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Maca Root

by youtheory Women's · capsule · 120 vegetarian capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 8 53244 00387 6
  • DSLD label 253018
  • Serving 2 tablets
  • 60 servings

Maca Root by youtheory Women's lists one ingredient: 1,000 mg of organic maca powder per serving of 2 tablets. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on August 23, 2021.

What is in Maca Root?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 tablets. 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).

Maca Root: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 253018, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
organic Maca powder1,000 mgMaca in Maca Root against 728 products1,000 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 118.13 mg to 600 mg, the median 250 mg.1,000 mg

Higher than 81% of 728 products listing maca (median 250 mg). Per day at the most servings: 2,000 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 253018 (entered August 23, 2021), 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.

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: (Adults) Take two (2) capsules twice daily.
Warnings
This product is manufactured in a facility that processes fish extracts.
Usage Warnings: Check with your doctor before using this product if you are taking medication or have any medical conditions. Do not use if you are pregnant or nursing.
Do not exceed the recommended daily intake.
Not intended for persons under 18. Keep out of reach of children.
Store in a cool and dry place after opening.
Warning: Consuming this product can expose you to lead, a chemical known to the State of California to cause reproductive harm. For more information, go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Sugar free Dairy free Soy free No gluten ingredients

Source: label statements in DSLD label 253018.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Vegetarian Capsule, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Stearic Acid, Vegetable Magnesium Stearate, Silicon Dioxide.

How many labels does Maca Root have?

2 labels are on file under this name since January 25, 2017: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 253018 (current) Entered August 23, 2021 · on the market · 120 vegetarian capsules · UPC 8 53244 00387 6
  2. Label 69104 Entered January 25, 2017 · off the market December 21, 2021 · 120 tablets · UPC 8 53244 00387 6

Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).

Who makes it?

The label names Nutrawise (manufacturer), Irvine, CA, U.S.A.. All youtheory Women's products.

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