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Red Sterol Complex

by Higher Nature · tablet or pill · 90 tablets

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 5 031013 104275
  • DSLD label 304550
  • Serving 2 tablets; amounts per 4 tablets

Red Sterol Complex by Higher Nature lists 12 ingredients, 6 with an amount per serving of 4 tablets, such as 50 mg alpha-TE of vitamin E, 118 mg of red yeast rice, 40 mg of policosanol and 1,000 mg of plant sterols; 6 sit inside a blend without their own amounts. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on April 23, 2024.

What is in Red Sterol Complex?

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

Red Sterol Complex: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 304550, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Vitamin E50 mg alpha-TE417%
Red yeast rice118 mgRed Yeast Rice in Red Sterol Complex against 295 products118 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 600 mg to 1,200 mg, the median 600 mg.118 mg

97% of 295 products listing red yeast rice give more (median 600 mg). Per day at the most servings: 236 mg.

Monacolins2.96 mg
Policosanol40 mgPolicosanol in Red Sterol Complex against 223 products40 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 10 mg to 20 mg, the median 10 mg.40 mg

Higher than 94% of 223 products listing policosanol (median 10 mg). Per day at the most servings: 80 mg.

Plant Sterols1,000 mgPhytosterols in Red Sterol Complex against 440 products1,000 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 667 mg, the median 400 mg.1,000 mg

Higher than 92% of 440 products listing phytosterols (median 400 mg). Per day at the most servings: 2,000 mg.

Beta Sitosterolno amount given
Campesterolno amount given
Stigmasterolno amount given
Beta Sitostanolno amount given
Campestanolno amount given
Brassicasterolno amount given
Cinnamon bark extract30:134 mgCinnamon in Red Sterol Complex against 601 products34 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 500 mg, the median 200 mg.34 mg

88% of 601 products listing cinnamon give more (median 200 mg). Per day at the most servings: 68 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 304550 (entered April 23, 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:

  • 97% of the 295 products that print an amount of red yeast rice list more than its 118 mg of red yeast rice (median 600 mg).
  • Its 40 mg of policosanol is higher than 94% of the 223 policosanol products that print an amount; 5 list more.
  • Its 1,000 mg of plant sterols (filed by NIH under phytosterols) is higher than 92% of the 440 phytosterols products that print an amount; 16 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 Red Sterol Complex'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: Adults take 2 tablets twice a day after meals for 12 weeks, thereafter 1 tablet twice a day.
Warnings
Warning: Do not take if you are pregnant, breastfeeding, if you are taking cholesterol-lowering medication or other products containing red yeast rice. If you are taking any medication or have a medical condition, please consult your healthcare professional before using this product.
Seek advice from a doctor on consumption of this product if you experience any health problems. Not suitable for children below 5 years old and adults above 70 years old. May cause a temporary and harmless red colouring of the stool.
Not suitable for children below 5 years old and adults above 70 years old.
Do not exceed recommended daily intake. Food supplements should not be used as a substitute for a varied and balanced diet and healthy lifestyle. The total dietary intake (from foods and supplements) of phytosterols should not exceed 3 g a day and intake of monacolins from red yeast rice should be less than 3 mg a day.
Allergens and what it does not contain
No artificial colours, flavours or preservatives. No added sugar or salt.
Storage
Storage: Store in a cool, dry place out of reach of children.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 304550.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Microcrystalline Cellulose, Maltodextrin, Plant Sterols, Red Yeast Rice, Powder, Sodium Carboxymethylcellulose, Magnesium Stearate, D-Alpha Tocopheryl Acid Succinate, Policosanol, Silicon Dioxide, Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, Cinnamon Bark Extract.

How many labels does Red Sterol Complex have?

15 labels are on file under this name since December 29, 2014: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 304550 (current) Entered April 23, 2024 · on the market · 90 tablets · UPC 5 031013 104275
  2. Label 275913 Entered January 23, 2023 · on the market · 30 tablets · UPC 5 031013 104268
  3. Label 245793 Entered March 25, 2021 · off the market February 15, 2022 · 30 tablets · UPC 5 031013 104268
  4. Label 228494 Entered June 24, 2020 · off the market January 20, 2023 · 90 tablets · UPC 5 031013 104275
  5. Label 217147 Entered April 23, 2020 · off the market May 7, 2020 · 90 tablets · UPC 5 031013 104275
  6. Label 42202 Entered February 25, 2015 · off the market February 22, 2019 · 90 tablets · UPC 5 031013 104275
  7. Label 42201 Entered February 25, 2015 · off the market October 24, 2014 · 90 tablets · UPC 5 031013 104275
  8. Label 42199 Entered February 25, 2015 · on the market · 30 tablets · UPC 5 031013 104268
  9. Label 41963 Entered January 23, 2015 · off the market March 11, 2014 · 90 tablets · UPC 5 031013 104275
  10. Label 41962 Entered January 23, 2015 · off the market March 11, 2014 · 30 tablets · UPC 5 031013 104268
  11. Label 41755 Entered January 23, 2015 · off the market August 6, 2013 · 30 tablets · UPC 5 031013 104268
  12. Label 41232 Entered January 23, 2015 · off the market July 1, 2013 · 90 tablets · UPC 5 031013 104275
  13. Label 41231 Entered January 23, 2015 · off the market January 25, 2013 · 30 tablets · UPC 5 031013 104268
  14. Label 40809 Entered December 29, 2014 · off the market September 25, 2012 · 90 capsules · UPC 5 031013 104275
  15. Label 40805 Entered December 29, 2014 · off the market September 25, 2012 · 30 capsules · UPC 5 031013 104268

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

Who makes it?

The label names Higher Nature Ltd (EU) (manufacturer), Dublin, Ireland. All Higher Nature products.

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