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Goldenseal

Root of a North American plant. Used for the airways and digestion – studies are few, and it interacts with many medicines.

15 products from US online stores, sorted by what 500 mg of goldenseal costs – not by the price per pack.

$0.11Lowest cost
per 500 mg goldenseal

  • Prices checked Nov 1, 2026, US
  • No paid placements

What does 500 mg mean?

goldenseal per serving in most of the products we checked
125–1,000 mggoldenseal per serving in most of the products we checked
  • 500 mg is about one serving: half of the 15 products we checked have up to 600 mg per serving, the other half more.
  • There’s no official daily amount for goldenseal.

We compare by 500 mg only so products line up – it’s not a recommendation. Not medical advice.

Where products miss quality points

How the 15 products score

  • Very good 90+: 0
  • Good 75+: 15
  • Fair 60+: 0
  • Low under 60: 0
have no seal from an independent testing program
15 of 15have no seal from an independent testing program10 of 30 testing points for GMP, 15 for the 2 whose label says “third-party tested”

The full 30 testing points need an independent test. Every supplement sold in the US is made under the FDA’s GMP rules – the maker checks its own products, which gives 10 points. A seal from a testing program like NSF, USP or Informed Choice means a lab outside the company checks that what’s inside matches the label. Most brands don’t take part. That doesn’t make a product bad – without a seal, a clean product still gets up to 80.

We find seals on the label and in NSF’s public lists. USP and Informed Choice don’t let us search their lists automatically, so a seal that’s only in their lists can be missing. How the score works

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Pack size

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15 products · cheapest per 500 mg goldenseal first

  1. Rank 1

    Nutricost

    Goldenseal Root, 600 mg

    Whole herb · Capsules

    80Good qualityMade in USA
    $0.11

    per 500 mg

    Lowest

    Pack
    $15.95120 capsules
    Goldenseal per serving
    600 mgin 1 capsule
    Pack lasts
    120 daysif you take 1 capsule (600 mg) a day
    vitacost.com (opens in a new tab)

    Checked Nov 1, 2026 · Label

  2. Rank 2

    Nutricost

    Goldenseal Root Capsules

    Extract · Capsules

    80Good qualityMade in USA
    $0.12

    per 500 mg

    13% more

    Pack
    $17.97120 capsules
    Goldenseal per serving
    600 mgin 1 capsule
    Pack lasts
    120 daysif you take 1 capsule (600 mg) a day
    nutricost.com (opens in a new tab)

    Checked Nov 1, 2026 · Label

  3. Rank 3

    Herb Pharm

    Goldenseal Alcohol-Free

    Extract · Liquid

    75Good qualityCountry not stated
    $0.31

    per 500 mg

    177% more

    Pack
    $20.9842 servings
    Goldenseal per serving
    815 mg
    Pack lasts
    68 daysif you take 500 mg a day
    herb-pharm.com (opens in a new tab)

    Checked Nov 1, 2026 · Label

  4. Rank 4

    Nature's Answer

    Goldenseal Root, Standardized Fluid Extract, Alcohol-Free, 1,000 mg

    Extract · Liquid

    75Good qualityMade in USA
    $0.32

    per 500 mg

    186% more

    Pack
    $18.7429.6 ml (1 fl oz)30 servings
    Goldenseal per serving
    1,000 mgin 1 ml
    Pack lasts
    59 daysif you take 500 mg a day
    vitacost.com (opens in a new tab)

    Checked Nov 1, 2026 · Label

  5. Rank 5

    Frontier Co-op

    Organic Goldenseal Root Powder

    Whole herb · Powder

    75Good qualityCountry not stated
    $0.36

    per 500 mg

    228% more

    Pack
    $82.27192 servings
    Goldenseal per serving
    590 mg
    Pack lasts
    226 daysif you take 500 mg a day
    vitacost.com (opens in a new tab)

    Checked Nov 1, 2026 · Label

  6. Rank 6

    Herb Pharm

    Goldenseal

    Extract · Liquid

    75Good qualityCountry not stated
    $0.39

    per 500 mg

    255% more

    Pack
    $20.9842 servings
    Goldenseal per serving
    635 mg
    Pack lasts
    53 daysif you take 500 mg a day
    herb-pharm.com (opens in a new tab)

    Checked Nov 1, 2026 · Label

  7. Rank 7

    Nature's Way

    Goldenseal Root

    Whole herb · Capsules

    75Good qualityPacked in USA
    $0.41

    per 500 mg

    266% more

    Pack
    $27.06100 capsules33 servings
    Goldenseal per serving
    1,000 mgin 3 capsules
    Pack lasts
    50 daysif you take 2 capsules (666.67 mg) a day
    vitacost.com (opens in a new tab)

    Checked Nov 1, 2026 · Label

  8. Rank 8

    Nature's Answer

    Goldenseal, 550 mg

    Whole herb · Capsules

    75Good qualityMade in USA
    $0.48

    per 500 mg

    331% more

    Pack
    $26.2450 capsules
    Goldenseal per serving
    550 mgin 1 capsule
    Pack lasts
    50 daysif you take 1 capsule (550 mg) a day
    vitacost.com (opens in a new tab)

    Checked Nov 1, 2026 · Label

  9. Rank 9

    Swanson Vitamins

    Goldenseal Root - Standardized

    Extract · Capsules

    80Good qualityCountry not stated
    $0.57

    per 500 mg

    418% more

    Pack
    $17.21120 capsules
    Goldenseal per serving
    125 mgin 1 capsule
    Pack lasts
    30 daysif you take 4 capsules (500 mg) a day
    swansonvitamins.com (opens in a new tab)

    Checked Nov 1, 2026 · Label

  10. Rank 10

    Swanson Vitamins

    Goldenseal Root

    Extract · Capsules

    75Good qualityCountry not stated
    $0.60

    per 500 mg

    438% more

    Pack
    $14.89100 capsules
    Goldenseal per serving
    125 mgin 1 capsule
    Pack lasts
    25 daysif you take 4 capsules (500 mg) a day
    swansonvitamins.com (opens in a new tab)

    Checked Nov 1, 2026 · Label

  11. Rank 11

    Eclectic Herb

    Goldenseal, Supports Immunity, 400 mg

    Whole herb · Capsules

    75Good qualityCountry not stated
    $0.68

    per 500 mg

    518% more

    Pack
    $27.3750 capsules
    Goldenseal per serving
    400 mgin 1 capsule
    Pack lasts
    25 daysif you take 2 capsules (800 mg) a day
    vitacost.com (opens in a new tab)

    Checked Nov 1, 2026 · Label

  12. Rank 12

    Oregon's Wild Harvest

    Goldenseal Organic Extract

    Extract · Liquid

    75Good qualityMade in USA
    $0.70

    per 500 mg

    530% more

    Pack
    $20.9520 servings
    Goldenseal per serving
    750 mg
    Pack lasts
    30 daysif you take 500 mg a day
    oregonswildharvest.com (opens in a new tab)

    Checked Nov 1, 2026 · Label

  13. Rank 13

    Nature's Way

    Goldenseal Root

    Whole herb · Capsules

    75Good qualityPacked in USA
    $0.70

    per 500 mg

    536% more

    Pack
    $23.4950 capsules17 servings
    Goldenseal per serving
    1,000 mgin 3 capsules
    Pack lasts
    25 daysif you take 2 capsules (666.67 mg) a day
    vitacost.com (opens in a new tab)

    Checked Nov 1, 2026 · Label

  14. Rank 14

    Eclectic Herb

    Goldenseal Capsules

    Whole herb · Capsules

    75Good qualityCountry not stated
    $0.83

    per 500 mg

    650% more

    Pack
    $33.2450 capsules
    Goldenseal per serving
    400 mgin 1 capsule
    Pack lasts
    25 daysif you take 2 capsules (800 mg) a day
    eclecticherb.com (opens in a new tab)

    Checked Nov 1, 2026 · Label

  15. Rank 15

    Nature's Way

    Goldenseal Root

    Whole herb · Capsules

    75Good qualityPacked in USA
    $0.85

    per 500 mg

    672% more

    Pack
    $28.4950 capsules17 servings
    Goldenseal per serving
    1,000 mgin 3 capsules
    Pack lasts
    25 daysif you take 2 capsules (666.67 mg) a day
    naturesway.com (opens in a new tab)

    Checked Nov 1, 2026 · Label

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Good to know

Fact
672%more per 500 mg for the most expensive product than for the cheapest.
Fact
13%more per 500 mg for the cheapest extract than for the cheapest whole herb.

How we checked: one-time price for each size in the store’s US online shop, before sales tax and shipping, without subscriptions or coupons. Prices change often, so check the store before you buy. More on how we check

The amount we compare by only makes products comparable – it is not a dosage recommendation. Not medical advice.

How we calculate

Cost per dose = price ÷ (servings × amount per serving) × comparison amount. Example: $119.99 for 74 servings with 24 g of protein each is 1,776 g of protein. $119.99 ÷ 1,776 g × 30 g = $2.03 per 30 g of protein.

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