Ultimate Ashwagandha 250 mg
by Swanson Ultra · capsule · 60 veggie capsules
- Off the market since September 2018 (NIH)
- UPC 0 87614 21003 2
- DSLD label 181966
- Serving 1 veggie capsule
Ultimate Ashwagandha 250 mg by Swanson Ultra lists one ingredient: 250 mg of KSM-66 ashwagandha extract per serving of 1 veggie capsule. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on October 25, 2018.
What is in Ultimate Ashwagandha 250 mg?
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| KSM-66 Ashwagandha extractas AshwagandhaKSM-66 Ashwagandha extract (Form: made with certified organic Ashwagandha) PlantPart: root Genus: Withania Species: somnifera | 250 mg | 42% of 1,646 products listing ashwagandha give more (median 250 mg). Per day at the most servings: 500 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 181966 (entered October 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 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.
- Sensoril Clinically ProvenNatural Factors Stress-Relax · off the market same ingredients
- Best AshwagandhaDoctor's Best · off the market same ingredients
- Ashwagandha SensorilNatural Factors Stress-Relax same ingredients
- Ashwagandha With Sensoril 125 mgDoctor's Best same ingredients
- Ultimate Ashwagandha 250 mg KSM-66Swanson same ingredients
- AshwagandhaParadise 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 one to 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 or nursing.
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 181966.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Hypromellose, Rice Bran, Silica, Rice Extract.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Vegetarian Formula; Guaranteed purity & potency.
How many labels does Ultimate Ashwagandha 250 mg have?
One label is on file, entered on October 25, 2018.
- Label 181966 (current) Entered October 25, 2018 · off the market September 19, 2018 · 60 veggie capsules · UPC 0 87614 21003 2
DSLD also links this label to: Ultimate Ashwagandha 250 mg KSM-66 (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 Ultra products.