Red Yeast Rice
by Fresh Nutrition · capsule · 90 capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 8 50008 46704 2
- DSLD label 242076
- Serving 3 capsules
- 30 servings
Red Yeast Rice by Fresh Nutrition lists one ingredient: 500 mg of red yeast rice extract per serving of 3 capsules. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on February 25, 2021.
What is in Red Yeast Rice?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 3 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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Yeast Rice Extract | 500 mg | 88% of 295 products listing red yeast rice give more (median 600 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 242076 (entered February 25, 2021), 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:
- 88% of the 295 products that print an amount of red yeast rice list more than its 500 mg of red yeast rice (median 600 mg).
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.
- Red Yeast Rice Gold 500 mgNutriGold · off the market same ingredients
- Red Yeast Rice 500 mg GoldNutriGold · off the market same ingredients
- Red Yeast Rice Extract (0.4% Monacolins) 450 mgTerraVita Premium Collection same ingredients
- Red Yeast Rice BioCor 600 mgReal Natural Remedies same ingredients
- Red Rice Yeast Extract 600LifeLink same ingredients
- Herbal Actives Red Yeast Rice 600 MGNature's Plus · 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
- Recommended Dosage Take three (3) capsules daily with sufficient water before a meal.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Non GMO Gluten free Soy free
- No artificial colors. No artificial flavors. No preservatives. Made with Non-GMO, all natural ingredients!
- Our raw materials are carefully sourced and cultivated; contain no fillers, additives, and are manufactured domestically in a cGMP facility.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 242076.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Vegetarian Capsules.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Made in USA.
How many labels does Red Yeast Rice have?
One label is on file, entered on February 25, 2021.
- Label 242076 (current) Entered February 25, 2021 · on the market · 90 capsules · UPC 8 50008 46704 2
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Fresh Nutrition (distributor), Newport Beach, California. All Fresh Nutrition products.