Herbs & botanicals
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
Pack size
Compare packs of a similar size.
All sizes in one list can affect the results – big packs usually cost less per 500 mg. Pick a size above to compare packs that are alike.
15 products · cheapest per 500 mg goldenseal first
- Rank 1
Nutricost
Goldenseal Root, 600 mg
Whole herb · Capsules
80Good qualityMade in USA$0.11per 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
- Rank 2
Nutricost
Goldenseal Root Capsules
Extract · Capsules
80Good qualityMade in USA$0.12per 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
- Rank 3
Herb Pharm
Goldenseal Alcohol-Free
Extract · Liquid
75Good qualityCountry not stated$0.31per 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
- Rank 4
Nature's Answer
Goldenseal Root, Standardized Fluid Extract, Alcohol-Free, 1,000 mg
Extract · Liquid
75Good qualityMade in USA$0.32per 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
- Rank 5
Frontier Co-op
Organic Goldenseal Root Powder
Whole herb · Powder
75Good qualityCountry not stated$0.36per 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
- Rank 6
Herb Pharm
Goldenseal
Extract · Liquid
75Good qualityCountry not stated$0.39per 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
- Rank 7
Nature's Way
Goldenseal Root
Whole herb · Capsules
75Good qualityPacked in USA$0.41per 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
- Rank 8
Nature's Answer
Goldenseal, 550 mg
Whole herb · Capsules
75Good qualityMade in USA$0.48per 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
- Rank 9
Swanson Vitamins
Goldenseal Root - Standardized
Extract · Capsules
80Good qualityCountry not stated$0.57per 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
- Rank 10
Swanson Vitamins
Goldenseal Root
Extract · Capsules
75Good qualityCountry not stated$0.60per 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
- Rank 11
Eclectic Herb
Goldenseal, Supports Immunity, 400 mg
Whole herb · Capsules
75Good qualityCountry not stated$0.68per 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
- Rank 12
Oregon's Wild Harvest
Goldenseal Organic Extract
Extract · Liquid
75Good qualityMade in USA$0.70per 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
- Rank 13
Nature's Way
Goldenseal Root
Whole herb · Capsules
75Good qualityPacked in USA$0.70per 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
- Rank 14
Eclectic Herb
Goldenseal Capsules
Whole herb · Capsules
75Good qualityCountry not stated$0.83per 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
- Rank 15
Nature's Way
Goldenseal Root
Whole herb · Capsules
75Good qualityPacked in USA$0.85per 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
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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