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Alpha Lipoic Acid 100 mg

by The Vitamin Shoppe · tablet or pill · 180 tablets

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 7 66536 02933 4
  • DSLD label 183901
  • Serving 1 tablet

Alpha Lipoic Acid 100 mg by The Vitamin Shoppe lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 tablet, such as 75 mg of calcium and 100 mg of alpha-lipoic acid. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on November 21, 2018.

What is in Alpha Lipoic Acid 100 mg?

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).

Alpha Lipoic Acid 100 mg: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 183901, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calciumas Dicalcium PhosphateCalcium (Form: as Dicalcium Phosphate)75 mg6%Calcium in Alpha Lipoic Acid 100 mg against 17,831 products75 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 252 mg, the median 115 mg.DV 1,300 mgUL 2,500 mg75 mg

64% of 17,831 products listing calcium give more (median 115 mg). Per day at the most servings: 150 mg.

Alpha-Lipoic Acid100 mgAlpha Lipoic Acid in Alpha Lipoic Acid 100 mg 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). Per day at the most servings: 200 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 183901 (entered November 21, 2018), 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 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?

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
Directions: Take one (1) tablet twice daily, preferably with meals.
Warnings
Warning: Consult your healthcare provider prior to use if you are pregnant, nursing, taking any medication or have any medical conditions.
Keep out of reach of children.
Tamper evident Do not use if outer seal is broken or missing.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Gluten free Dairy free Soy free Nut free
Does not contain: Gluten, Sugar, Salt, Preservatives, Artificial Colors or Flavors.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 183901.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Microcrystalline Cellulose, Stearic Acid, Silicon Dioxide, Magnesium Stearate, Croscarmellose Sodium.

How many labels does Alpha Lipoic Acid 100 mg have?

11 labels are on file under this name since July 25, 2014: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 183901 (current) Entered November 21, 2018 · on the market · 180 tablets · UPC 7 66536 02933 4
  2. Label 183823 Entered November 21, 2018 · on the market · 120 tablets · UPC 7 66536 01397 5
  3. Label 80991 Entered November 20, 2017 · off the market July 16, 2018 · 180 tablets · UPC 7 66536 02933 4
  4. Label 80987 Entered November 20, 2017 · off the market July 16, 2018 · 120 tablets · UPC 7 66536 01397 5
  5. Label 75497 Entered August 22, 2017 · off the market October 11, 2017 · 120 tablets · UPC 7 66536 01397 5
  6. Label 75558 Entered June 23, 2017 · off the market October 11, 2017 · 180 tablets · UPC 7 66536 02933 4
  7. Label 60370 Entered June 24, 2016 · off the market April 11, 2017 · 180 tablets · UPC 7 66536 02933 4
  8. Label 60113 Entered May 22, 2016 · off the market April 11, 2017 · 120 tablets · UPC 7 66536 01397 5
  9. Label 35214 Entered July 25, 2014 · off the market April 11, 2016 · 180 tablets · UPC 7 66536 02933 4
  10. Label 35050 Entered July 25, 2014 · off the market April 21, 2016 · 120 tablets · UPC 7 66536 01397 5
  11. Label 35047 Entered July 25, 2014 · on the market · 60 tablets · UPC 7 66536 01396 8

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

Who makes it?

The label names Vitamin Shoppe, Inc. (distributor), Secaucus, NJ. All The Vitamin Shoppe products.

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