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Red Yeast Rice 1200 mg

by NOW · tablet or pill · 60 tablets

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 7 33739 03504 2
  • DSLD label 210971
  • Serving 1 tablet

Red Yeast Rice 1200 mg by NOW lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 tablet, such as 150 mg of calcium and 1.2 g of organic red yeast rice powder, beside 1 Nutrition Facts row (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on January 25, 2020.

What is in Red Yeast Rice 1200 mg?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 tablet. 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 Yeast Rice 1200 mg: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 210971, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Total Carbohydrates1 g1%Carbohydrate in Red Yeast Rice 1200 mg against 21,979 products1 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 6 g, the median 3 g.1 g

74% of 21,979 products listing carbohydrate give more (median 3 g). Per day at the most servings: 2 g.

Calciumas Calcium CarbonateCalcium (Form: from Calcium Carbonate)150 mg12%Calcium in Red Yeast Rice 1200 mg against 17,831 products150 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 252 mg, the median 115 mg.DV 1,300 mgUL 2,500 mg150 mg

Higher than 58% of 17,831 products listing calcium (median 115 mg). Per day at the most servings: 300 mg.

organic Red Yeast Rice powderorganic Red Yeast Rice powder Genus: Monascus Species: purpureus Note: 1,200 mg1.2 gRed Yeast Rice in Red Yeast Rice 1200 mg against 295 products1,200 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 600 mg to 1,200 mg, the median 600 mg.1,200 mg

Higher than 58% of 295 products listing red yeast rice (median 600 mg). Per day at the most servings: 2,400 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 210971 (entered January 25, 2020), 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 1 to 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 Yeast Rice 1200 mg'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
Suggested Usage: Take 1 tablet 1 to 2 times daily, preferably with food.
Warnings
Warning: Do not use if you are pregnant, may become pregnant, or are breastfeeding, because using this product may harm the fetus.
For adults only.
Consult physician if taking medication (especially statins) or have a medical condition including a history of statin-intolerance or liver disease.
Keep out of reach of children.
If muscle complaints occur, discontinue use and consult a physician.
Not manufactured with wheat, gluten, soy, milk, egg, fish, shellfish or tree nut ingredients. Produced in a GMP facility that processes other ingredients containing these allergens.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Non-GMO
Not manufactured with wheat, gluten, soy, milk, egg, fish, shellfish or tree nut ingredients
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place after opening.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 210971.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Maltodextrin, Hydroxypropyl Cellulose, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Magnesium Stearate, Silicon Dioxide, Vegetarian Coating.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): GMP Quality Assured; Triangle K.

How many labels does Red Yeast Rice 1200 mg have?

13 labels are on file under this name since November 21, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 210971 (current) Entered January 25, 2020 · on the market · 60 tablets · UPC 7 33739 03504 2
  2. Label 210964 Entered January 25, 2020 · on the market · 120 tablets · UPC 7 33739 03503 5
  3. Label 71220 Entered February 24, 2017 · off the market December 19, 2018 · 60 tablets · UPC 7 33739 03504 2
  4. Label 71219 Entered February 24, 2017 · off the market December 19, 2018 · 120 tablets · UPC 7 33739 03503 5
  5. Label 57741 Entered March 24, 2016 · off the market November 30, 2016 · 60 tablets · UPC 7 33739 03504 2
  6. Label 57739 Entered March 24, 2016 · off the market November 30, 2016 · 120 tablets · UPC 7 33739 03503 5
  7. Label 39095 Entered November 25, 2014 · off the market December 23, 2015 · 60 tablets · UPC 7 33739 03504 2
  8. Label 39093 Entered November 25, 2014 · off the market December 23, 2015 · 120 tablets · UPC 7 33739 03503 5
  9. Label 33832 Entered June 25, 2014 · off the market October 3, 2011 · 60 tablets · UPC 7 33739 03504 2
  10. Label 33687 Entered May 23, 2014 · off the market October 8, 2014 · 60 tablets · UPC 7 33739 03504 2
  11. Label 33674 Entered May 23, 2014 · off the market October 8, 2014 · 120 tablets · UPC 7 33739 03503 5
  12. Label 15294 Entered November 21, 2012 · off the market November 4, 2013 · 60 tablets · UPC 7 33739 03504 2
  13. Label 15287 Entered November 21, 2012 · off the market November 4, 2013 · 120 tablets · UPC 7 33739 03503 5

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

Who makes it?

The label names NOW Foods (manufacturer), Bloomingdale, IL. All NOW products.

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