PlainVitamins

Cardio Flow

by PL Progressive Laboratories · capsule · 180 capsules

  • Off the market since September 2021 (NIH)
  • UPC 3 51821 00870 7
  • DSLD label 72316
  • Serving 2 capsules
  • 90 servings

Cardio Flow by PL Progressive Laboratories lists 17 ingredients, 13 with an amount per serving of 2 capsules, such as 3,330 IU of vitamin A, 232 mg of vitamin C, 110 mg of magnesium and 8 mg of zinc; 4 sit inside a blend without their own amounts, beside 1 Nutrition Facts row (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on March 24, 2017.

What is in Cardio Flow?

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).

Cardio Flow: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 72316, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Vitamin Aas Retinol PalmitateVitamin A (Form: as Retinol Palmitate)3,330 IU67%Vitamin A in Cardio Flow against 5,772 products3,330 IU per serving; the middle half of products list 2,000 IU to 5,000 IU, the median 4,000 IU.3,330 IU

55% of 5,772 products listing vitamin A give more (median 4,000 IU). Per day at the most servings: 9,990 IU.

Vitamin Cas Ascorbic Acid, Selenium Ascorbate, Zinc AscorbateVitamin C (Form: from Zinc Ascorbate, and Selenium Ascorbate) (Alt. Name: Ascorbic Acid)232 mg387%Vitamin C in Cardio Flow against 18,583 products232 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 60 mg to 270 mg, the median 100 mg.DV 90 mgUL 2,000 mg232 mg

Higher than 68% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 696 mg.

Magnesiumas Magnesium Aspartate, Magnesium OrotateMagnesium (Form: from Magnesium Aspartate, and Magnesium Orotate)110 mg28%Magnesium in Cardio Flow against 14,003 products110 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 30 mg to 200 mg, the median 86 mg.UL 350 mgDV 420 mg110 mg

Higher than 63% of 14,003 products listing magnesium (median 86 mg). Per day at the most servings: 330 mg.

Zincas Zinc AscorbateZinc (Form: from Zinc Ascorbate)8 mg53%Zinc in Cardio Flow against 13,186 products8 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 5 mg to 15 mg, the median 11 mg.DV 11 mgUL 40 mg8 mg

60% of 13,186 products listing zinc give more (median 11 mg). Per day at the most servings: 24 mg.

Seleniumas Selenium AscorbateSelenium (Form: from Selenium Ascorbate)23 mcg33%Selenium in Cardio Flow against 7,658 products23 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 27 mcg to 100 mcg, the median 55 mcg.DV 55 mcgUL 400 mcg23 mcg

82% of 7,658 products listing selenium give more (median 55 mcg). Per day at the most servings: 69 mcg.

Sodiumas Disodium EDTASodium (Form: from Disodium EDTA)9 mg1%Sodium in Cardio Flow against 14,514 products9 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 15 mg to 142 mg, the median 55 mg.9 mg

88% of 14,514 products listing sodium give more (median 55 mg). Per day at the most servings: 27 mg.

Potassiumas Potassium Aspartate, Potassium OrotatePotassium (Form: from Potassium Aspartate, and Potassium Orotate)70 mg2%Potassium in Cardio Flow against 11,614 products70 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 190 mg, the median 99 mg.DV 4,700 mg70 mg

66% of 11,614 products listing potassium give more (median 99 mg). Per day at the most servings: 210 mg.

Edta267 mgEDTA in Cardio Flow against 50 products334 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 200 mg to 500 mg, the median 300 mg.334 mg

Higher than 52% of 50 products listing EDTA (median 300 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,002 mg.

Cardio FlowCardio Flow Note: A proprietary blend of the following extracts200 mg
Guggul resin extractas GuggulsteronesGuggul resin extract (Form: 2.5% Guggulsterones) PlantPart: resinin the blend, no amount given
Bacopin Bacopa leaf extractas BacosidesBacopin Bacopa leaf extract (Form: 20% Bacosides) PlantPart: leafin the blend, no amount given
Arjuna bark extractas Arjunolic AcidArjuna bark extract (Form: 0.5% Arjunolic Acid) PlantPart: barkin the blend, no amount given
Indian Elecampane root extractas Alantolactone, IsoalantolactoneIndian Elecampane root extract (Form: 2% Alantolactone, and Isoalantolactone) PlantPart: rootin the blend, no amount given
Cilantro167 mgCoriander in Cardio Flow against 85 products167 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 500 mg, the median 210 mg.167 mg

55% of 85 products listing coriander give more (median 210 mg). Per day at the most servings: 501 mg.

BromelainBromelain Note: 2000 GDU100 mgBromelain in Cardio Flow against 1,337 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 200 mg, the median 50 mg.100 mg

Higher than 55% of 1,337 products listing bromelain (median 50 mg). Per day at the most servings: 300 mg.

Disodium EDTA67 mg
Butcher's Broom rhizome extractas RuscogeninsButcher's Broom rhizome extract (Form: 10% Ruscogenins) PlantPart: rhizome50 mgButcher's Broom in Cardio Flow against 161 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 75 mg to 300 mg, the median 150 mg.50 mg

78% of 161 products listing Butcher's broom give more (median 150 mg). Per day at the most servings: 150 mg.

PapainPapain Note: 525 TU/mg10 mgPapain in Cardio Flow against 607 products10 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 20 mg to 75 mg, the median 40 mg.10 mg

84% of 607 products listing papain give more (median 40 mg). Per day at the most servings: 30 mg.

L-GlutathioneL-Glutathione Note: reduced7 mgGlutathione in Cardio Flow against 717 products7 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 10 mg to 200 mg, the median 50 mg.7 mg

84% of 717 products listing glutathione give more (median 50 mg). Per day at the most servings: 21 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 72316 (entered March 24, 2017), 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; 4 ingredients sit inside a blend, so their amounts cannot be compared.

The NIH database records 3 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?

1 product lists the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.

  • Cardio FlowProgressive Professional from Progressive Laboratories same ingredients
  • Cardio ClearProgressive Professional from Progressive Laboratories 15 shared, 73% 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
Directions: Two capsules three times daily, or more, to be taken on an empty stomach or as directed by a health care professional.
Warnings
Tamper evident band around cap and seal on bottle. Do not use if either seal is broken or missing.
Keep out of reach of children.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 72316.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Gelatin, Vegetable Lubricant.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): 3rd party confirmed GMP compliant.

How many labels does Cardio Flow have?

One label is on file, entered on March 24, 2017.

  1. Label 72316 (current) Entered March 24, 2017 · off the market September 17, 2021 · 180 capsules · UPC 3 51821 00870 7

DSLD also links this label to: Cardio Flow (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 Progressive Laboratories, Inc. (manufacturer), Irving, Texas. All PL Progressive Laboratories products.

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