Super Cortisol Support
by NOW · capsule · 90 veg capsules
- Off the market since February 2024 (NIH)
- UPC 7 33739 03344 4
- DSLD label 245849
- Serving 1 veg capsule
- 90 servings
Super Cortisol Support by NOW lists 14 ingredients, 12 with an amount per serving of 1 veg capsule, such as 33 mg of vitamin C, 10 mg of pantothenic acid, 12 mg of calcium and 8 mg of magnesium; 2 sit inside a blend without their own amounts. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on June 23, 2021.
What is in Super Cortisol Support?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 veg 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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vitamin Cas Calcium AscorbateVitamin C (Form: from Calcium Ascorbate) | 33 mg | 37% | 83% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 99 mg. |
| Pantothenic Acidas Calcium PantothenatePantothenic Acid (Form: from Calcium Pantothenate) | 10 mg | 200% | 52% of 10,060 products listing pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) give more (median 12 mg). Per day at the most servings: 30 mg. |
| Calciumas Calcium Ascorbate, Calcium CarbonateCalcium (Form: from Calcium Carbonate, and Calcium Ascorbate) | 12 mg | 1% | 96% of 17,831 products listing calcium give more (median 115 mg). Per day at the most servings: 36 mg. |
| Magnesiumas Magnesium OxideMagnesium (Form: from Magnesium Oxide) | 8 mg | 2% | 94% of 14,003 products listing magnesium give more (median 86 mg). Per day at the most servings: 24 mg. |
| Chromiumas Chromium Nicotinate GlycinateChromium (Form: from Chromium Nicotinate Glycinate) Note: TRAACS | 20 mcg | 57% | 88% of 7,825 products listing chromium give more (median 100 mcg). Per day at the most servings: 60 mcg. |
| ReloraRelora Note: proprietary blend of | 200 mg | ||
| Magnolia officinalis bark extract | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Phellodendron amurense bark extract | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Green Tea extractas EGCGGreen Tea extract (Form: min. 50% EGCg) PlantPart: leaf Genus: Camellia Species: sinensis | 90 mg | 62% of 2,595 products listing green tea give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 270 mg. | |
| Soy Lecithin | 50 mg | 73% of 804 products listing lecithin give more (median 200 mg). Per day at the most servings: 150 mg. | |
| Ashwagandha extract | 20 mg | 99% of 1,646 products listing ashwagandha give more (median 250 mg). Per day at the most servings: 60 mg. | |
| Holy Basil extract | 20 mg | 95% of 387 products listing holy basil give more (median 129 mg). Per day at the most servings: 60 mg. | |
| Reishi Mushroom powder | 20 mg | 87% of 500 products listing reishi mushroom give more (median 180 mg). Per day at the most servings: 60 mg. | |
| Rhodiola extract | 20 mg | 95% of 945 products listing rhodiola give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 60 mg. | |
| Banaba extract | 4 mg | 86% of 241 products listing banaba give more (median 25 mg). Per day at the most servings: 12 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 245849 (entered June 23, 2021), 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:
- 96% of the 17,831 products that print an amount of calcium list more than its 12 mg of calcium (median 115 mg).
- 94% of the 14,003 products that print an amount of magnesium list more than its 8 mg of magnesium (median 86 mg).
- 99% of the 1,646 products that print an amount of ashwagandha list more than its 20 mg of ashwagandha (median 250 mg).
- 95% of the 387 products that print an amount of holy basil list more than its 20 mg of holy basil (median 129 mg).
- 87% of the 500 products that print an amount of reishi mushroom list more than its 20 mg of reishi mushroom (median 180 mg).
- 95% of the 945 products that print an amount of rhodiola list more than its 20 mg of rhodiola (median 100 mg).
The NIH database records 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?
2 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Adrenal SupportSuperNutrition · off the market same ingredients
- Adrenal SupportLuckyVitamin same ingredients
- Adrenal Stress SupportNOW 12 shared, 81% alike
- Adrenal Cortisol Support with ReloraProtocol For Life Balance 12 shared, 81% alike
- Adrenal Cortisol Support ComplexCalifornia Academy of Health 12 shared, 77% alike
- Adrenal Energy SupportDouglas Cooper Co. 12 shared, 77% alike
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
- Suggested Usage: Take 1 capsule 3 times daily.
- Warnings
- Not manufactured with wheat, gluten, milk, egg, fish, shellfish or tree nut ingredients. Produced in a GMP facility that processes other ingredients containing these allergens.
- Caution: For adults only.
- Consult physician if pregnant/nursing, taking medication, or have a medical condition.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Not manufactured with wheat, gluten, milk, egg, fish, shellfish or tree nut ingredients.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 245849.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Hypromellose, Magnesium Stearate, Silicon Dioxide.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): GMP Quality Assured; Triangle K (Kosher).
How many labels does Super Cortisol Support have?
5 labels are on file under this name since November 21, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 245849 (current) Entered June 23, 2021 · off the market February 12, 2024 · 90 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 03344 4
- Label 72635 Entered April 25, 2017 · off the market September 22, 2023 · 90 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 03344 4
- Label 71158 Entered February 24, 2017 · off the market March 7, 2017 · 90 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 03344 4
- Label 46122 Entered June 25, 2015 · off the market November 30, 2016 · 90 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 03344 4
- Label 15091 Entered November 21, 2012 · off the market April 22, 2015 · 90 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 03344 4
DSLD also links this label to: Adrenal Stress Support (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 NOW Foods (manufacturer), Bloomingdale, IL. All NOW products.