Acetyl L-Carnitine
by MRM · capsule · 60 vegetarian capsules
- Off the market since January 2018 (NIH)
- UPC 6 09492 85003
- DSLD label 46226
- Serving 1 vegetarian capsule
- 60 servings
Acetyl L-Carnitine by MRM lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 vegetarian capsule, such as 2 mg of vitamin B6 and 500 mg of acetyl L-carnitine. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on June 25, 2015.
What is in Acetyl L-Carnitine?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 vegetarian capsule. 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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vitamin B6as Pyridoxine HydrochlorideVitamin B6 (Form: from Pyridoxine HCl) | 2 mg | 100% | 69% of 15,277 products listing vitamin B6 give more (median 6 mg). Per day at the most servings: 6 mg. |
| Acetyl L-Carnitineas Acetyl L-Carnitine HClAcetyl L-Carnitine (Form: from Acetyl L-Carnitine HCl) | 500 mg | 26% of 933 products listing acetyl L-carnitine give more (median 500 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,500 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 46226 (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?
Every amount on this label with a position sits within the middle 80% of the products that list the same ingredient.
The NIH database records 3 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?
2 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Acetyl L-Carnitine 500 mgMRM · off the market same ingredients
- Acetyl L-CarnitineMRM Nutrition same ingredients
- Best Acetyl-L-Carnitine HCl Featuring Sigma Tau CarnitineDoctor's Best · off the market 1 shared, 69% alike
- Maximum Strength Acetyl L-Carnitine 1000Vitamin World · off the market 1 shared, 69% alike
- Acetyl-L CarnitineNOW · off the market 1 shared, 69% alike
- Acetyl L-Carnitine 1000 mgPhysioLogics · off the market 1 shared, 69% 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 Usage: Take 1 capsule up to 3 times a day or as directed by your qualified healthcare provider.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Contains NO milk, egg, peanut, tree nut, fish, shellfish, soy, wheat, gluten or yeast.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 46226.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Rice Flour, Capsule.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): PRODUCED IN A CERTIFIED FACILITY GMP GOOD MANUFACTURING; V CERTIFIED VEGAN VEGAN.ORG. Listed with: Certified Vegan (Vegan Action) (a seal is the label's claim; the certifier's own list confirms it).
How many labels does Acetyl L-Carnitine have?
2 labels are on file under this name since August 26, 2014: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 46226 (current) Entered June 25, 2015 · off the market January 23, 2018 · 60 vegetarian capsules · UPC 6 09492 85003
- Label 36731 Entered August 26, 2014 · off the market May 26, 2015 · 60 vegetarian capsules · UPC 6 09492 85003
DSLD also links this label to: Acetyl L-Carnitine (image difference, same product), Acetyl L-Carnitine (image difference, same product), Acetyl L-Carnitine (image difference, same product).
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names MRM (manufacturer, distributor), Oceanside, CA. All MRM products.