAPS (TM)

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 8 71791 00419 1
  • DSLD label 24523
  • Serving 1 ultracaps (tm)

Stress Essential by Integrative Therapeutics lists 22 ingredients, 22 with an amount per serving of 1 ultracaps (tm), such as 100 mg of vitamin C, 12 mg of thiamine, 12 mg of riboflavin and 10 mg of niacin. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on August 23, 2013.

What is in Stress Essential?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 ultracaps (tm). 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).

Stress Essential: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 24523, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Vitamin Cas Ascorbic Acid, Rose HipVitamin C (Form: ascorbic acid, and from rose hips)100 mg167%Vitamin C in Stress Essential against 18,583 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 60 mg to 270 mg, the median 100 mg.DV 90 mgUL 2,000 mg100 mg

50% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C give more (median 100 mg).

Thiamineas Thiamine Hydrochloride, Vitamin B1Thiamin (Form: as Thiamin HCl) (Alt. Name: Vitamin B1)12 mg800%Thiamin in Stress Essential against 9,830 products12 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 1.5 mg to 25 mg, the median 5 mg.DV 1.2 mg12 mg

Higher than 64% of 9,830 products listing thiamin (median 5 mg).

Riboflavinas Vitamin B212 mg706%Riboflavin in Stress Essential against 9,824 products12 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 1.7 mg to 25 mg, the median 4 mg.DV 1.3 mg12 mg

Higher than 67% of 9,824 products listing riboflavin (median 4 mg).

Niacin10 mg50%Niacin in Stress Essential against 12,413 products10 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 13.2 mg to 48 mg, the median 20 mg.DV 16 mgUL 35 mg10 mg

77% of 12,413 products listing niacin give more (median 20 mg).

Vitamin B6as Pyridoxine HydrochlorideVitamin B6 (Form: as Pyridoxine HCl)15 mg750%Vitamin B6 in Stress Essential against 15,277 products15 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 2 mg to 20 mg, the median 6 mg.DV 1.7 mgUL 100 mg15 mg

Higher than 68% of 15,277 products listing vitamin B6 (median 6 mg).

Folic Acid75 mcg19%Folate in Stress Essential against 7,022 products75 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 200 mcg to 400 mcg, the median 400 mcg.75 mcg

93% of 7,022 products listing folate give more (median 400 mcg).

Vitamin B12as CyanocobalaminVitamin B12 (Form: as Cyanocobalamin)25 mcg417%Vitamin B12 in Stress Essential against 14,425 products25 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 6 mcg to 200 mcg, the median 36 mcg.DV 2.4 mcg25 mcg

54% of 14,425 products listing vitamin B12 give more (median 36 mcg).

Biotin100 mcg33%Biotin in Stress Essential against 9,447 products100 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mcg to 300 mcg, the median 200 mcg.DV 30 mcg100 mcg

61% of 9,447 products listing biotin give more (median 200 mcg).

Pantothenic Acidas Calcium D-PantothenatePantothenic Acid (Form: as Calcium D-Pantothenate)20 mg200%Pantothenic Acid (Vitamin B5) in Stress Essential against 10,060 products20 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 6 mg to 50 mg, the median 12 mg.DV 5 mg20 mg

Higher than 55% of 10,060 products listing pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) (median 12 mg).

Calciumas Calcium Carbonate, Calcium CitrateCalcium (Form: as Calcium Carbonate, and Calcium Citrate)50 mg5%Calcium in Stress Essential against 17,831 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 252 mg, the median 115 mg.DV 1,300 mgUL 2,500 mg50 mg

72% of 17,831 products listing calcium give more (median 115 mg).

Magnesiumas Magnesium OxideMagnesium (Form: as Magnesium Oxide)30 mg8%Magnesium in Stress Essential against 14,003 products30 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 30 mg to 200 mg, the median 86 mg.UL 350 mgDV 420 mg30 mg

75% of 14,003 products listing magnesium give more (median 86 mg).

Zincas Zinc Krebs Cycle ChelatesZinc (Form: as Zinc Krebs Cycle Chelates (Form: chelated as Zinc Citrate, Zinc Fumarate, Zinc Malate, Zinc Succinate, and Zinc Alpha Ketoglutarate))1.5 mg10%Zinc in Stress Essential against 13,186 products1.5 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 5 mg to 15 mg, the median 11 mg.DV 11 mgUL 40 mg1.5 mg

94% of 13,186 products listing zinc give more (median 11 mg).

Manganeseas Manganese ChelateManganese (Form: as Manganese Chelate)5 mg250%Manganese in Stress Essential against 7,016 products5 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 1 mg to 3.92 mg, the median 2 mg.DV 2.3 mgUL 11 mg5 mg

Higher than 80% of 7,016 products listing manganese (median 2 mg).

Potassiumas Potassium CitratePotassium (Form: as Potassium Citrate)25 mg1%Potassium in Stress Essential against 11,614 products25 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 190 mg, the median 99 mg.DV 4,700 mg25 mg

86% of 11,614 products listing potassium give more (median 99 mg).

L-Tyrosine50 mgTyrosine in Stress Essential against 1,680 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 150 mg to 989 mg, the median 500 mg.50 mg

89% of 1,680 products listing tyrosine give more (median 500 mg).

Chinese Skullcap (Scutellaria baicalensis) Root Extract 4:150 mgBaikal Skullcap in Stress Essential against 114 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 40 mg to 200 mg, the median 90 mg.50 mg

54% of 114 products listing baikal skullcap give more (median 90 mg).

Eleuthero (Eleutherococcus senticosus) Root Extract 5:150 mgEleuthero in Stress Essential against 726 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 200 mg, the median 100 mg.50 mg

64% of 726 products listing eleuthero give more (median 100 mg).

Hops (Humulus lupulus) Flower Extract 6.6:150 mgHops in Stress Essential against 342 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 150 mg, the median 75 mg.50 mg

60% of 342 products listing hops give more (median 75 mg).

Inositol50 mgInositol in Stress Essential against 4,042 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 10 mg to 80 mg, the median 30 mg.50 mg

Higher than 55% of 4,042 products listing inositol (median 30 mg).

Passionflower (Passiflora incarnata) Leaf and Flower Extract 4:150 mgPassionflower in Stress Essential against 562 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 40 mg to 200 mg, the median 100 mg.50 mg

65% of 562 products listing passionflower give more (median 100 mg).

Valerian (Valeriana officinalis) root extractas Valerenic AcidsValerian (Valeriana officinalis) root extract (Form: standardized to contain 0.8% Valerenic Acids) PlantPart: root Genus: Valeriana Species: officinalis50 mgValerian in Stress Essential against 647 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 80 mg to 450 mg, the median 200 mg.50 mg

82% of 647 products listing valerian give more (median 200 mg).

Paba5 mgPABA in Stress Essential against 1,610 products5 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 10 mg to 50 mg, the median 25 mg.5 mg

85% of 1,610 products listing PABA give more (median 25 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 24523 (entered August 23, 2013), 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:

  • 93% of the 7,022 products that print an amount of folate list more than its 75 mcg of folic acid (filed by NIH under folate) (median 400 mcg).
  • 94% of the 13,186 products that print an amount of zinc list more than its 1.5 mg of zinc (median 11 mg).
  • 89% of the 1,680 products that print an amount of tyrosine list more than its 50 mg of L-tyrosine (filed by NIH under tyrosine) (median 500 mg).
  • 85% of the 1,610 products that print an amount of PABA list more than its 5 mg of paba (filed by NIH under PABA) (median 25 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?

The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Stress Essential'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
Recommendations: Take 1 UltraCap daily.
Warnings
Caution: May impair your ability to drive or operate heavy equipment. Due to additive sedative effect, avoid using with alcohol.
If pregnant, nursing, or taking prescription drugs, consult your healthcare practitioner prior to use.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Contains no sugar, salt, yeast, wheat, gluten, corn, soy, dairy products, artificial coloring, artificial flavoring, or preservatives.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 24523.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Vegetable Capsule, Magnesium Stearate, Silicon Dioxide.

How many labels does Stress Essential have?

One label is on file, entered on August 23, 2013.

  1. Label 24523 (current) Entered August 23, 2013 · on the market · 90 ULTRACAPS (TM) · UPC 8 71791 00419 1

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

Who makes it?

The label names Integrative Therapeutics, Inc. (distributor), Green Bay, WI. All Integrative Therapeutics products.

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