PlainVitamins

Alpha CU

by NuMedica · tablet or pill · 120 tablets

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 8 12527 01193 9
  • DSLD label 323493
  • Serving 2 tablets
  • 60 servings

Alpha CU by NuMedica lists 5 ingredients, 5 with an amount per serving of 2 tablets, such as 120 mg of vitamin C, 200 mcg of biotin, 10 mg of zinc and 800 mg of alpha-lipoic acid. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on January 23, 2025.

What is in Alpha CU?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 tablets. 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).

Alpha CU: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 323493, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Vitamin Cas Ascorbic Acid120 mg133%Vitamin C in Alpha CU against 18,583 products120 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 60 mg to 270 mg, the median 100 mg.DV 90 mgUL 2,000 mg120 mg

Higher than 51% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 240 mg.

Biotin200 mcg667%Biotin in Alpha CU against 9,447 products200 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mcg to 300 mcg, the median 200 mcg.DV 30 mcg200 mcg

48% of 9,447 products listing biotin give more (median 200 mcg). Per day at the most servings: 400 mcg.

Zincas Zinc Bisglycinate ChelateAlbion, TRAACS, and the Albion Gold Medallion design are trademarks of Balchem Corp. Or Albion Labs.10 mg91%Zinc in Alpha CU against 13,186 products10 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 5 mg to 15 mg, the median 11 mg.DV 11 mgUL 40 mg10 mg

51% of 13,186 products listing zinc give more (median 11 mg). Per day at the most servings: 20 mg.

Alpha-Lipoic Acid800 mgAlpha Lipoic Acid in Alpha CU against 2,407 products800 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 150 mg, the median 50 mg.800 mg

Higher than over 99% of 2,407 products listing alpha lipoic acid (median 50 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,600 mg.

Vanadiumas Vanadium Nicotinate Glycinate ChelateAlbion, TRAACS, and the Albion Gold Medallion design are trademarks of Balchem Corp. Or Albion Labs.120 mcgVanadium in Alpha CU against 1,744 products120 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 10 mcg to 100 mcg, the median 25 mcg.UL 1,800 mcg120 mcg

Higher than 82% of 1,744 products listing vanadium (median 25 mcg). Per day at the most servings: 240 mcg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 323493 (entered January 23, 2025), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD or its label image (PDF). 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 800 mg of alpha-lipoic acid (filed by NIH under alpha lipoic acid) is higher than over 99% of the 2,407 alpha lipoic acid products that print an amount; 7 list more.

The NIH database records 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
Directions: Take two tablets 30 minutes before breakfast and two tablets 30 minutes before dinner or as directed by your healthcare practitioner.
Warnings
Warning: Consult your physician before use if you are allergic to alpha-lipoic acid, if you are thiamin deficient, diabetic, being treated for serum glucose control, pregnant or nursing.
Keep out of reach of children.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Does not contain: Milk, eggs, fish, shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, soy.
GF Gluten-free
Storage
Storage: Keep tightly closed in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 323493.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Dicalcium Phosphate, L-Leucine, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Hydroxypropyl Cellulose, Croscarmellose Sodium, Stearic Acid, Bamboo Silica.

How many labels does Alpha CU have?

One label is on file, entered on January 23, 2025.

  1. Label 323493 (current) Entered January 23, 2025 · on the market · 120 tablets · UPC 8 12527 01193 9

DSLD also links this label to: Alpha CU (Controlled Uptake Formula) (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 NuMedica LLC (distributor), Tulsa, OK. All NuMedica products.

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