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Cholest Naturals

by Optimal Naturals · capsule · 60 capsules

  • Off the market since October 2023 (NIH)
  • DSLD label 20116
  • Serving 2 capsules

Cholest Naturals by Optimal Naturals lists 6 ingredients, 6 with an amount per serving of 2 capsules, such as 50 mg of niacin, 10 mg of policosanol, 100 mg of gugulipid and 200 mg of plant sterol complex. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on April 25, 2013.

What is in Cholest Naturals?

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).

Cholest Naturals: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 20116, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
NiacinNiacin Note: granular50 mg250%Niacin in Cholest Naturals against 12,413 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 13.2 mg to 48 mg, the median 20 mg.DV 16 mgUL 35 mg50 mg

Higher than 75% of 12,413 products listing niacin (median 20 mg). 1.4 times the adult UL a day.

Policosanol10 mgPolicosanol in Cholest Naturals against 223 products10 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 10 mg to 20 mg, the median 10 mg.10 mg

38% of 223 products listing policosanol give more (median 10 mg).

Gugulipidas GuggulsteronesGugulipid (Form: 2.5% guggulsterones)100 mgGuggul in Cholest Naturals against 279 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 350 mg, the median 100 mg.100 mg

47% of 279 products listing guggul give more (median 100 mg).

Plant Sterol Complex200 mgPhytosterols in Cholest Naturals against 440 products200 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 667 mg, the median 400 mg.200 mg

64% of 440 products listing phytosterols give more (median 400 mg).

CayenneCayenne Note: herb powder50 mgCapsicum in Cholest Naturals against 874 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 100 mg, the median 44.5 mg.50 mg

Higher than 50% of 874 products listing capsicum (median 44.5 mg).

GarlicGarlic Note: herb powder50 mgGarlic in Cholest Naturals against 1,075 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 500 mg, the median 200 mg.50 mg

71% of 1,075 products listing garlic give more (median 200 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 20116 (entered April 25, 2013), 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?

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:

  • At 1 serving a day, the most its directions give, the label lists 50 mg of niacin, 1.4 times the adult Tolerable Upper Intake Level.

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.

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: As a dietary supplement, take two(2) capsules daily.
Warnings
CAUTION: Do not exceed the recommended dose.
This product is not intended for pregnant or nursing mothers or children under the age of 18. Individuals currently using "Statin" drugs or those with a known medical condition should consult a physician prior to use.
This product is not intended for pregnant or nursing mothers or children under the age of 18.
This product is manufactured and packaged in a facility which may also process milk, soy, wheat, egg, peanuts, fish and crustacean shellfish.
ALLERGEN WARNING: CONTAINS SOY (PLANT STEROLS).
KEEP OUT OF THE REACH OF CHILDREN.
DO NOT USE IF SAFETY SEAL IS DAMAGED OR MISSING.
Storage
STORE IN COOL, DRY PLACE.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 20116.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Vegetable Cellulose, Rice Flour, Vegetable Stearate, Silicon Dioxide.

How many labels does Cholest Naturals have?

One label is on file, entered on April 25, 2013.

  1. Label 20116 (current) Entered April 25, 2013 · off the market October 4, 2023 · 60 capsules

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

Who makes it?

The label names Optimal Naturals(TM) (manufacturer), Orange County, California. All Optimal Naturals products.

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