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Cardio-Plus

by SP Standard Process · tablet or pill · 90 tablets

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 8 12122 01041 2
  • DSLD label 340136
  • Serving 2 tablets
  • 45 servings

Cardio-Plus by SP Standard Process lists 21 ingredients, 7 with an amount per serving of 2 tablets, such as 15 mg of vitamin C, 1.3 mg of vitamin E, 1.6 mg of riboflavin and 14 mg of niacin; 14 sit inside a blend without their own amounts, beside 2 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on September 25, 2025.

What is in Cardio-Plus?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 tablets. 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-Plus: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 340136, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Cholesterolless than 5 mg2%
Vitamin C15 mg17%Vitamin C in Cardio-Plus against 18,583 products15 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 60 mg to 270 mg, the median 100 mg.DV 90 mgUL 2,000 mg15 mg

93% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C give more (median 100 mg).

Vitamin E1.3 mg9%
Riboflavin1.6 mg123%Riboflavin in Cardio-Plus against 9,824 products1.6 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 1.7 mg to 25 mg, the median 4 mg.DV 1.3 mg1.6 mg

78% of 9,824 products listing riboflavin give more (median 4 mg).

Niacin14 mg88%Niacin in Cardio-Plus against 12,413 products14 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 13.2 mg to 48 mg, the median 20 mg.DV 16 mgUL 35 mg14 mg

74% of 12,413 products listing niacin give more (median 20 mg).

Vitamin B60.5 mg29%Vitamin B6 in Cardio-Plus against 15,277 products0.5 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 2 mg to 20 mg, the median 6 mg.DV 1.7 mgUL 100 mg0.5 mg

95% of 15,277 products listing vitamin B6 give more (median 6 mg).

Choline30 mg5%Choline in Cardio-Plus against 4,738 products30 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 18 mg to 100 mg, the median 40 mg.DV 550 mgUL 3,500 mg30 mg

53% of 4,738 products listing choline give more (median 40 mg).

Selenium3 mcg5%Selenium in Cardio-Plus against 7,658 products3 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 27 mcg to 100 mcg, the median 55 mcg.DV 55 mcgUL 400 mcg3 mcg

98% of 7,658 products listing selenium give more (median 55 mcg).

Sodium15 mg1%Sodium in Cardio-Plus against 14,514 products15 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 15 mg to 142 mg, the median 55 mg.15 mg

72% of 14,514 products listing sodium give more (median 55 mg).

Proprietary Blend540 mg
Bovine Heart PMG extractin the blend, no amount given
Bovine Liverin the blend, no amount given
Calcium Lactatein the blend, no amount given

The label names the compound (Calcium Lactate); its amount is likely the compound's weight, not the calcium it holds, so it is not placed among other products.

Porcinein the blend, no amount given
Bovine Orchic extractin the blend, no amount given
Spanish Mossin the blend, no amount given
defatted Wheat Germin the blend, no amount given
Nutritional Yeastin the blend, no amount given
Inositolin the blend, no amount given
Bovine Spleenin the blend, no amount given
Ovine Spleenin the blend, no amount given
Porcine Brainin the blend, no amount given
Oat Flourorganicin the blend, no amount given
Bovine Adrenal Cytosol extractin the blend, no amount given

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 340136 (entered September 25, 2025), 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?

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:

  • 93% of the 18,583 products that print an amount of vitamin C list more than its 15 mg of vitamin C (median 100 mg).
  • 95% of the 15,277 products that print an amount of vitamin B6 list more than its 0.5 mg of vitamin B6 (median 6 mg).
  • 98% of the 7,658 products that print an amount of selenium list more than its 3 mcg of selenium (median 55 mcg).

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?

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

  • Cardio-Plus GFSP Standard Process · off the market 21 shared, 87% alike
  • Performance PackSP Standard Process 21 shared, 61% alike
  • NeuroplexSP Standard Process 12 shared, 43% alike
  • Min-ChexSP Standard Process · off the market 10 shared, 43% alike
  • Cataplex E2SP Standard Process 10 shared, 42% alike
  • GastrexSP Standard Process · off the market 12 shared, 36% 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: Two tablets per meal, or as directed.
Warnings
Contains: wheat.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Non dairy Non soy

Source: label statements in DSLD label 340136.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Honey, Choline Bitartrate, Ascorbic Acid, Niacinamide, Calcium Stearate, Acacia Gum, D-Alpha Tocopherol, Selenium Yeast, Tapioca Starch, Modified, Glycerine, Riboflavin, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride.

How many labels does Cardio-Plus have?

4 labels are on file under this name since September 24, 2019: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 340136 (current) Entered September 25, 2025 · on the market · 90 tablets · UPC 8 12122 01041 2
  2. Label 265547 Entered May 19, 2022 · off the market August 15, 2025 · 330 tablets · UPC 8 12122 01042 9
  3. Label 256310 Entered November 19, 2021 · off the market August 15, 2025 · 90 tablets · UPC 8 12122 01041 2
  4. Label 207427 Entered September 24, 2019 · off the market July 6, 2021 · 90 tablets · UPC 8 12122 01041 2

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

Who makes it?

The label names Standard Process Inc. (manufacturer), Palmyra, WI. All SP Standard Process products.

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