Comparison
Heart Support and Heart Essentials
Heart Support (NOW) lists 16 distinct ingredients and Heart Essentials (Swanson Condition Specific Formulas) 19 (rows of one ingredient counted once); 11 are on both labels. On the site's similarity measure, which compares ingredient lists (1 for the same list, rarer ingredients counting for more; amounts are not part of it), the two formulas score 0.46.
| Ingredient | Heart Support | Heart Essentials |
|---|---|---|
| Vitamin B6 | 50 mg (2941%) | 17 mg (1000%) |
| Magnesium | 200 mg (48%) | 33.3 mg (8%) |
| Vitamin B12 | 1,000 mcg (41667%) | 33.3 mcg (1388%) |
| Potassium | 200 mg (4%) | 33 mg (under 1%) |
| Folate | 800 mcg | 225 mcg DFE (56%) |
| Selenium | 140 mcg (255%) | 50 mcg (91%) |
| Ginger | 250 mg | 8.4 mg |
| Coenzyme Q-10 | 30 mg | 10 mg |
| Garlic | 1,000 mg | 34 mg |
| L-Carnitine | 400 mg | 17 mg |
| Hawthorn | 150 mg | 17 mg |
| Carbohydrate | 1 g | |
| Vitamin C | 100 mg (111%) | |
| Calcium | 33.3 mg (3%) | |
| Niacin | 9 mg (56%) | |
| Vitamin E | 22 mg (147%) | |
| Thiamin | 50 mg (4167%) | |
| Chromium | 33 mcg (94%) | |
| Iodine | 300 mcg (200%) | |
| Taurine | 100 mg | |
| Alpha Lipoic Acid | 20 mg | |
| Capsicum | 150 mg | |
| Lecithin | 17 mg | |
| Betaine | 84 mg |
Amounts are per serving as DSLD gives them: Heart Support, 3 tablets; Heart Essentials, 1 veggie capsule. Current labels entered October 2012 and January 2019. Percentages of the Daily Value from 21 CFR 101.9. Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database.
Each product on its own
- Heart SupportNOW: every row against all products listing it
- Heart EssentialsSwanson Condition Specific Formulas: every row against all products listing it