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Cordyceps

by Swanson · capsule · 120 capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 0 87614 11716 4
  • DSLD label 187606
  • Serving 2 capsules
  • 60 servings

Cordyceps by Swanson lists one ingredient: 1.2 g of cordyceps extract per serving of 2 capsules. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on February 25, 2019.

What is in Cordyceps?

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).

Cordyceps: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 187606, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Cordyceps extract1.2 gCordyceps in Cordyceps against 450 products1,200 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 600 mg, the median 250 mg.1,200 mg

Higher than 93% of 450 products listing cordyceps (median 250 mg). Per day at the most servings: 2,400 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 187606 (entered February 25, 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?

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:

  • Its 1,200 mg of cordyceps is higher than 93% of the 450 cordyceps products that print an amount; 26 list more.

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?

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
Suggested use: As a dietary supplement, take two capsules two times per day with water.
Warnings
Warning: For adults only.
Consult your physician before using this or any product if you are pregnant or nursing, 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 187606.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Gelatin, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Magnesium Stearate.

How many labels does Cordyceps have?

One label is on file, entered on February 25, 2019.

  1. Label 187606 (current) Entered February 25, 2019 · on the market · 120 capsules · UPC 0 87614 11716 4

DSLD also links this label to: Cordyceps 600 mg (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 Swanson Health Products (distributor), Fargo, ND. All Swanson products.

Where next?