CardioAid Phytosterols
by GNC Mega Men · other (e.g. tea bag) · 30 packs
- On the market (NIH)
- DSLD label 15714
- Serving 1 caplet
CardioAid Phytosterols by GNC Mega Men lists one ingredient: 800 mg of CardioAid phytosterols per serving of 1 caplet. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on December 21, 2012.
What is in CardioAid Phytosterols?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 caplet. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CardioAid Phytosterols | 800 mg | Higher than 76% of 440 products listing phytosterols (median 400 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 15714 (entered December 21, 2012), 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 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?
6 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- CardioAid PhytosterolsGNC Women's Ultra Mega · off the market same ingredients
- CardioAid PhytosterolsGNC Ultra Mega Green · off the market same ingredients
- Phytosterols 800 mgGNC Preventive Nutrition same ingredients
- Phytosterols 800 MGGNC same ingredients
- PhytosterolsGNC Mega Men same ingredients
- PhytosterolsGNC Ultra Mega Green · off the market same ingredients
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: As a dietary supplement, take the contents of one pack daily with food.
- Warnings
- WARNING: Consult your physician prior to using this product if you are pregnant, nursing, taking medication, or have a medical condition.
- Discontinue use two weeks prior to surgery.
- KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- No Artificial Colors, No Wheat, No Gluten, No Dairy, Yeast Free.
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 15714.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Calcium Carbonate, Cellulose, Corn Starch, Titanium Dioxide, Vegetable Acetoglycerides.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): CardioAid(TM) plant sterols.
How many labels does CardioAid Phytosterols have?
2 labels are on file under this name since December 23, 2011: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 15714 (current) Entered December 21, 2012 · on the market · 30 packs
- Label 3557 Entered December 23, 2011 · off the market July 25, 2016
DSLD also links this label to: Mega Men 50 Plus (bundle set), Saw Palmetto Formula (bundle set), Fish Oil with CoQ-10 (bundle set), Memoral (bundle set), Phytosterols (package size 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 General Nutrition Corporation (distributor), Pittsburgh, PA. All GNC Mega Men products.