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Benfotiamine 150+ Alpha-Lipoic Acid 300

by Doctor's Best · capsule · 60 veggie caps

  • Off the market since July 2018 (NIH)
  • UPC 7 53950 00251 7
  • DSLD label 82012
  • Serving 1 veggie capsule
  • 60 servings

Benfotiamine 150+ Alpha-Lipoic Acid 300 by Doctor's Best lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 1 veggie capsule, such as 150 mg of benfotiamine, 300 mg of alpha-lipoic acid and 10.5 mg of L-leucine. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on December 22, 2017.

What is in Benfotiamine 150+ Alpha-Lipoic Acid 300?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 veggie 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).

Benfotiamine 150+ Alpha-Lipoic Acid 300: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 82012, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Benfotiamine150 mgBenfotiamine in Benfotiamine 150+ Alpha-Lipoic Acid 300 against 155 products150 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 200 mg, the median 150 mg.150 mg

27% of 155 products listing benfotiamine give more (median 150 mg).

Alpha-Lipoic Acid300 mgAlpha Lipoic Acid in Benfotiamine 150+ Alpha-Lipoic Acid 300 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).

L-Leucine10.5 mgLeucine in Benfotiamine 150+ Alpha-Lipoic Acid 300 against 2,056 products0.0105 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 3.5 g, the median 2.5 g.0.0105 g

99% of 2,056 products listing leucine give more (median 2.5 g).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 82012 (entered December 22, 2017), 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:

  • 99% of the 2,056 products that print an amount of leucine list more than its 0.0105 g of L-leucine (filed by NIH under leucine) (median 2.5 g).

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 Adult Use: Take 1 capsule daily, with or without food, or as recommended by a nutritionally-informed physician.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Non-GMO / Gluten free / Soy free / Vegan
Storage
Store in a cool dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 82012.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Modified Cellulose, Silicon Dioxide.

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

How many labels does Benfotiamine 150+ Alpha-Lipoic Acid 300 have?

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

  1. Label 82012 (current) Entered December 22, 2017 · off the market July 24, 2018 · 60 veggie caps · UPC 7 53950 00251 7
  2. Label 59954 Entered May 22, 2016 · off the market October 20, 2017 · 60 veggie caps · UPC 7 53950 00251 7

DSLD also links this label to: Best Benfotiamine 150 + Alpha-Lipoic Acid 300 (image difference, same product), Benfotiamine 150 + Alpha-Lipoic Acid 300 (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 Doctor's Best, Inc. (distributor), California. All Doctor's Best products.

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