Red Yeast Rice
by NuMedica · capsule · 90 vegetable capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 8 12527 01052 9
- DSLD label 323683
- Serving 1 capsule
- 90 servings
Red Yeast Rice by NuMedica lists one ingredient: 905 mg of red yeast rice per serving of 1 capsule. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on February 23, 2025.
What is in 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 Riceas Monascus purpureus | 905 mg | Higher than 55% of 295 products listing red yeast rice (median 600 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 323683 (entered February 23, 2025), 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?
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 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?
6 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Choleast-900Thorne Research · off the market same ingredients
- Choleast-900Thorne same ingredients
- Red Yeast RiceEarthborn Elements same ingredients
- Beni Koji RYRDouglas Laboratories · off the market same ingredients
- Benji Koji RYRDouglas Laboratories same ingredients
- Red Yeast Rice 1,000 mgCooper Complete same ingredients
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 one capsule once per day or as directed by your healthcare practitioner.
- Warnings
- Caution: It has not been confirmed whether red yeast rice inhibits the body's production of CoQ10. Therefore, you may wish to supplement with CoQ10 while taking this product.
- Do not use if: you are taking prescription drugs; you are allergic to yeast; you have liver problems or a serious infection; you are recovering from major surgery; you drink more than two alcoholic beverages a day; or if you are an organ transplant recipient.
- Not intended for use by children.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Citrinin-free
- Does not contain: milk, eggs, fish, shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, soy.
- GF Gluten-free
- Storage
- Storage: Keep tightly closed in a cool, dry place. Keep away from direct sunlight.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 323683.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, Magnesium Stearate.
How many labels does Red Yeast Rice have?
2 labels are on file under this name since September 21, 2018: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 323683 (current) Entered February 23, 2025 · on the market · 90 vegetable capsules · UPC 8 12527 01052 9
- Label 181406 Entered September 21, 2018 · off the market May 30, 2023 · 90 capsules · UPC 8 12527 01052 9
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names NuMedica LLC (distributor), Tulsa, OK. All NuMedica products.