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Cardio-Essence

by Flora · liquid · 17 fluid ounces

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 0 61998 68145 9
  • DSLD label 304746
  • Serving 15 ml (1 tablespoon)
  • 33 servings

Cardio-Essence by Flora lists 4 ingredients, 4 with an amount per serving of 15 ml, such as 750 mg of hawthorn, 300 mg of hibiscus, 300 mg of passionflower and 150 mg of hawthorn berry extract, beside 2 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on January 24, 2024.

What is in Cardio-Essence?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 15 ml. 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).

Cardio-Essence: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 304746, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories10 Calories
Total Carbohydrates2 g1%Carbohydrate in Cardio-Essence against 21,979 products2 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 6 g, the median 3 g.2 g

58% of 21,979 products listing carbohydrate give more (median 3 g). Per day at the most servings: 4 g.

Sugar2 gSugar in Cardio-Essence against 11,807 products2 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 4 g, the median 2 g.2 g

48% of 11,807 products listing sugar give more (median 2 g). Per day at the most servings: 4 g.

Hawthornas Hawthorn, Hawthorn750 mgHawthorn in Cardio-Essence against 589 products900 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 75 mg to 400 mg, the median 200 mg.900 mg

Higher than 90% of 589 products listing hawthorn (median 200 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,800 mg.

Hibiscus300 mgHibiscus in Cardio-Essence against 144 products300 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 462.5 mg, the median 150 mg.300 mg

Higher than 69% of 144 products listing hibiscus (median 150 mg). Per day at the most servings: 600 mg.

Passionflower300 mgPassionflower in Cardio-Essence against 562 products300 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 40 mg to 200 mg, the median 100 mg.300 mg

Higher than 85% of 562 products listing passionflower (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 600 mg.

Hawthorn Berry Extract4:1, in a base of tapioca150 mg

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 304746 (entered January 24, 2024), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD or its label image (PDF). 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?

The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Cardio-Essence's, rare ingredients counting for more.

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 1 tablespoon 2 times daily.
Warnings
Caution: Not for use by children.
Consult a health care provider before using if you are taking medication, have a heart disease, or are pregnant or nursing.
Security sealed for your protection. Do not use if seal is missing or damaged.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Gluten-free Non GMO Project Verified nongmoproject.org
Storage
Keep refrigerated after opening and use within 4 weeks.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 304746.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Water, Apple Juice Concentrate, Blackstrap Molasses, Strawberry Flavor, Natural, Xanthan Gum.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Kosher Check Non GMO Project Verified nongmoproject.org.

How many labels does Cardio-Essence have?

3 labels are on file under this name since April 25, 2017: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 304746 (current) Entered January 24, 2024 · on the market · 17 fluid ounces · UPC 0 61998 68145 9
  2. Label 214990 Entered March 24, 2020 · on the market · 17 fl. Oz. · UPC 0 61998 68145 9
  3. Label 73212 Entered April 25, 2017 · off the market August 16, 2019 · 17 fl. Oz. · UPC 0 61998 68145 9

DSLD also links this label to: Select Protein Amazing Cake Pop (image 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 Flora, Inc. (distributor), Lynden, WA. All Flora products.

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