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Gastramet

by Cardiovascular Research · capsule · 60 capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 6 96859 13143 1
  • DSLD label 304381
  • Serving 1 capsule
  • 60 servings

Gastramet by Cardiovascular Research lists 4 ingredients, 4 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 57 mg of calcium, 60 mg of vitamin U, 250 mg of licorice root extract, deglycyrrhizinated and 40 mg of chlorophyll. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on March 22, 2024.

What is in Gastramet?

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).

Gastramet: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 304381, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calciumas Calcium Carbonate57 mg4%Calcium in Gastramet against 17,831 products57 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 252 mg, the median 115 mg.DV 1,300 mgUL 2,500 mg57 mg

70% of 17,831 products listing calcium give more (median 115 mg).

Vitamin Uas S-Methylmethionine60 mgSAMe in Gastramet against 163 products60 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 200 mg to 400 mg, the median 200 mg.60 mg

87% of 163 products listing SAMe give more (median 200 mg).

Licorice Root Extract, Deglycyrrhizinated250 mgLicorice in Gastramet against 888 products250 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 42 mg to 300 mg, the median 100 mg.250 mg

Higher than 73% of 888 products listing licorice (median 100 mg).

Chlorophyll40 mgChlorophyll in Gastramet against 394 products40 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 7.5 mg to 42.75 mg, the median 16 mg.40 mg

Higher than 73% of 394 products listing chlorophyll (median 16 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 304381 (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?

Every amount on this label with a position sits within the middle 80% of the products that list the same ingredient.

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 Gastramet'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 per day, or as directed by a physician.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Contains no soy, yeast, wheat, corn, or dairy products.
Gluten free, casein free.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 304381.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Gelatin, Silicon Dioxide, Stearate.

How many labels does Gastramet have?

4 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 304381 (current) Entered March 22, 2024 · on the market · 60 capsules · UPC 6 96859 13143 1
  2. Label 283431 Entered March 22, 2023 · on the market · 60 capsules · UPC 6 96859 13073 1
  3. Label 271373 Entered August 23, 2022 · off the market June 20, 2022 · 60 capsules · UPC 6 96859 13073 1
  4. Label 22444 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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