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LipoCardia

by TruCardia · other (e.g. tea bag) · 60 single serving double packets

  • Off the market since January 2018 (NIH)
  • UPC 6 93749 00468 4
  • DSLD label 46399
  • Serving 1 packet (One Double Packet of 4 Capsules and 1 Gelcap)
  • 60 servings

LipoCardia by TruCardia lists 17 ingredients, 11 with an amount per serving of 1 packet, such as 800 mg of phytosterol esters, 600 mg of aged garlic extract, 500 mg of red yeast rice and 250 mg of curcumin phytosome; 6 sit inside a blend without their own amounts. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on June 25, 2015.

What is in LipoCardia?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 packet. 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).

LipoCardia: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 46399, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Phytosterol Esters800 mgPhytosterols in LipoCardia against 440 products800 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 667 mg, the median 400 mg.800 mg

Higher than 76% of 440 products listing phytosterols (median 400 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,600 mg.

Aged Garlic extract600 mgGarlic in LipoCardia against 1,075 products600 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 500 mg, the median 200 mg.600 mg

Higher than 82% of 1,075 products listing garlic (median 200 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,200 mg.

Red Yeast Rice500 mgRed Yeast Rice in LipoCardia against 295 products500 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 600 mg to 1,200 mg, the median 600 mg.500 mg

88% of 295 products listing red yeast rice give more (median 600 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,000 mg.

Curcumin Phytosome250 mgCurcumin in LipoCardia against 550 products250 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 400 mg, the median 200 mg.250 mg

Higher than 59% of 550 products listing curcumin (median 200 mg). Per day at the most servings: 500 mg.

Curcuma longa extractno amount given
Phosphatidylcholine Complexno amount given
Green Tea Phytosome250 mgGreen Tea in LipoCardia against 2,595 products250 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 250 mg, the median 100 mg.250 mg

Higher than 73% of 2,595 products listing green tea (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 500 mg.

Camellia sinensis extractno amount given
Phosphatidylcholine Complexno amount given
N-Acetyl-L-Cysteine250 mgN-Acetyl Cysteine in LipoCardia against 1,259 products250 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 55 mg to 500 mg, the median 150 mg.250 mg

Higher than 60% of 1,259 products listing N-acetyl cysteine (median 150 mg). Per day at the most servings: 500 mg.

Berberine HClas Indian Barberry extractBerberine HCl (Form: from Indian Barberry extract PlantPart: root Genus: Berberis Species: aristata)200 mgBerberine in LipoCardia against 419 products200 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 131.5 mg to 500 mg, the median 400 mg.200 mg

62% of 419 products listing berberine give more (median 400 mg). Per day at the most servings: 400 mg.

Deglycyrrhizinated Licorice (DGL) extract100 mgLicorice in LipoCardia against 888 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 42 mg to 300 mg, the median 100 mg.100 mg

42% of 888 products listing licorice give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 200 mg.

Trans-Resveratrol40 mgResveratrol in LipoCardia against 1,123 products40 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 20 mg to 125 mg, the median 50 mg.40 mg

55% of 1,123 products listing resveratrol give more (median 50 mg). Per day at the most servings: 80 mg.

Quercetin Phytosome50 mgQuercetin in LipoCardia against 1,548 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 26.5 mg to 250 mg, the median 100 mg.50 mg

56% of 1,548 products listing quercetin give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 100 mg.

Sophora japonica concentrateno amount given
Phosphatidylcholine Complexas SunflowerPhosphatidylcholine Complex (Form: from Sunflower)no amount given
Lycopeneas TomatoLycopene (Form: from Tomato Genus: Lycopersicon Species: esculentum)4 mgLycopene in LipoCardia against 1,691 products4 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 mg to 5 mg, the median 1.2 mg.4 mg

Higher than 72% of 1,691 products listing lycopene (median 1.2 mg). Per day at the most servings: 8 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 46399 (entered June 25, 2015), 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?

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:

  • 88% of the 295 products that print an amount of red yeast rice list more than its 500 mg of red yeast rice (median 600 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 LipoCardia's, rare ingredients counting for more.

  • LipoCardiaThorne · off the market 13 shared, 81% alike
  • LipoCardiaThorne Research · off the market 11 shared, 68% alike
  • PolyResveratrol-SRThorne Research · off the market 7 shared, 45% 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
Suggested Use: Take 1 double packet two times daily or as recommended by a health-care practitioner.
Warnings
Contains ingredients derived from soy (phytosomes).
Tamper Evident: Use only if box is sealed.
WARNING: If pregnant, nursing, or trying to conceive, do not use this product.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 46399.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Microcrystalline Cellulose, Capsule, Leucine, Silicon Dioxide, Calcium Laurate, Gelatin, purified Water, Gelcap, Medium Chain Triglyceride Oil, Lecithin.

How many labels does LipoCardia have?

One label is on file, entered on June 25, 2015.

  1. Label 46399 (current) Entered June 25, 2015 · off the market January 11, 2018 · 60 single serving double packets · UPC 6 93749 00468 4

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

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