Heart Blu
by BluScience · capsule · 60 Vegetarian Capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- DSLD label 1591
- Serving 1 vegetarian capsule
- 60 servings
Heart Blu by BluScience lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 1 vegetarian capsule, such as 400 mg of phytosterols, 100 mg of blueberry fruit extract and 50 mg of pterostilbene. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on October 26, 2011.
What is in Heart Blu?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 vegetarian 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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phytosterols | 400 mg | 45% of 440 products listing phytosterols give more (median 400 mg). Per day at the most servings: 800 mg. | |
| Blueberry fruit extract | 100 mg | 47% of 378 products listing blueberry give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 200 mg. | |
| PterostilbenePterostilbene Note: pTeroPure(R) | 50 mg | 30% of 115 products listing pterostilbene give more (median 50 mg). Per day at the most servings: 100 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 1591 (entered October 26, 2011), 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.
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 Heart Blu's, rare ingredients counting for more.
- PterostilbeneIndiana Botanic Gardens 1 shared, 42% alike
- Ptero-BBronson Laboratories 1 shared, 42% alike
- PteroActivBiotivia 1 shared, 42% alike
- Trans-PterostilbeneJarrow Formulas · off the market 1 shared, 42% alike
- pTeroPure Pterostilbene 50 mgSwanson Ultra · off the market 1 shared, 42% alike
- pTeroPure 50 mgLife Extension 1 shared, 42% 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
- Directions: As a dietary supplement, take (2) capsules daily - one in the morning and one in the evening. Store in a cool, dry place.
- Warnings
- Warning: Consult your physician prior to using this product if you are pregnant, nursing, taking medications or have a medical condition.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 1591.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Hypromellose, Talc, Silica, Magnesium Stearate, Microcrystalline Cellulose, mica-based pearlescent pigment and titanium dioxide, FD&C Blue #1, FD&C Red #40.
How many labels does Heart Blu have?
One label is on file, entered on October 26, 2011.
- Label 1591 (current) Entered October 26, 2011 · on the market · 60 Vegetarian Capsules
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names BluScience (manufacturer, distributor), Irvine, CA. All BluScience products.