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Benji Koji RYR

by Douglas Laboratories · capsule · 120 capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 3 10539 01209 3
  • DSLD label 232036
  • Serving 2 capsules
  • 60 servings

Benji Koji RYR by Douglas Laboratories lists one ingredient: 1,000 mg of organic red yeast rice per serving of 2 capsules. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on August 23, 2020.

What is in Benji Koji RYR?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 capsules. The capsule beside an amount places it among every product in the NIH database that lists the same ingredient: the bar is the middle half of their amounts, the line in it the median, the whiskers the 10th and 90th percentiles; the green tick is the FDA Daily Value and the red dashed tick the adult upper limit (IOM).

Benji Koji RYR: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 232036, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
organic Red Yeast Rice1,000 mgRed Yeast Rice in Benji Koji RYR against 295 products1,000 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 600 mg to 1,200 mg, the median 600 mg.1,000 mg

Higher than 55% of 295 products listing red yeast rice (median 600 mg). Per day at the most servings: 2,000 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 232036 (entered August 23, 2020), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD. Amounts are what the maker printed; DSLD does not test products. Daily Values: the FDA's Daily Value page.

Is that a lot?

Every amount on this label with a position sits within the middle 80% of the products that list the same ingredient.

The NIH database records 2 servings a day from the label's directions; its % Daily Values are for adults and children 4 or more years of age. The directions as printed are further down this page.

The Tolerable Upper Intake Level is the most of a nutrient per day, from food, water and supplements together, that is likely to pose no risk for almost all adults (Institute of Medicine, 2011). It does not apply under medical supervision. This page compares labels; it is not medical advice.

Sources: amounts from the DSLD label; Daily Values from 21 CFR 101.9(c)(8)(iv); adult upper limits from the Institute of Medicine's DRI summary tables (2011). How positions are computed.

Which products have the closest formulas?

6 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.

Source: ingredient lists of every product's current label in DSLD (version 9.4.0); similarity weights each shared ingredient by how rare it is.

What does the label say about taking it?

Quoted from the label as DSLD transcribed it: the maker's words, including any claim about what the product does, which the FDA has not evaluated and PlainVitamins does not endorse.

Directions
Suggested Usage: As a dietary supplement, adults take 2 capsules twice daily or as directed by your health professional.
Warnings
Warning: Not to be taken by pregnant or lactating women. Do not take this product if you have a liver condition or have elevated liver enzymes. If you are taking any medication, consult your health professional before use.
Keep out of the reach of children.
Use only if safety seal is intact.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Gluten-free, Non-GMO
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 232036.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Gelatin, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Vegetable Stearate.

How many labels does Benji Koji RYR have?

3 labels are on file under this name since June 25, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 232036 (current) Entered August 23, 2020 · on the market · 120 capsules · UPC 3 10539 01209 3
  2. Label 56855 Entered February 23, 2016 · off the market July 10, 2020 · 120 capsules · UPC 3 10539 01209 3
  3. Label 10168 Entered June 25, 2012 · off the market December 15, 2015 · 120 capsules · UPC 3 10539 01209 3

DSLD also links this label to: Beni Koji Red Rice Yeast (image difference, same product), Beni Koji Red Rice Yeast (package size difference, same product), Beni Koji RYR (package size difference, same product), Beni Koji RYR (package size difference, same product), Beni Koji RYR Red Yeast Rice (package size difference, same product).

Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).

Who makes it?

The label names Douglas Laboratories (manufacturer), Pittsburgh, PA. All Douglas Laboratories products.

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