Best Red yeast rice
The best red yeast rice we track, ranked by real cost-per-dose — not paid placements. Across 20 brands, 1 are third-party tested in a public registry.
Updated October 2026prices checked what’s changed
How much does Red yeast rice cost?
Red yeast rice costs a median $0.21 per serving — the cheapest of the 27 we can price per dose is $0.06 per serving. Prices checked October 2026.
Best red yeast rice for a specific goal
Ranked across 27 products · prices checked Oct 10, 2026
3rd-party testedTHORNE Red Yeast Rice + CoQ10, Provides Antioxidant Support*
NSF Certified for Sport brand at $0.38 per serving.
How we rank
We rank by cost-per-dose — price ÷ servings, normalized to the daily dose — so bottle sizes and strengths compare fairly. Prices are scraped at publication and re-checked when the catalog refreshes (see the “Prices checked” stamp above). There is no paid placement and no kickback for ordering. Full methodology · Editorial standards.
When cheapest ≠ best value
The cheapest bottle isn’t automatically the best value: a low per-bottle price usually just means fewer servings or a smaller dose per serving. That is exactly what cost per dose normalises, which is why the ranking above is ordered by it rather than by sticker price. A bigger bottle isn’t automatically cheaper per dose either — this list already ranks by cost per dose, so a larger count only wins if it truly costs less per serving. Compare Red yeast rice forms.
Our data on this: how much the big bottle saves per serving · the gummy tax · the form premium · the price spread.
Full ranking by cost per dose
Cost-per-serving normalizes price across bottle sizes — a 60-count and a 365-count compare fairly. Top 20 of 27 shown.
- See offer#1Best valueVitamatic Red Yeast Rice 1200 mg Per Serving - 240 Veg…
capsule · 1200mg · 240 servings · $14.99
$0.06per serving - See offer$0.07per serving1.2× #1
- See offer$0.08per serving1.2× #1
- See offer$0.08per serving1.3× #1
- See offer$0.08per serving1.3× #1
- See offer$0.09per serving1.4× #1
- See offer$0.10per serving1.7× #1
- See offer$0.12per serving1.9× #1
- See offer$0.12per serving2.0× #1
- See offer$0.15per serving2.4× #1
- See offer$0.15per serving2.4× #1
- See offer$0.18per serving2.9× #1
- See offer$0.20per serving3.2× #1
- See offer$0.21per serving3.3× #1
- See offer$0.21per serving3.4× #1
- See offer$0.22per serving3.5× #1
- See offer#17ForestLeaf Red Yeast Rice with CoQ10 Supplement - 1215mg…
capsule · 1215mg · 180 servings · $39.95
$0.22per serving3.6× #1 - See offer$0.23per serving3.7× #1
- See offer$0.24per serving3.9× #1
- See offer$0.27per serving4.3× #1
See also: Red yeast rice basics · all best-value rankings
Read: Red yeast rice guides
Red yeast rice brands we compare — which are third-party tested?
1 of the 20 brands ranked above appear in an independent certifier's own public registry. A certification confirms the label matches the contents — it says nothing about how well the supplement works, and an uncertified brand is not automatically worse.
Frequently asked
How much does Red yeast rice cost?+
The cheapest red yeast rice we track is $0.06 per serving ($14.99 for 240 servings), against a typical $0.21 per serving across the 27 we can price per dose — about $1.87 a month at the cheapest. That's real cost per dose from live Amazon US prices as of October 2026, not the sticker price.
What is the best-value Red yeast rice supplement?+
Vitamatic Red Yeast Rice 1200 mg Per Serving - 240 Veg Capsules - Made in… — $0.06 per serving ($14.99 for 240 servings), the lowest cost-per-dose red yeast rice in our Amazon US catalog as of October 2026.
How much does Red yeast rice cost per day?+
The cheapest red yeast rice we track works out to $0.06 per serving, against a typical $0.21 per serving across the 27 we can price per dose. Retailers and review sites list a price and a serving size but rarely divide it out — this is what a day actually costs, as of October 2026.
What is the typical cost per dose for Red yeast rice?+
About $0.21 per serving across the 27 red yeast rice products we can price per dose (combination products are left out — their single label dose belongs to whichever ingredient the product is built around) — the cheapest we track is $0.06 per serving, with most falling between $0.11 and $0.27.
What is the highest-quality Red yeast rice supplement?+
Of the 20 red yeast rice brands ranked here, 1 hold a third-party certification we could verify in a public registry: Thorne (NSF Certified for Sport). Certification means an independent lab confirmed the label matches the contents and screened for contaminants — it does not rate how well the supplement works. The cheapest certified option is THORNE Red Yeast Rice + CoQ10, Provides Antioxidant Support* at $0.38 per serving.
Which Red yeast rice brands are third-party tested?+
Thorne — NSF Certified for Sport. We only count a brand as tested when it appears in the certifier's own public registry (USP Verified, NSF Certified for Sport, Informed Choice), never on a claim printed on the label. The remaining 19 brands on this page have no certification we could verify.
Which Red yeast rice is the top rated?+
We don't republish marketplace star ratings — they belong to the retailer, they move constantly, and a 4.6 average tells you nothing about what is in the capsule. The two things you can verify are what a dose costs and whether an independent lab checked the label. On both counts, THORNE Red Yeast Rice + CoQ10, Provides Antioxidant Support* stands out: NSF Certified for Sport certified at $0.38 per serving.
What dose of Red yeast rice do these supplements come in?+
The red yeast rice products we track range from 600mg to 1300mg per serving. We rank by cost per serving so you can compare value across strengths — check the label for the dose that suits you.
Independent testing
1 of 20 tracked Red yeast rice brands here are flagged as carrying independent third-party testing — a voluntary check of a product's identity, potency and contaminants by an outside lab. It's a quality signal, not a value or efficacy claim. Confirm any brand's current status on the official registries:
Testing status is self-reported by the brand or drawn from public certification and may change — always verify on the official registry before purchase.
References & sources
We link primary sources and paraphrase their findings — never copy their text, tables, or images. Cost-per-dose figures are our own first-party catalog data.