Maxi Red Yeast Rice
by Maxi Health · capsule · 60 maxicaps
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 7 53406 18406 4
- DSLD label 304202
- Serving 1 capsule
- 60 servings
Maxi Red Yeast Rice by Maxi Health lists 4 ingredients, 4 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 600 mg of red yeast rice, powder, 5 mg of policosanol and 30 mg of kaneka Q10. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on March 22, 2024.
What is in Maxi Red Yeast Rice?
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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Yeast Rice, Powder | 600 mg | 48% of 295 products listing red yeast rice give more (median 600 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,200 mg. | |
| Policosanol | 5 mg | 85% of 223 products listing policosanol give more (median 10 mg). Per day at the most servings: 10 mg. | |
| OctocosanolProviding 60-70% Octocosanol 3-3.5 mg | >= 3 mg | ||
| Kaneka Q10as Coenzyme Q-10 | 30 mg | 67% of 2,922 products listing coenzyme Q-10 give more (median 60 mg). Per day at the most servings: 60 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 304202 (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?
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:
- 85% of the 223 products that print an amount of policosanol list more than its 5 mg of policosanol (median 10 mg).
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 Maxi Red Yeast Rice's, rare ingredients counting for more.
- Red Yeast Rice PlusIndiana Botanic Gardens · off the market 3 shared, 71% alike
- Red Yeast Rice Plus 635 mgIndiana Botanic Gardens 3 shared, 71% alike
- Red Yeast Rice 600 mg with Policosanol 10 mgPhysioLogics · off the market 2 shared, 55% alike
- Poli-Chol RedNatural Creations 2 shared, 55% alike
- Red Yeast Rice & PolicosanolLifeTIME 2 shared, 55% alike
- Red Yeast Rice 600 mgPuritan's Pride 2 shared, 55% 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 one (1) capsule twice daily with meals, or as directed by a health care professional. For best results take with CH Control from Maxi Health Research Inc.
- Warnings
- Do not take this product if you are pregnant, nursing, taking prescription cholesterol-lowering drugs or have liver disease.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- This product contains no added sugar, and no animal products, wheat, soy, gluten, salt, milk, artificial flavorings, colorings or preservatives.
- Storage
- Store tightly closed in a cool, dry place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 304202.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Cellulose, Rice Flour, Magnesium Stearate, Enzymax.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): UK (Rav Shmuel Dovid Krausz (Udvarer Rav)) (Kosher) BDZ Edah Charedis - Orthodox Council of Jerusalem (Kosher) OU (Kosher); Manufactured in a certified GMP facility.
How many labels does Maxi Red Yeast Rice have?
2 labels are on file under this name since December 14, 2023: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 304202 (current) Entered March 22, 2024 · on the market · 60 maxicaps · UPC 7 53406 18406 4
- Label 304203 Entered December 14, 2023 · on the market · 120 maxicaps · UPC 7 53406 18412 5
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Maxi Health (distributor), Brooklyn, N.Y.. All Maxi Health products.