What it is
Dakota Extra Strength Ashwagandha Gummies are a vegan chewable dietary supplement sold here as a two-bottle pack, with 60 gummies in each bottle. The Supplement Facts panel sets one serving at two gummies and gives 30 servings per bottle. Each serving carries 33.34 mg of a 30:1 ashwagandha root extract, standardized to 3% withanolides and equivalent to 1,000 mg of ashwagandha, alongside 40 mg of organic maca root powder. The bottle front reads "Extra Strength Ashwagandha Gummies — Dietary Supplement", and the icon strip down the side of the label marks the formula as vegan.
Gummies are the point of difference here. The same botanicals are far more commonly sold as capsules, tablets or loose root powder; this is a chewable version, flavored and sweetened, for people who would rather not swallow a capsule. You can find more chewables, capsules and powders in Supplements for Men and Supplements for Women.
What's inside
Two botanicals are declared on the panel, and both are named with their Latin binomials — a sign the manufacturer is identifying the species rather than leaving it vague.
- Ashwagandha root extract (Withania somnifera), 33.34 mg at 30:1. Ashwagandha is an evergreen shrub grown across India, the Middle East and parts of Africa, and its root has a long documented history in Ayurvedic preparations. The "30:1" is an extraction ratio: 30 parts of raw root reduced to one part of finished extract, which is why 33.34 mg of extract is declared on the panel as the equivalent of 1,000 mg of ashwagandha root. The panel also records that the extract is standardized to 3% withanolides — withanolides being the group of naturally occurring compounds used as the reference marker for ashwagandha extracts. The US National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health publishes a plain-language background page on ashwagandha covering what is and is not established about the herb.
- Organic maca root powder (Lepidium meyenii Walp), 40 mg. Maca is a hardy root vegetable in the brassica family — a relative of radish and turnip — farmed on the high plateaus of the Peruvian Andes, where it has been eaten as a food crop for centuries. Here it is whole root powder rather than an extract, and it is declared as organic on the panel.
The rest of the panel is the gummy itself. Glucose syrup and glucose are the sweeteners; pectin is the fruit-derived gelling agent that sets the gummy and keeps the formula free of gelatin, which is what makes a vegan gummy possible. Citric acid and sodium citrate supply the tartness and keep the acidity stable, natural tart cherry flavor does the tasting work, vegetable oil with carnauba wax gives the finished sweets their non-stick coating, and purple carrot juice concentrate provides color from a vegetable source rather than a synthetic dye. The National Institutes of Health Office of Dietary Supplements keeps a general consumer fact sheet on botanical dietary supplements if you want background on how herbal products like this one are categorized and regulated.
One thing worth reading on the panel yourself: a two-gummy serving contains 5 g of total sugars, all 5 g of it added sugar, which is 10% of the Daily Value. That is the trade-off a chewable makes against a capsule, and it is declared openly rather than buried.
Supplement Facts
Supplement Facts — Dakota Extra Strength Ashwagandha Gummies
| Nutrient / Ingredient | Amount Per Serving | % Daily Value |
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| Serving size | 2 gummies | — |
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| Servings per bottle | 30 | — |
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| Calories | 20 | — |
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| Total Carbohydrate | 5 g | 2% |
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| Total Sugars | 5 g | ** |
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| Includes Added Sugars | 5 g | 10% |
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| Sodium (as sodium citrate) | 5 mg | <2% |
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| Ashwagandha extract 30:1 (Withania somnifera) (root), standardized to 3% withanolides, equivalent to 1,000 mg ashwagandha | 33.34 mg | ** |
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| Organic maca root powder (Lepidium meyenii Walp) | 40 mg | ** |
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** Daily Value not established. Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie per day diet.
Other ingredients: glucose syrup, glucose, pectin, citric acid, sodium citrate, natural tart cherry flavor, vegetable oil (with carnauba wax) and purple carrot juice concentrate.
How to use it
Two gummies make one serving, as printed on the Supplement Facts panel, and each bottle holds 30 of those servings. Follow the directions printed on the bottle you receive, and do not take more than the label states.
Store the bottle closed, somewhere cool and dry, out of direct sunlight — gummies soften and stick together in heat far more readily than capsules do. Keep the cap tight between servings so the carnauba-wax coating stays dry. If the seal under the cap is broken or missing when the bottle arrives, do not use it.
Who it's for
This is a general adult supplement for anyone 18 or over who wants ashwagandha and maca in a chewable rather than a capsule. Two bottles is the practical reason to choose this listing over a single: at two gummies a day it works out to a 30-day supply per bottle, so a two-pack covers roughly two months without a reorder, and it suits a household where two people are taking the same thing. If you have never tried ashwagandha, a single bottle is the lower-commitment way to start.
It is not for anyone under 18, and not for people who are pregnant or breastfeeding. Anyone taking prescription medication, or managing an existing health condition — and in particular anyone watching their sugar intake, given the 5 g of added sugar per serving — should talk to their own doctor or pharmacist before starting it.
Good to know
This is a food supplement, not medicine, and it is regulated as a food rather than as a drug. The NCCIH page on dietary and herbal supplement safety is a reasonable starting point if you want to understand what that distinction means in practice, and the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database lets you look up and compare declared panels across thousands of products.
Keep this and every supplement out of reach of children — a sweetened chewable in a jar is more tempting to a child than a capsule, which is worth thinking about where you store it. The formula contains no gelatin. The other-ingredients line transcribed above is the ingredient list as printed on the panel; read the panel on your own bottle before use if you have a known allergy to anything on it.
Orders ship in plain outer packaging with nothing on the outside describing the contents. It will not show the Gear Isle name.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many gummies are in this pack?
There are 120 gummies in total — two bottles of 60. At the panel's serving size of two gummies, each bottle provides 30 servings.
How much ashwagandha is in a serving?
Each two-gummy serving contains 33.34 mg of a 30:1 ashwagandha root extract, which the panel declares as equivalent to 1,000 mg of ashwagandha. The extract is standardized to 3% withanolides, and 40 mg of organic maca root powder is included in the same serving.
Are these gummies vegan?
Yes — the bottle front carries a vegan mark, and the panel backs it up: the gummies are set with pectin rather than gelatin, and the color comes from purple carrot juice concentrate rather than an animal-derived or synthetic dye.
What do they taste like?
They are flavored with natural tart cherry, listed in the other-ingredients line along with citric acid and sodium citrate, which give a gummy its sharp edge. Each two-gummy serving carries 20 calories and 5 g of sugar.
How is this order packaged for delivery?
Your order ships in plain outer packaging that says nothing about the contents. It will not show the Gear Isle name, and no product imagery appears on the outside of the parcel.
Product information compiled and reviewed by the Gear Isle product team. We transcribe supplement facts directly from manufacturer packaging. Found an error? Tell us.
These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. Dietary supplement for adults 18 and over. Consult a licensed healthcare professional before use, especially if you have a medical condition, heart concerns, or take prescription medication (including nitrates). Keep out of reach of children.
