ConsumerLab.com Product Review: Supplements for Menopausal Symptoms (Soy and Red Clover Isoflavones, Black Cohosh, and Progesterone Cream)

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*EXAMPLES OF* RESULTS OF CONSUMERLAB.COM TESTING OF SOY AND RED CLOVER ISOFLAVONES, BLACK COHOSH, AND PROGESTERONE CREAM Click on for additional information on the product Click on beneath a product name to find a vendor that sells it. To find retailers that sell some of the listed products click here.
Product Name Claimed Ingredient Per Pill or Unit Full List of Ingredients	Manu- facturer or Distri- butor	Daily Serving on Label (# Pills or Units)	OVERALL RESULTS: APPROVED (Passed) or NOT APPROVED (Failed)	Breaks Apart Properly for Absorption (Disinte- gration)	Black Cohosh: Contained Expected Amount of Triterpene Glycosides**	Soy & Red Clover:
	Manu- facturer or Distri- butor	Daily Serving on Label (# Pills or Units)		Breaks Apart Properly for Absorption (Disinte- gration)		Claimed Amount of Isofla- vones Per Daily Serving (and Per Unit) (+) = 90 to 95% of calculated amount as free isoflavones (aglycones)	Met Claim
*Black Cohosh Only:*
Extracts (Root/Rhizome Extracts):
Vitamin World® Standardized Extract Extra Strength Take One® Black Cohosh (40 mg root extract per softgel)* Ingredients	Mfd. by Vitamin World, Inc.	1	APPROVED	N/A	¹
Dried Herb (Root/Rhizome Powder):
Nature's Actives Herbal Extracts Natural Whole Herb Black Cohosh, Cimicifuga racemosa (540 mg root powder per capsule)* Ingredients	Mfd. by Nutrition Warehouse	1	APPROVED	N/A	²
Puritan's Pride® Inspired by Nature™ Natural Whole Herb Black Cohosh, Cimicifuga racemosa, 540 mg (540 mg root powder per capsule) * Ingredients	Mfd. by Puritan's Pride, Inc.	1	APPROVED		²
Sundown® Black Cohosh Natural Whole Herb (540 mg root powder per capsule)* Ingredients	Dist. by Sundown, Inc.	3	APPROVED	N/A	²
Combination Black Cohosh and Isoflavones:
Product Name Claimed Ingredient Per Pill or Unit Full List of Ingredients	Manu- facturer or Distri- butor	Daily Serving on Label (# Pills or Units)	OVERALL RESULTS: APPROVED (Passed) or NOT APPROVED (Failed)	Breaks Apart Properly for Absorption (Disinte- gration)	Black Cohosh: Contained Expected Amount of Triterpene Glycosides**	Soy & Red Clover:
	Manu- facturer or Distri- butor	Daily Serving on Label (# Pills or Units)		Breaks Apart Properly for Absorption (Disinte- gration)		Claimed Amount of Isofla- vones Per Daily Serving (and Per Unit) (+) = 90 to 95% of calculated amount as free isoflavones (aglycones)	Met Claim
Nutrilite® Black Cohosh and Soy (16.6 mg soy isoflavones, 40 mg black cohosh root extract per tablet)* Ingredients	Dist. by Access Business Group Inter- national, LLC	3	APPROVED		²	49.8 mg (16.6)
Puritan's Pride® Flash Fighters™ for Women (21.7 mg soy isoflavones, 53.3 mg black cohosh root extract per tablet) * Ingredients	Mfd. by Puritan's Pride, Inc.	3	APPROVED		¹	65 mg (21.7)
Vitamin World® EstroBalance with Phytonutrients, Calcium, B-6 & E (55 mg soy isoflavones, 40 mg black cohosh root powder per tablet)* Ingredients	Mfd. by Vitamin World, Inc.	1	APPROVED		²	55 mg
Vitamin World® Naturally Inspired™ Flash Fighters™ (21.7mg soy isoflavones, 53.3 mg black cohosh root extract per tablet) * Ingredients	Mfd. by Vitamin World, Inc.	3	APPROVED		¹	65 mg (21.7)
Vitamin World® Red Clover Menopausal Support Complex (40 mg isoflavones per tablet)* Ingredients	Mfd. by Vitamin World, Inc.	1	APPROVED		¹	40 mg
Soy Isoflavones Only:
Product Name Claimed Ingredient Per Pill or Unit Full List of Ingredients	Manu- facturer or Distri- butor	Daily Serving on Label (# Pills or Units)	OVERALL RESULTS: APPROVED (Passed) or NOT APPROVED (Failed)	Breaks Apart Properly for Absorption (Disinte- gration)	Black Cohosh: Contained Expected Amount of Triterpene Glycosides**	Soy & Red Clover:
	Manu- facturer or Distri- butor	Daily Serving on Label (# Pills or Units)		Breaks Apart Properly for Absorption (Disinte- gration)		Claimed Amount of Isofla- vones Per Daily Serving (and Per Unit) (+) = 90 to 95% of calculated amount as free isoflavones (aglycones)	Met Claim
Nature's Resource® SoyBalance™ (65 mg soy isoflavones per tablet)* Ingredients	Dist. by Nature's Resource Products	1	APPROVED			65 mg
Puritan's Pride® Soy Menopause Formula for Women with Maxisoy™ (55 mg soy isoflavones per tablet)* Ingredients	Mfd. by Puritan's Pride, Inc.	1	APPROVED			55(+)
Spring Valley® Delicious Vanilla Flavor Soy Protein Isolate Powder (60 mg soy isoflavones per 30 g powder)* Ingredients	Mfd. by Nature's Bounty, Inc.	1	APPROVED	N/A		60
Spring Valley® Soy Isoflavones 40 mg (40 mg soy isoflavones per tablet)* Ingredients	Mfd. by Nature's Bounty, Inc.	1	APPROVED			40
Vitamin World® Soy Menopause Formula with Maxisoy™ (55 mg soy isoflavones per tablet)* Ingredients	Mfd. by Vitamin World, Inc.	1	APPROVED			55(+)
*Tested through CL's Voluntary Certification Program prior to, at time of, or after initial posting of this Product Review.
**Minimum expected triterpenes — 2.5% for extracts (1 mg per 40 mg extract) or 1 mg per daily suggested dose of root powder (whole herb). ¹-met label claim for triterpene glycosides ²-met or exceeded minimum amount of triterpene glycosides equivalent to 40 mg of root extract
N/A — Not applicable for capsules, softgels or time released products

Progesterone Creams:
Product Name Claimed Amount of Ingredient Full List of Ingredients	Manu- facturer or Distri- butor	APPROVED (Passed) or NOT APPROVED (Failed)	Claimed Amount of Progesterone Per Gram	Met Claimed Amount of Progesterone	Suggested Serving Size from Label [Expected Amount of Progesterone in Suggested Serving]**
Emerita® Pro-Gest® Body Cream, The Original Natural Progesterone Cream®, Menopause Solutions (450 mg per ounce)* Ingredients	Dist. by Emerita	APPROVED	15.9 mg		1/4 - 1/2 tsp twice daily [42 - 84 mg]
Nature's Bounty® Menopause Formula Progesterone Cream (480 mg per ounce)* Ingredients	Dist. by Nature's Bounty, Inc.	APPROVED	16.9 mg		1/4 to 1/2 tsp once or twice daily [22 - 88 mg]
Puritan's Pride® Progesterone Cream, Menopause Formula for Women (480 mg per ounce)* Ingredients	Dist. by Puritan's Pride, Inc.	APPROVED	16.9 mg		1/4 to 1/2 tsp once or twice daily [22 - 88 mg]
Vitamin World Progesterone Cream Menopause Formula (480 mg per ounce)* Ingredients	Mfd. by Vitamin World, Inc.	APPROVED	16.9 mg		1/4 to 1/2 tsp once or twice daily [22 - 88 mg]
*Tested through CL's Voluntary Certification Program prior to, at time of, or after initial posting of this Product Review.
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