PlainVitamins

Balance

by Alani Nu · capsule · 120 capsules

  • Off the market since March 2022 (NIH)
  • UPC 8 50645 00813 4
  • DSLD label 202261
  • Serving 4 veggie capsules
  • 30 servings

Balance by Alani Nu lists 6 ingredients, 6 with an amount per serving of 4 veggie capsules, such as 400 mcg of folate, 120 mcg of chromium, 2 g of myo-inositol and 250 mg of setria L-glutathione. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on May 28, 2019.

What is in Balance?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 4 veggie 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).

Balance: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 202261, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Folateas 5-MethyltetrahydrofolateFolate (Form: as 5-Methyltetrahydrofolate)400 mcg200%Folate in Balance against 7,022 products400 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 200 mcg to 400 mcg, the median 400 mcg.400 mcg

24% of 7,022 products listing folate give more (median 400 mcg).

Chromiumas TRAACS Nicotinate Glycinate ChelateChromium (Form: as TRAACS Nicotinate Glycinate Chelate)120 mcg100%Chromium in Balance against 7,825 products120 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 45 mcg to 200 mcg, the median 100 mcg.DV 35 mcg120 mcg

Higher than 54% of 7,825 products listing chromium (median 100 mcg).

Myo-Inositol2 gInositol in Balance against 4,042 products2,000 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 10 mg to 80 mg, the median 30 mg.2,000 mg

Higher than 98% of 4,042 products listing inositol (median 30 mg).

Setria L-GlutathioneSetria L-Glutathione Note: reduced250 mgGlutathione in Balance against 717 products250 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 10 mg to 200 mg, the median 50 mg.250 mg

Higher than 76% of 717 products listing glutathione (median 50 mg).

3,3'-Diindolylmethane150 mgDiindolylmethane in Balance against 425 products150 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 200 mg, the median 100 mg.150 mg

Higher than 57% of 425 products listing diindolylmethane (median 100 mg).

Sodium R-Alpha Lipoic Acid100 mgAlpha Lipoic Acid in Balance against 2,407 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 150 mg, the median 50 mg.100 mg

Higher than 56% of 2,407 products listing alpha lipoic acid (median 50 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 202261 (entered May 28, 2019), 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:

  • Its 2,000 mg of myo-inositol (filed by NIH under inositol) is higher than 98% of the 4,042 inositol products that print an amount; 42 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?

2 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: As a dietary supplement, take four (4) capsules with morning meal.
Warnings
Warning: Do not exceed the recommended dosage. Consult your physician before using this dietary supplement. Do not use this product if you are at risk or are being treated for high blood pressure, kidney, thyroid, or psychiatric disease, difficulty urinating, prostate enlargement, seizure disorder, or stroke.
Keep out of reach of children.
Allergen warning: Processed in a facility and/or manufacturing line that also processes Manufactured on equipment which processes products containing milk, eggs, soybeans, wheat, shellfish, fish oil, tree nuts, and peanut flavor.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Gluten Free
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 202261.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Hypromellose, Silica, Ascorbyl Palmitate.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Vegan; GMP Good Manufacturing Practice.

How many labels does Balance have?

One label is on file, entered on May 28, 2019.

  1. Label 202261 (current) Entered May 28, 2019 · off the market March 15, 2022 · 120 capsules · UPC 8 50645 00813 4

DSLD also links this label to: Balance Capsules (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 Alani Nutrition LLC (distributor), Louisville, KY. All Alani Nu products.

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