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Choleast

by Thorne · capsule · 120 capsules

  • Off the market since November 2022 (NIH)
  • UPC 6 93749 75104 5
  • DSLD label 182354
  • Serving 1 capsule

Choleast by Thorne lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 600 mg of red yeast rice and 15 mg of coenzyme Q10. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on October 25, 2018.

What is in Choleast?

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).

Choleast: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 182354, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Red Yeast Rice600 mgRed Yeast Rice in Choleast against 295 products600 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 600 mg to 1,200 mg, the median 600 mg.600 mg

48% of 295 products listing red yeast rice give more (median 600 mg).

Coenzyme Q1015 mgCoenzyme Q-10 in Choleast against 2,922 products15 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 30 mg to 100 mg, the median 60 mg.15 mg

82% of 2,922 products listing coenzyme Q-10 give more (median 60 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 182354 (entered October 25, 2018), 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 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.

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 use: As recommended by your health-care practitioner.
Warnings
Tamper evident: Use only if bottle is sealed.
Warning: If pregnant, nursing, or trying to conceive, do not use this product.
Contains ingredient derived from soy (rice).
Allergens and what it does not contain
Gluten free
Storage
Store tightly sealed in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 182354.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Hypromellose, Leucine.

How many labels does Choleast have?

One label is on file, entered on October 25, 2018.

  1. Label 182354 (current) Entered October 25, 2018 · off the market November 30, 2022 · 120 capsules · UPC 6 93749 75104 5

DSLD also links this label to: Choleast (image difference, same product), Choleast (image difference, same product), Choleast (image difference, same product), Red Yeast Rice + CoQ10 (image difference, same product).

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

Who makes it?

The label names Thorne Research, Inc. (manufacturer). All Thorne products.

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