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Forskolin

by Cardiovascular Research · capsule · 60 capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 6 96859 03485 5
  • DSLD label 304379
  • Serving 1 capsule
  • 60 servings

Forskolin by Cardiovascular Research lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 250 mg of ForsLean and 50 mg of N-acetyl-L-tyrosine. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on March 22, 2024.

What is in Forskolin?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 capsule. 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).

Forskolin: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 304379, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
ForsLeanas Coleus forskohlii Root Extract10% forskolin250 mgColeus in Forskolin against 303 products250 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 73.5 mg to 250 mg, the median 125 mg.250 mg

Higher than 71% of 303 products listing coleus (median 125 mg). Per day at the most servings: 500 mg.

N-Acetyl-L-Tyrosine50 mgAcetyl L-Tyrosine in Forskolin against 73 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 200 mg to 600 mg, the median 300 mg.50 mg

93% of 73 products listing acetyl L-tyrosine give more (median 300 mg). Per day at the most servings: 100 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 304379 (entered March 22, 2024), 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:

  • 93% of the 73 products that print an amount of acetyl L-tyrosine list more than its 50 mg of N-acetyl-L-tyrosine (filed by NIH under acetyl L-tyrosine) (median 300 mg).

The NIH database records 1 to 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 Forskolin'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 Take one capsule up to two times daily, or as directed by a physician.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Gluten free, casein free

Source: label statements in DSLD label 304379.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Gelatin, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Silicon Dioxide, Magnesium Stearate.

How many labels does Forskolin have?

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

  1. Label 304379 (current) Entered March 22, 2024 · on the market · 60 capsules · UPC 6 96859 03485 5
  2. Label 271283 Entered July 21, 2022 · on the market · 60 capsules · UPC 6 96859 03485 5
  3. Label 22440 Entered July 25, 2013 · on the market · 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 Cardiovascular Research, LTD. (distributor), Concord, CA. All Cardiovascular Research products.

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