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Cardio-Care

by Healthy Items · capsule · 120 capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • DSLD label 183338
  • Serving 4 capsules
  • 30 servings

Cardio-Care by Healthy Items lists 16 ingredients, 16 with an amount per serving of 4 capsules, such as 400 mg of vitamin C, 400 IU of vitamin E, 20 mg of niacin and 25 mg of vitamin B6. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on November 21, 2018.

What is in Cardio-Care?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 4 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).

Cardio-Care: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 183338, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Vitamin Cas Ascorbic Acid400 mg444%*Vitamin C in Cardio-Care against 18,583 products400 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 60 mg to 270 mg, the median 100 mg.DV 90 mgUL 2,000 mg400 mg

Higher than 79% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 800 mg.

Vitamin Eas Mixed Tocopherols400 IUVitamin E in Cardio-Care against 6,459 products400 IU per serving; the middle half of products list 15 IU to 100 IU, the median 30 IU.400 IU

Higher than 91% of 6,459 products listing vitamin E (median 30 IU). Per day at the most servings: 800 IU.

Niacin20 mg125%*Niacin in Cardio-Care against 12,413 products20 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 13.2 mg to 48 mg, the median 20 mg.DV 16 mgUL 35 mg20 mg

46% of 12,413 products listing niacin give more (median 20 mg). Per day at the most servings: 40 mg. 1.1 times the adult UL a day.

Vitamin B6as Pyridoxine Hydrochloride25 mg1,471%*Vitamin B6 in Cardio-Care against 15,277 products25 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 2 mg to 20 mg, the median 6 mg.DV 1.7 mgUL 100 mg25 mg

Higher than 76% of 15,277 products listing vitamin B6 (median 6 mg). Per day at the most servings: 50 mg.

Vitamin B12as Cyanocobalamin1,000 mcg41,667%*Vitamin B12 in Cardio-Care against 14,425 products1,000 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 6 mcg to 200 mcg, the median 36 mcg.DV 2.4 mcg1,000 mcg

Higher than 89% of 14,425 products listing vitamin B12 (median 36 mcg). Per day at the most servings: 2,000 mcg.

Folic Acid1,000 mcgFolate in Cardio-Care against 7,022 products1,000 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 200 mcg to 400 mcg, the median 400 mcg.1,000 mcg

Higher than 93% of 7,022 products listing folate (median 400 mcg). Per day at the most servings: 2,000 mcg.

Calcium200 mg15%*Calcium in Cardio-Care against 17,831 products200 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 252 mg, the median 115 mg.DV 1,300 mgUL 2,500 mg200 mg

Higher than 64% of 17,831 products listing calcium (median 115 mg). Per day at the most servings: 400 mg.

Magnesiumas Magnesium Oxide200 mg48%*Magnesium in Cardio-Care against 14,003 products200 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 30 mg to 200 mg, the median 86 mg.UL 350 mgDV 420 mg200 mg

Higher than 75% of 14,003 products listing magnesium (median 86 mg). Per day at the most servings: 400 mg. 1.1 times the adult UL a day.

Potassiumas Potassium Chloride200 mg4%*Potassium in Cardio-Care against 11,614 products200 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 190 mg, the median 99 mg.DV 4,700 mg200 mg

Higher than 76% of 11,614 products listing potassium (median 99 mg). Per day at the most servings: 400 mg.

Edtaas Disodium EDTA600 mgEDTA in Cardio-Care against 50 products600 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 200 mg to 500 mg, the median 300 mg.600 mg

Higher than 76% of 50 products listing EDTA (median 300 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,200 mg.

L-Cysteineas Cysteine Hydrochloride200 mgCysteine in Cardio-Care against 516 products200 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 30 mg to 200 mg, the median 85 mg.200 mg

Higher than 72% of 516 products listing cysteine (median 85 mg). Per day at the most servings: 400 mg.

L-Carnitine HCl75 mgL-Carnitine in Cardio-Care against 1,338 products75 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 110.5 mg to 1,000 mg, the median 500 mg.75 mg

80% of 1,338 products listing L-carnitine give more (median 500 mg). Per day at the most servings: 150 mg.

NattokinaseNattokinas Note: 1:21075 mgNattokinase in Cardio-Care against 141 products75 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 100 mg, the median 100 mg.75 mg

56% of 141 products listing nattokinase give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 150 mg.

CoQ1030 mgCoenzyme Q-10 in Cardio-Care against 2,922 products30 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 30 mg to 100 mg, the median 60 mg.30 mg

67% of 2,922 products listing coenzyme Q-10 give more (median 60 mg). Per day at the most servings: 60 mg.

Ginkgo biloba30 mgGinkgo in Cardio-Care against 1,339 products30 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 30 mg to 120 mg, the median 60 mg.30 mg

74% of 1,339 products listing ginkgo give more (median 60 mg). Per day at the most servings: 60 mg.

Lycopene20 mgLycopene in Cardio-Care against 1,691 products20 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 mg to 5 mg, the median 1.2 mg.20 mg

Higher than 94% of 1,691 products listing lycopene (median 1.2 mg). Per day at the most servings: 40 mg.

* % Daily Value computed from the printed amount and the FDA Daily Value (21 CFR 101.9); the label prints none for that row.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 183338 (entered November 21, 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?

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:

  • Its 400 IU of vitamin E is higher than 91% of the 6,459 vitamin E products that print an amount; 120 list more.
  • At 2 servings a day, the most its directions give, the label lists 40 mg of niacin, 1.1 times the adult Tolerable Upper Intake Level.
  • Its 1,000 mcg of folic acid (filed by NIH under folate) is higher than 93% of the 7,022 folate products that print an amount; 183 list more.
  • At 2 servings a day, the most its directions give, the label lists 400 mg of magnesium, 1.1 times the adult Tolerable Upper Intake Level.
  • Its 20 mg of lycopene is higher than 94% of the 1,691 lycopene products that print an amount; 68 list more.

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 Cardio-Care'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
Suggested use Take 2 capsules two times daily, preferably with food.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 183338.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Maltodextrin, Magnesium Stearate, Parsley, Silica, Vegetable Capsule.

How many labels does Cardio-Care have?

One label is on file, entered on November 21, 2018.

  1. Label 183338 (current) Entered November 21, 2018 · on the market · 120 capsules

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

Who makes it?

The label names Healthy Items (distributor), San Diego, CA. All Healthy Items products.

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