Advanced Cholest-Ex
by Botanic Choice · capsule · 30 capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 7 03308 81069 1
- DSLD label 199771
- Serving 1 capsule
Advanced Cholest-Ex by Botanic Choice lists 7 ingredients, 5 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 10 mg of policosanol-plus, 12.5 mg of grapeseed extract, 12.5 mg of green tea extract and 12.5 mg of new-gar odor controlled garlic; 2 sit inside a blend without their own amounts. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on February 25, 2019.
What is in Advanced Cholest-Ex?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 capsule. 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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| SytrinolSytrinol Note: a proprietary blend of a patented extract from | 300 mg | ||
| Citrus Polymethoxylated Flavones | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Palm fruit Tocotrienols | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Policosanol-Plusas Sugar Cane | 10 mg | 38% of 223 products listing policosanol give more (median 10 mg). | |
| Grapeseed extractas ProanthocyanidinsGrapeseed extract (Form: standardized for 95% Proanthocyanidins Note: 11.88 mg) PlantPart: inner core of fruit Genus: Vitis Species: vinifera | 12.5 mg | 85% of 1,900 products listing grape give more (median 50 mg). | |
| Green Tea extractas Epigallocatechin-3-P-gallate, PolyphenolsGreen Tea extract (Form: standardized for 95% Polyphenols Note: 11.88 mg, 45% Epigallocatechin-3-P-gallate Note: 5.63 mg) PlantPart: dried leaves | 12.5 mg | 96% of 2,595 products listing green tea give more (median 100 mg). | |
| New-Gar odor controlled GarlicNew-Gar odor controlled Garlic PlantPart: bulb Note: minimum of 10,000 ppm allicin yield | 12.5 mg | 89% of 1,075 products listing garlic give more (median 200 mg). | |
| Hawthorne extractas Vitexin-2-RhamnosideHawthorne extract (Form: standardized for 1.8% Vitexin-2-Rhamnoside Note: 0.23 mg) PlantPart: leaves and flowers | 12.5 mg | 97% of 589 products listing hawthorn give more (median 200 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 199771 (entered February 25, 2019), 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?
The rows in the top or bottom tenth of the products that list the same ingredient, and any above the adult upper limit at the most servings a day the directions give:
- 96% of the 2,595 products that print an amount of green tea list more than its 12.5 mg of green tea (median 100 mg).
- 97% of the 589 products that print an amount of hawthorn list more than its 12.5 mg of hawthorn (median 200 mg).
The NIH database records one serving 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?
1 product lists the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Advanced Cholest-ExIndiana Botanic Gardens · off the market same ingredients
- R-PhytoplexPatient One 1 MediNutritionals 4 shared, 41% alike
- Sytrinol Cholesterol FormulaProtocol For Life Balance · off the market 3 shared, 41% alike
- SytrinolProtocol For Life Balance 3 shared, 41% alike
- Liver, Heart & Kidney SupportEnhanced 4 shared, 37% alike
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 Use: Take one (1) capsule daily, with food, as a dietary supplement, or as directed by a qualified health care professional.
- Warnings
- Warning: If you are taking any medications or are pregnant or nursing do not use prior to consulting a physician.
- For your protection, this container has an outer safety seal. (Do not accept if missing or broken.)
- Keep out of reach of children
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Gluten free Non GMO
- Storage
- Store in a dry cool place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 199771.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Gelatin Capsule, Rice Flour, Magnesium Stearate.
How many labels does Advanced Cholest-Ex have?
One label is on file, entered on February 25, 2019.
- Label 199771 (current) Entered February 25, 2019 · on the market · 30 capsules · UPC 7 03308 81069 1
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Indiana Botanic Gardens, Inc. (distributor), Hobart, IN. All Botanic Choice products.