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ALA Release

by Allergy Research Group · tablet or pill · 60 vegetarian tablets

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 7 13947 76330 2
  • DSLD label 257972
  • Serving 1 tablet
  • 60 servings

ALA Release by Allergy Research Group lists 6 ingredients, 6 with an amount per serving of 1 tablet, such as 1 mg of biotin, 60 mg of calcium, 31 mg of phosphorus and 270 mg of alpha-lipoic acid. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on January 22, 2022.

What is in ALA Release?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 tablet. 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 Release: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 257972, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Biotinas D-Biotin1 mg3,333%Biotin in ALA Release against 9,447 products1,000 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mcg to 300 mcg, the median 200 mcg.DV 30 mcg1,000 mcg

Higher than 84% of 9,447 products listing biotin (median 200 mcg). Per day at the most servings: 2,000 mcg.

Calciumas Calcium HydroxyapatiteCalcium (Form: as Calcium Hydroxyapatite)60 mg5%Calcium in ALA Release against 17,831 products60 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 252 mg, the median 115 mg.DV 1,300 mgUL 2,500 mg60 mg

68% of 17,831 products listing calcium give more (median 115 mg). Per day at the most servings: 120 mg.

Phosphorusas Calcium HydroxyapatitePhosphorus (Form: as Calcium Hydroxyapatite)31 mg2%Phosphorus in ALA Release against 3,786 products31 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 45 mg to 200 mg, the median 90 mg.DV 1,250 mgUL 4,000 mg31 mg

83% of 3,786 products listing phosphorus give more (median 90 mg). Per day at the most servings: 62 mg.

Alpha-Lipoic Acidas Thioctic AcidAlpha-Lipoic Acid (Form: as Thioctic Acid)270 mgAlpha Lipoic Acid in ALA Release against 2,407 products300 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 150 mg, the median 50 mg.300 mg

Higher than 87% of 2,407 products listing alpha lipoic acid (median 50 mg). Per day at the most servings: 600 mg.

R-Alpha-Lipoic Acid30 mg
R-Alpha Lipoic Acid Sodium Salt43 mg

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 257972 (entered January 22, 2022), 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 1 to 2 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?

1 product lists 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 As a dietary supplement, 1 tablet one or two times daily with food, or as directed by a healthcare practitioner.
Warnings
Warning: Alpha-lipoic acid may lower blood glucose levels; those with diabetes or related conditions should monitor blood glucose levels.
Pregnant or breast-feeding women, those with thiamine deficiency or thyroid disease, and children should use alpha-lipoic acid only under the supervision of a healthcare professional.
Storage
Keep in a cool, dry place, tightly capped.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 257972.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Cellulose, Stearic Acid, Cellulose & Glycerin Coating, Silica, Vegetable Glaze.

How many labels does ALA Release have?

7 labels are on file under this name since March 25, 2013: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 257972 (current) Entered January 22, 2022 · on the market · 60 vegetarian tablets · UPC 7 13947 76330 2
  2. Label 233291 Entered August 23, 2020 · off the market August 2, 2021 · 60 vegetarian tablets · UPC 7 13947 76330 2
  3. Label 207049 Entered October 23, 2019 · off the market August 4, 2020 · 60 tablets · UPC 7 13947 76330 2
  4. Label 183803 Entered November 21, 2018 · off the market June 26, 2019 · 60 tablets · UPC 7 13947 76330 2
  5. Label 79246 Entered October 21, 2017 · off the market July 19, 2018 · 60 tablets · UPC 7 13947 76330 2
  6. Label 54227 Entered January 25, 2016 · off the market July 31, 2017 · 60 tablets · UPC 7 13947 76330 2
  7. Label 20131 Entered March 25, 2013 · off the market November 19, 2015 · 60 tablets · UPC 7 13947 76330 2

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

Who makes it?

The label names Allergy Research Group (distributor), South Salt Lake, UT. All Allergy Research Group products.

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