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. 2021 Nov 23;16(11):e0260463. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0260463

Table 1. List of supplements and suppliers for 58 bottles of over the counter herbal supplements.

Supplier* Supplement Bottle Batch # EXP Date Bottles different*
Nature’s Way Aloe 1 20043572 Jun-18 Yes
Nature’s Way Aloe 2 20066063 Oct-19 2/6
Nature’s Way Astragalus 1 20044498 May-20 Yes
Nature’s Way Astragalus 2 20066304 Oct-21 4/6
NOW Astragalus 1 1881061 May-18 Yes
NOW Astragalus 2 1881061 May-18 4/6
NOW Biotin 1 1904240–2042 Jan-18 Yes
NOW Biotin 2 2110421–1022 Jan-19 5/6
Nature’s Way Cranberry 1 20041000 May-20 Yes
Nature’s Way Cranberry 2 20067173 Oct-21 4/6
Spring Valley Echinacea 1 800025 Jul-18 Yes
Spring Valley Echinacea 2 800025 Jul-18 4/6
Sundown Naturals Echinacea 1 988248–07 Apr-20 Yes
Sundown Naturals Echinacea 2 988248–07 Apr-20 5/6
Nature’s Way Echinacea Goldenseal 1 20066301 Nov-21 Yes
Nature’s Way Echinacea Goldenseal 2 20066301 Nov-21 3/6
Spring Valley Echinacea Goldenseal 1 800009 Jun-18 Yes
Spring Valley Echinacea Goldenseal 2 T800006 Jan-19 4/6
NOW Ginger 1 2084551–0058 Nov-18 Yes
NOW Ginger 2 2084551–0121 Nov-18 3/6
Spring Valley Ginger 1 987324–02 Mar-20 Yes
Spring Valley Ginger 2 994218–01 Sep-20 2/6
Sundown Naturals Ginseng Xtra 1 888712–05 Mar-17 Yes
Sundown Naturals Ginseng Xtra 2 missing missing 6/6
Spring Valley Korean Panax Ginseng 1 1039222 May-18 Yes
Spring Valley Korean Panax Ginseng 2 1054619 Feb-19 6/6
Nature’s Way Red Raspberry Leaf 1 20065651 Sep-21 Yes
Nature’s Way Red Raspberry Leaf 2 20065651 Sep-21 4/6
Nature’s Way Reishi 1 20039110 Feb-18 Yes
Nature’s Way Reishi 2 20064691 Sep-19 3/6
Nature’s Way Rhodiola 1 20066944 Nov-18 Yes
Nature’s Way Rhodiola 2 20066944 Nov-18 4/6
NOW Rhodiola 1 2025719–0221 Jun-21 Yes
NOW Rhodiola 2 2105309–2246 Dec-21 6/6
Nature’s Way Silent Night 1 20056474 Feb-21 Yes
Nature’s Way Silent Night 2 20064590 May-21 5/6
Nature’s Way St. John’s Wort 1 20066202 0ct-19 Yes
Nature’s Way St. John’s Wort 2 20066202 0ct-19 2/6
Spring Valley St. John’s Wort 1 1041145 Jul-18 Yes
Spring Valley St. John’s Wort 2 1048622 Aug-18 4/6
Sundown Naturals St. John’s Wort 1 992660–03 Jun-19 Yes
Sundown Naturals St. John’s Wort 2 992660–03 Jun-19 6/6
Sundown Naturals Stress formula 1 983673–01 Feb-19 Yes
Sundown Naturals Stress formula 2 983245–03 Mar-19 4/6
Nature’s Way Turmeric 2 20040681 Apr-18 Yes
Nature’s Way Turmeric 1 20045321 Jul-18 3/6
Spring Valley Turmeric 1 988358–01 Jun-19 Yes
Spring Valley Turmeric 2 28008 Oct-19 3/6
Sundown Naturals Turmeric 1 976191–02 Dec-19 Yes
Sundown Naturals Turmeric 2 976191–02 Dec-19 2/6
Nature’s Way Valerian Root 1 20066814 Oct-21 Yes
Nature’s Way Valerian Root 2 20066819 Oct-21 4/6
Spring Valley Valerian Root 1 1042635 Aug-18 Yes
Spring Valley Valerian Root 2 1048489 Nov-18 5/6
Sundown Naturals Valerian Root 1 987221–01 May-19 Yes
Sundown Naturals Valerian Root 2 987221–01 May-19 3/6
Nature’s Way Yarrow 1 20051391 Oct-20 Yes
Nature’s Way Yarrow 2 20065763 Oct-21 3/6

*For each bottle of each supplement the batch number and expiration date are included. Also indicated are if the bottles had significant differences on any of the antioxidant, phenolic and flavonoid assays run and on how many of the six assays they had significant differences.