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Red Yeast Rice Supplements
NEW PRODUCT REVIEW: Red Yeast Rice – How Much Lovastatin?
January 22, 2026
Red yeast rice can lower cholesterol because it naturally contains lovastatin. But we found that only 2 of 7 products we tested had enough lovastatin to be clinically meaningful.
See our Red Yeast Rice Supplements Review featuring tests of the popular brands Designs For Health, HPF Cholestene, Jarrow Formulas, NOW, Swanson, Thorne, and Weider.
Find out:
- How much lovastatin we found in each product
- How much citrinin – a kidney toxin – we found in each product
• Which products were Approved, Not Recommended, or Not Approved based on our findings
• Our Top Pick red yeast rice supplement
• Potential side effects and interactions with red yeast rice
