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Alpha-Lipoic Acid with Biotin

by Life Extension · capsule · 60 capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 7 37870 45706 0
  • DSLD label 328279
  • Serving 1 capsule
  • 60 servings

Alpha-Lipoic Acid with Biotin by Life Extension lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 2,500 mcg of biotin and 250 mg of alpha-lipoic acid. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on May 21, 2025.

What is in Alpha-Lipoic Acid with Biotin?

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).

Alpha-Lipoic Acid with Biotin: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 328279, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Biotin2,500 mcg8,333%Biotin in Alpha-Lipoic Acid with Biotin against 9,447 products2,500 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mcg to 300 mcg, the median 200 mcg.DV 30 mcg2,500 mcg

Higher than 89% of 9,447 products listing biotin (median 200 mcg). Per day at the most servings: 5,000 mcg.

Alpha-Lipoic Acid250 mgAlpha Lipoic Acid in Alpha-Lipoic Acid with Biotin against 2,407 products250 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 150 mg, the median 50 mg.250 mg

Higher than 85% of 2,407 products listing alpha lipoic acid (median 50 mg). Per day at the most servings: 500 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 328279 (entered May 21, 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?

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) capsule in the morning and one (1) capsule in the evening, preferably on an empty stomach, or as recommended by a healthcare practitioner.
Warnings
Read the entire label and follow the directions carefully.
Warnings: Keep out of reach of children.
Do not exceed recommended dose. Do not purchase if outer seal is damaged.
Consult with your physician if you are undergoing treatment for a medical condition or if you are pregnant or lactating.
To report a serious adverse event or obtain product information, contact 1-866-280-2852.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Gluten free Non GMO LE Certified
Storage
Store tightly closed in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 328279.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Rice Flour, Gelatin, Vegetable Stearate.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Non GMO LE Certified.

How many labels does Alpha-Lipoic Acid with Biotin have?

3 labels are on file under this name since April 22, 2016: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 328279 (current) Entered May 21, 2025 · on the market · 60 capsules · UPC 7 37870 45706 0
  2. Label 231702 Entered August 23, 2020 · off the market August 9, 2023 · 60 capsules · UPC 7 37870 45706 0
  3. Label 58759 Entered April 22, 2016 · off the market July 14, 2020 · 60 capsules · UPC 7 37870 45706 0

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

Who makes it?

The label names Quality Supplements and Vitamins, Inc. (distributor), Ft. Lauderdale, FL. All Life Extension products.

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