Ashwagandha 450 mg
by Swanson Premium Brand · capsule · 100 capsules
- Off the market since August 2018 (NIH)
- UPC 0 87614 01957 4
- DSLD label 175999
- Serving 2 capsules
- 50 servings
Ashwagandha 450 mg by Swanson Premium Brand lists one ingredient: 900 mg of ashwagandha per serving of 2 capsules. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on April 25, 2018.
What is in Ashwagandha 450 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashwagandha | 900 mg | Higher than 92% of 1,646 products listing ashwagandha (median 250 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,800 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 175999 (entered April 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?
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 900 mg of ashwagandha is higher than 92% of the 1,646 ashwagandha products that print an amount; 127 list more.
The NIH database records 1 to 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.
- Ashwagandha Extract 900 mgNutracraft same ingredients
- Ashwagandha 450 mgSwanson same ingredients
- KSM-66 Ashwagandha 450 mgPuritan's Pride same ingredients
- Ashwagandha Root Extract 900 mg CapsulesBulkSupplements.com · off the market same ingredients
- Ashwagandha 900 mgMental Refreshment same ingredients
- Ashwagandha Root 920 mgNature's Truth · off the market 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 one to two times per day with water.
- Warnings
- Do not use if seal is broken.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 175999.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Gelatin, Rice Flour, Magnesium Stearate.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Guaranteed purity & potency.
How many labels does Ashwagandha 450 mg have?
One label is on file, entered on April 25, 2018.
- Label 175999 (current) Entered April 25, 2018 · off the market August 6, 2018 · 100 capsules · UPC 0 87614 01957 4
DSLD also links this label to: Ashwagandha Extract 450 mg (package size difference, same product), Ashwagandha Extract 450 mg (package size difference, same product), Ashwagandha 450 mg (image difference, same product), Ashwagandha 450 mg (package size difference, same product), Ashwagandha 450 mg (image difference, same product), Ashwagandha 450 mg (package size difference, same product), Ashwagandha Extract 450 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 Premium Brand products.