CholestGar
by Planetary Herbals · tablet or pill · 120 tablets
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 0 21078 10327 1
- DSLD label 179297
- Serving 2 tablets
- 60 servings
CholestGar by Planetary Herbals lists 16 ingredients, 4 with an amount per serving of 2 tablets, such as 58 mg of calcium, 600 mg of garlic and 200 mg of guggul resin extract; 12 sit inside a blend without their own amounts, beside 1 Nutrition Facts row (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on July 25, 2018.
What is in CholestGar?
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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 5 Calories | ||
| Total Carbohydrates | 1 g | 1% | 74% of 21,979 products listing carbohydrate give more (median 3 g). Per day at the most servings: 2 g. |
| Calcium | 58 mg | 6% | 70% of 17,831 products listing calcium give more (median 115 mg). Per day at the most servings: 116 mg. |
| Garlic | 600 mg | Higher than 82% of 1,075 products listing garlic (median 200 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,200 mg. | |
| Guggul resin extract | 200 mg | Higher than 59% of 279 products listing guggul (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 400 mg. | |
| GuggulsteronesGuggulsterones Note: yielding | 20 mg | Higher than 63% of 43 products listing guggulsterone (median 9 mg). Per day at the most servings: 40 mg. | |
| Proprietary Blend | 1 g | ||
| Chinese Salvia | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Dong Quai | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Fo-Ti | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Chebulic Myrobalan | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Cayenne | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Amla | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Belleric Myrobalan | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Ginger | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Black Pepper | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Long Pepper | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Asafetida | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Fennel | in the blend, no amount given |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 179297 (entered July 25, 2018), 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; 12 ingredients sit inside a blend, so their amounts cannot be compared.
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?
The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with CholestGar's, rare ingredients counting for more.
- Guggul Cholesterol Compound 375 mgPlanetary Herbals 12 shared, 64% alike
- Guggul Cholesterol Compound 375 mgPlanetary Ayurvedics 12 shared, 64% alike
- Organic Gokshuradi Guggulu PowderBanyan Botanicals 7 shared, 37% alike
- Gokshuradi GugguluBanyan Botanicals 7 shared, 37% alike
- Gokshuradi Guggulu PowderBanyan Botanicals 7 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: 2 tablets twice daily between meals.
- Warnings
- Warning: Do not use if you are pregnant, may become pregnant, or breastfeeding.
- Do not use if either tamper-evident seal is broken or missing.
- Keep out of the reach of children.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 179297.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Dibasic Calcium Phosphate, Stearic Acid, Silica, modified Cellulose Gum, Magnesium Stearate.
How many labels does CholestGar have?
2 labels are on file under this name since July 25, 2018: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 179297 (current) Entered July 25, 2018 · on the market · 120 tablets · UPC 0 21078 10327 1
- Label 179292 Entered July 25, 2018 · on the market · 60 tablets · UPC 0 21078 10326 4
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Planetary Herbals, LLC (distributor), Soquel, CA. All Planetary Herbals products.