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Ala/Alc

by Vitabase · capsule · 60 capsules

  • Off the market since January 2025 (NIH)
  • DSLD label 5487
  • Serving 1 to 2 capsules; amounts per 1 capsule

Ala/Alc by Vitabase lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 525 mg of acetyl-L-carnitine and 225 mg of alpha lipoic acid. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on March 23, 2012.

What is in Ala/Alc?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 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).

Ala/Alc: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 5487, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Acetyl-L-Carnitine525 mgAcetyl L-Carnitine in ALA/ALC against 933 products525 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 200 mg to 525 mg, the median 500 mg.525 mg

Higher than 74% of 933 products listing acetyl L-carnitine (median 500 mg).

Alpha Lipoic Acid225 mgAlpha Lipoic Acid in ALA/ALC against 2,407 products225 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 150 mg, the median 50 mg.225 mg

Higher than 85% of 2,407 products listing alpha lipoic acid (median 50 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 5487 (entered March 23, 2012), 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 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?

6 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.

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 Use: Take one (1) to two (2) capsules daily as a dietary supplement.
Warnings
KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.
DO NOT USE IF SAFETY SEAL IS DAMAGED OR MISSING.
CAUTION: Do not exceed recommended dose.
Pregnant or nursing mothers, children under 18, and individuals with a known medical condition should consult a physician before using this or any dietary supplement.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 5487.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Gelatin, Magnesium Stearate, Stearic Acid.

How many labels does Ala/Alc have?

One label is on file, entered on March 23, 2012.

  1. Label 5487 (current) Entered March 23, 2012 · off the market January 16, 2025 · 60 capsules

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

Who makes it?

The label names Vitabase.com (distributor), Monroe, GA. All Vitabase products.

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