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Acnutrol

by Designs for Health · capsule · 180 vegetarian capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 8 79452 00364 4
  • DSLD label 22578
  • Serving 6 capsules
  • 30 servings

Acnutrol by Designs for Health lists 15 ingredients, 15 with an amount per serving of 6 capsules, such as 50,000 IU of vitamin A, 2,000 IU (50 mcg) of vitamin D, 18 IU of vitamin E and 500 mg of niacin. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on July 25, 2013.

What is in Acnutrol?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 6 capsules. 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).

Acnutrol: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 22578, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Vitamin Aas Vitamin A PalmitateVitamin A (Form: as Vitamin A Palmitate)50,000 IU1,000%

This amount is far outside what other labels list for vitamin A, or disagrees with the label's own %DV: possibly a unit or transcription slip in the database. Check the label image on DSLD.

Vitamin Das CholecalciferolVitamin D (Form: as Cholecalciferol)2,000 IU (50 mcg)500%Vitamin D in Acnutrol against 14,175 products50 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 10 mcg to 25 mcg, the median 15 mcg.DV 20 mcgUL 100 mcg50 mcg

Higher than 81% of 14,175 products listing vitamin D (median 15 mcg).

Vitamin Eas D-Alpha-Tocopherol18 IU60%Vitamin E in Acnutrol against 6,459 products18 IU per serving; the middle half of products list 15 IU to 100 IU, the median 30 IU.18 IU

73% of 6,459 products listing vitamin E give more (median 30 IU).

Niacinas Niacinamide, Vitamin B3Niacin (Form: as Niacinamide, Vitamin B-3)500 mg2,500%Niacin in Acnutrol against 12,413 products500 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 13.2 mg to 48 mg, the median 20 mg.DV 16 mgUL 35 mg500 mg

Higher than 98% of 12,413 products listing niacin (median 20 mg). 14.3 times the adult UL a day.

Vitamin B650 mg2,500%Vitamin B6 in Acnutrol against 15,277 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 2 mg to 20 mg, the median 6 mg.DV 1.7 mgUL 100 mg50 mg

Higher than 87% of 15,277 products listing vitamin B6 (median 6 mg).

Pyridoxine Hydrochloride40 mg
Pyridoxal 5-Phosphate10 mg
Pantothenic Acid2,500 mg25,000%

This amount is far outside what other labels list for pantothenic acid (vitamin B5), or disagrees with the label's own %DV: possibly a unit or transcription slip in the database. Check the label image on DSLD.

Zincas TRAACS(R) Zinc Glycinate Complex50 mg333%Zinc in Acnutrol against 13,186 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 5 mg to 15 mg, the median 11 mg.DV 11 mgUL 40 mg50 mg

Higher than 97% of 13,186 products listing zinc (median 11 mg). 1.3 times the adult UL a day.

Seleniumas Selenium GlycinateSelenium (Form: as Selenium Glycinate Complex)100 mcg143%Selenium in Acnutrol against 7,658 products100 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 27 mcg to 100 mcg, the median 55 mcg.DV 55 mcgUL 400 mcg100 mcg

Higher than 65% of 7,658 products listing selenium (median 55 mcg).

Copperas TRAACS Copper Glycinate Chelate2 mg100%Copper in Acnutrol against 6,468 products2 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 mg to 2 mg, the median 1 mg.DV 0.9 mgUL 10 mg2 mg

Higher than 66% of 6,468 products listing copper (median 1 mg).

Chromiumas TRAACS Chromium Nicotinate Glycinate Chelate400 mcg333%Chromium in Acnutrol against 7,825 products400 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 45 mcg to 200 mcg, the median 100 mcg.DV 35 mcg400 mcg

Higher than 93% of 7,825 products listing chromium (median 100 mcg).

L-Carnitineas L-Carnitine TartrateL-Carnitine (Form: from L-Carnitine Tartrate)500 mgL-Carnitine in Acnutrol against 1,338 products500 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 110.5 mg to 1,000 mg, the median 500 mg.500 mg

38% of 1,338 products listing L-carnitine give more (median 500 mg).

Mixed Tocopherolsas D-Alpha-Tocopherol, D-Beta-Tocopherol, D-Delta-TocopherolHigh Gamma Mixed Tocopherols (Form: as d-gamma {tocopherol}, d-delta {tocopherol}, d-alpha {tocopherol}, d-beta {tocopherol})120 mg
Biotin500 mcg1,667%*Biotin in Acnutrol against 9,447 products500 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mcg to 300 mcg, the median 200 mcg.DV 30 mcg500 mcg

Higher than 79% of 9,447 products listing biotin (median 200 mcg).

* % Daily Value computed from the printed amount and the FDA Daily Value (21 CFR 101.9); the label prints none for that row.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 22578 (entered July 25, 2013), 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?

The rows in the top or bottom tenth of the products that list the same ingredient, and any above the adult upper limit at the most servings a day the directions give:

  • At 1 serving a day, the most its directions give, the label lists 500 mg of niacin, 14.3 times the adult Tolerable Upper Intake Level.
  • At 1 serving a day, the most its directions give, the label lists 50 mg of zinc, 1.3 times the adult Tolerable Upper Intake Level.
  • Its 400 mcg of chromium is higher than 93% of the 7,825 chromium products that print an amount; 391 list more.

The NIH database records one serving 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?

The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Acnutrol's, rare ingredients counting for more.

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
Recommended Use: As a dietary supplement, take six capsules per day, or as directed by your health care practitioner.
Warnings
KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Does not contain gluten.
Storage
STORE IN A COOL DRY PLACE.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 22578.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Microcrystalline Cellulose, Silicon Dioxide, Vegetable Stearate.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Guaranteed GMP COMPLIANT Products.

How many labels does Acnutrol have?

One label is on file, entered on July 25, 2013.

  1. Label 22578 (current) Entered July 25, 2013 · on the market · 180 vegetarian capsules · UPC 8 79452 00364 4

Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).

Who makes it?

The label names Designs for Health, Inc. (manufacturer, distributor), Suffield, CT. All Designs for Health products.

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