Table 1.
Amounts of active ingredients, pharmaceutical forms and labelled information of food supplements containing red yeast rice as the main active ingredient. Detected MK amounts are reported as mean mg/serving ± SD.
| N. | Labelled Active Ingredient | Formulation | Recommended Servings/Day * |
MK/Serving (mg) * | Detected MK/Serving (mg) | Other Active Ingredients (mg/Serving) ** |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RYR powder (100 mg, 3% MK) |
Tablets | 1 | 3 | 4.13 ± 0.07 | Ipomea batatas d.e. (160 mg); Citrus reticulata peels d.e. (40 mg); Olea europea fruit d.e. (25 mg); Coenzyme Q10 (5 mg) |
| 2 | RYR powder (100 mg, 3% MK) |
Tablets | 1 | 3 | 3.07 ± 0.03 | Garcinia cambogia d.e. (50 mg); Citrus bergamia peels d.e. (50 mg); Coenzyme Q10 (20 mg) |
| 3 | RYR powder (100 mg, 3% MK) |
Tablets | 1 | 3 | 2.58 ± 0.04 | Coenzyme Q10 (100 mg); Policosanols (20 mg); astaxanthin (2 mg) |
| 4 | RYR powder (200 mg, 1.5% MK) |
Tablets | 1 | 3 | 2.50 ± 0.02 | ND |
| 5 | RYR d.e. (262.5 mg, 0.4% MK; 130 mg, 1.5% MK) |
Capsules | 1 | 3 | 1.51 ± 0.09 | ND |
| 6 | RYR powder (167 mg, 3% MK) |
Capsules | 2 | 5 | 2.91 ± 0.11 | ND |
| 7 | RYR d.e. (200 mg, 5% MK) |
Tablets | 1 | 10 | 9.19 ± 0.05 | ND |
| 8 | RYR d.e. (200 mg, 5% MK) |
Tablets | 1 | 10 | 9.88 ± 0.05 | ND |
| 9 | RYR d.e. (200 mg, 5% MK) |
Tablets | 1 | 10 | 8.99 ± 0.01 | ND |
| 10 | RYR powder (200 mg, 5% MK) |
Tablets | 1 | 10 | 9.17 ± 0.22 | ND |
* As reported by manufacturers. ** The amounts of active ingredients are those reported by manufacturers. RYR: red yeast rice; MK: monacolin K; d.e.: dried extract.