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Cholesta-Lo

by Futurebiotics · tablet or pill · 120 vegetarian tablets

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 0 49479 00169 9
  • DSLD label 261049
  • Serving 3 tablets
  • 40 servings

Cholesta-Lo by Futurebiotics lists 20 ingredients, 11 with an amount per serving of 3 tablets, such as 200 mg NE of niacin, 100 mcg of chromium, 600 mg of plant sterols and 350 mg of garlic; 9 sit inside a blend without their own amounts. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on February 23, 2022.

What is in Cholesta-Lo?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 3 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).

Cholesta-Lo: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 261049, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Niacinas Inositol Hexanicotinate200 mg NE1,250%Niacin in Cholesta-Lo against 12,413 products200 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 13.2 mg to 48 mg, the median 20 mg.DV 16 mgUL 35 mg200 mg

Higher than 95% of 12,413 products listing niacin (median 20 mg). 5.7 times the adult UL a day.

Chromiumas Chromium Picolinate100 mcg286%Chromium in Cholesta-Lo against 7,825 products100 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 45 mcg to 200 mcg, the median 100 mcg.DV 35 mcg100 mcg

47% of 7,825 products listing chromium give more (median 100 mcg).

Plant Sterols600 mgPhytosterols in Cholesta-Lo against 440 products600 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 667 mg, the median 400 mg.600 mg

Higher than 66% of 440 products listing phytosterols (median 400 mg).

Beta-Sitosterolno amount given
Campesterolno amount given
Stigmasterolno amount given
Garlic350 mgGarlic in Cholesta-Lo against 1,075 products350 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 500 mg, the median 200 mg.350 mg

Higher than 64% of 1,075 products listing garlic (median 200 mg).

Parsley250 mgParsley in Cholesta-Lo against 359 products250 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25.35 mg to 200 mg, the median 80 mg.250 mg

Higher than 79% of 359 products listing parsley (median 80 mg).

Chickweed250 mgChickweed in Cholesta-Lo against 38 products250 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 170 mg to 995.75 mg, the median 450 mg.250 mg

58% of 38 products listing chickweed give more (median 450 mg).

Ginger200 mgGinger in Cholesta-Lo against 1,770 products200 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 150 mg, the median 60 mg.200 mg

Higher than 77% of 1,770 products listing ginger (median 60 mg).

Cayenne50 mgCapsicum in Cholesta-Lo 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).

Chinese Hawthorn150 mgHawthorn in Cholesta-Lo against 589 products150 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 75 mg to 400 mg, the median 200 mg.150 mg

57% of 589 products listing hawthorn give more (median 200 mg).

Eleuthero root extract75 mgEleuthero in Cholesta-Lo against 726 products75 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 200 mg, the median 100 mg.75 mg

56% of 726 products listing eleuthero give more (median 100 mg).

Resveratrolas Polygonum cuspidatum10 mgResveratrol in Cholesta-Lo against 1,123 products10 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 20 mg to 125 mg, the median 50 mg.10 mg

80% of 1,123 products listing resveratrol give more (median 50 mg).

Futurebiotics BioAccelerators23 mg
Bioperine Black Pepper extractin the blend, no amount given
Ginger root extractin the blend, no amount given
Trikatuas Black Pepper, Ginger, Long Pepperin the blend, no amount given
Digezymein the blend, no amount given
Amylasein the blend, no amount given
Proteasein the blend, no amount given
Lipasein the blend, no amount given
LactoSporein the blend, no amount given

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 261049 (entered February 23, 2022), 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:

  • At 1 serving a day, the most its directions give, the label lists 200 mg of niacin, 5.7 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?

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

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 for adults, take 3 tablets daily or as directed by a healthcare professional.
Warnings
Warning: Do not use if you are pregnant or nursing.
Keep out of reach of children.
Contains: Soy.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 261049.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Microcrystalline Cellulose, Croscarmellose Sodium, Stearic Acid, Magnesium Stearate, Silicon Dioxide, Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, Polyethylene Glycol.

How many labels does Cholesta-Lo have?

3 labels are on file under this name since September 25, 2013: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 261049 (current) Entered February 23, 2022 · on the market · 120 vegetarian tablets · UPC 0 49479 00169 9
  2. Label 259048 Entered October 22, 2021 · on the market · 60 vegetarian tablets · UPC 0 49479 00104 0
  3. Label 25886 Entered September 25, 2013 · off the market August 11, 2021 · 60 vegetarian tablets · UPC 0 49479 00104 0

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

Who makes it?

The label names Futurebiotics (manufacturer), Hauppauge, NY. All Futurebiotics products.

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