Cat's Claw 500 mg
by Swanson · capsule · 100 capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 0 87614 01514 9
- DSLD label 203905
- Serving 2 capsules
- 50 servings
Cat's Claw 500 mg by Swanson lists one ingredient: 1 g of Cat's claw per serving of 2 capsules. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on June 24, 2019.
What is in Cat's Claw 500 mg?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 capsules. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cat's Claw | 1 g | Higher than 88% of 300 products listing Cat's claw (median 200 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 203905 (entered June 24, 2019), 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 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.
- Cat's ClawSwanson · off the market same ingredients
- Cat's Claw Inner Bark Alcohol-FreeNature's Answer · off the market same ingredients
- Cat's Claw 500 mgThompson same ingredients
- Cat's Claw 1000 mgSolgar · off the market same ingredients
- Cat's Claw 1,000 mg Alcohol-FreeNature's Answer · off the market same ingredients
- Cat's Claw 1,000 mgNature's Answer same ingredients
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 use: As a dietary supplement, take two capsules per day with water.
- Warnings
- Warning: For adults only.
- Do not take this product if you are pregnant or nursing. Consult your physician before using this or any product if you are taking medication or have a medical condition.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Do not use if seal is broken.
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 203905.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Gelatin, Rice Flour, Magnesium Stearate, Silica.
How many labels does Cat's Claw 500 mg have?
2 labels are on file under this name since February 25, 2019: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 203905 (current) Entered June 24, 2019 · on the market · 100 capsules · UPC 0 87614 01514 9
- Label 187499 Entered February 25, 2019 · on the market · 250 capsules · UPC 0 87614 01757 0
DSLD also links this label to: Cat's Claw (image difference, same product), Cat's Claw (package size difference, same product), Cat's Claw (image difference, same product), Cat's Claw (package size difference, same product), Cat's Claw 500 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 Swanson Health Products (distributor), Fargo, ND. All Swanson products.