Immediate Release Phytosterols 450 mg
by EP · tablet or pill · 180 tablets
- Off the market since January 2018 (NIH)
- UPC 7 29135 17418 8
- DSLD label 17761
- Serving 3 tablets
- 60 servings
Immediate Release Phytosterols 450 mg by EP lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 3 tablets, such as 150 mg of calcium, 114 mg of phosphorus and 1,350 mg of phytosterols. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on January 25, 2013.
What is in Immediate Release Phytosterols 450 mg?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 3 tablets. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calciumas Calcium PhosphateCalcium (Form: as {Calcium} Phosphate) | 150 mg | 15% | Higher than 58% of 17,831 products listing calcium (median 115 mg). |
| Phosphorus | 114 mg | 12% | Higher than 61% of 3,786 products listing phosphorus (median 90 mg). |
| Phytosterolsas Beta-Sitosterol, Campesterol, Other SterolsPHYTOSTEROLS (Form: as 45% beta-Sitosterol, as 25% Campesterol, as 15% Stigmasterol, and 6% Other Sterols) | 1,350 mg | Higher than 98% of 440 products listing phytosterols (median 400 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 17761 (entered January 25, 2013), 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 1,350 mg of phytosterols is higher than 98% of the 440 phytosterols products that print an amount; 7 list more.
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?
1 product lists the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Phytosterols 450 mgEndurance Products Company same ingredients
- CardioAid PhytosterolsGNC Preventive Nutrition 1 shared, 51% alike
- Phytosterol Complex 1000 mgPhysioLogics · off the market 1 shared, 51% alike
- CardioAid PhytosterolsGNC Women's Ultra Mega · off the market 1 shared, 51% alike
- CardioAid PhytosterolsGNC Ultra Mega Green · off the market 1 shared, 51% alike
- CardioAid PhytosterolsGNC Mega Men 1 shared, 51% 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: Take three tablets daily. For best results, take one tablet just before each meal.
- Storage
- Store in dry place at room temperature.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 17761.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Cellulose, Modified Cellulose, Silica, Stearic Acid, Magnesium Stearate.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): EP(R).
How many labels does Immediate Release Phytosterols 450 mg have?
One label is on file, entered on January 25, 2013.
- Label 17761 (current) Entered January 25, 2013 · off the market January 10, 2018 · 180 tablets · UPC 7 29135 17418 8
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Endurance Products Company (manufacturer), Tigard, OR, U.S.A.. All EP products.