Cardio Tri-Plex
by Protocol For Life Balance · softgel capsule · 120 softgels
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 7 07359 11675 7
- DSLD label 77374
- Serving 2 softgels
- 60 servings
Cardio Tri-Plex by Protocol For Life Balance lists 5 ingredients, 5 with an amount per serving of 2 softgels, such as 2 g of natural fish oil concentrate, 600 mg of organic red yeast rice and 60 mg of CoQ10, beside 2 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on December 22, 2017.
What is in Cardio Tri-Plex?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 softgels. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 20 Calories | ||
| Total Fat | 2 g | 3% | Higher than 56% of 11,965 products listing fat (unspecified) (median 1.5 g). Per day at the most servings: 4 g. |
| Saturated Fat | 0.5 g | 3% | 66% of 5,234 products listing saturated fat give more (median 1 g). Per day at the most servings: 1 g. |
| natural Fish Oil concentratenatural Fish Oil concentrate Note: 2,000 mg | 2 g | Higher than 71% of 1,990 products listing fish oil (median 1.2 g). Per day at the most servings: 4 g. | |
| Omega-3 Fatty Acids | no amount given | ||
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid | 360 mg | Higher than 57% of 3,134 products listing EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) (median 300 mg). Per day at the most servings: 720 mg. | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid | 240 mg | Higher than 50% of 3,627 products listing DHA (median 232 mg). Per day at the most servings: 480 mg. | |
| organic Red Yeast Rice | 600 mg | 48% of 295 products listing red yeast rice give more (median 600 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,200 mg. | |
| CoQ10 | 60 mg | 48% of 2,922 products listing coenzyme Q-10 give more (median 60 mg). Per day at the most servings: 120 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 77374 (entered December 22, 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.
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?
1 product lists the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Red OmegaNOW · off the market same ingredients
- Red Omega Fish OilNOW 7 shared, 87% alike
- Cardio EssentialsXYMOGEN 6 shared, 72% alike
- Red Omega With CoQ10 - 30 mg & Omega-3 Fish OilNOW · off the market 7 shared, 72% alike
- EPA/DHA CoQ10 Natural Orange FlavorPure Encapsulations 6 shared, 69% alike
- Omega LDLNordic Naturals 6 shared, 66% 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 Usage: Take 2 softgels twice daily with food, or as directed by your healthcare practitioner.
- Warnings
- Warning: Do not use if you are pregnant, may become pregnant, or are breast feeding, because using this product may harm the fetus.
- For adults only.
- Consult physician if taking medication (especially statins) or have a medical condition including a history of statin-intolerance or liver disease.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- If muscle complaints occur, discontinue use and consult a physician.
- Contains fish (sardines, anchovies, mackerel) and soy.
- Not manufactured with wheat, gluten, milk, egg or shellfish ingredients. Produced in a GMP facility that processes other ingredients containing these allergens.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Not manufactured with wheat, gluten, milk, egg or shellfish ingredients.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 77374.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Softgel Capsule, Beeswax, Soy Lecithin, D-Alpha-Tocopherol.
How many labels does Cardio Tri-Plex have?
4 labels are on file under this name since June 25, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 77374 (current) Entered December 22, 2017 · on the market · 120 softgels · UPC 7 07359 11675 7
- Label 69329 Entered January 25, 2017 · off the market May 31, 2017 · 120 softgels · UPC 7 07359 11675 7
- Label 41710 Entered January 23, 2015 · off the market November 30, 2016 · 120 softgels · UPC 7 07359 11675 7
- Label 10195 Entered June 25, 2012 · off the market January 16, 2015 · 120 softgels · UPC 7 07359 11675 7
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Protocol For Life Balance (manufacturer), Bloomingdale, IL. All Protocol For Life Balance products.