Asparagus Extract
by Swanson GreenFoods Formulas · capsule · 60 veggie capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 0 87614 06052 1
- DSLD label 177776
- Serving 1 veggie capsule
Asparagus Extract by Swanson GreenFoods Formulas lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 veggie capsule, such as 170 mg of asparagus extract and 100 mg of asparagus. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on July 25, 2018.
What is in Asparagus Extract?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 veggie 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asparagus extract | 170 mg | Higher than 58% of 67 products listing asparagus (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 540 mg. | |
| Asparagus | 100 mg |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 177776 (entered July 25, 2018), 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 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.
- Aspargus 175 mgSignature Supplements same ingredients
- Asparagus 175 mgSolaray same ingredients
- Asparagus Young Shoots 400 mgSwanson Premium Brand same ingredients
- Full Spectrum Asparagus Young Shoots 400 mgSwanson same ingredients
- Asparagus ExtractEnzymatic Therapy same ingredients
- Asparagus Root 450 mgTerraVita 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 one veggie capsule two times per day with water.
- Warnings
- Do not use if seal is broken.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Warning: Do not take this product if you are pregnant, nursing or have kidney disease.
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 177776.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Maltodextrin, Hypromellose, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Magnesium Stearate, Silica.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): V Vegetarian Formula Guaranteed purity & potency.
How many labels does Asparagus Extract have?
One label is on file, entered on July 25, 2018.
- Label 177776 (current) Entered July 25, 2018 · on the market · 60 veggie capsules · UPC 0 87614 06052 1
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 GreenFoods Formulas products.