Best Benfotiamine 150 + Alpha-Lipoic Acid 300
by Doctor's Best · capsule · 60 veggie caps
- Off the market since May 2016 (NIH)
- UPC 7 53950 00251 7
- DSLD label 24472
- Serving 1 capsule
- 60 servings
Best Benfotiamine 150 + Alpha-Lipoic Acid 300 by Doctor's Best lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 150 mg of benfotiamine and 300 mg of alpha-lipoic acid. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on August 23, 2013.
What is in Best Benfotiamine 150 + Alpha-Lipoic Acid 300?
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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benfotiamine | 150 mg | 27% of 155 products listing benfotiamine give more (median 150 mg). | |
| Alpha-Lipoic Acid | 300 mg | Higher than 87% of 2,407 products listing alpha lipoic acid (median 50 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 24472 (entered August 23, 2013), 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 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?
The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Best Benfotiamine 150 + Alpha-Lipoic Acid 300's, rare ingredients counting for more.
- Benfotiamine 150+ Alpha-Lipoic Acid 300Doctor's Best · off the market 2 shared, 74% alike
- Benfotiamine 150 + Alpha-Lipoic Acid 300Doctor's Best 2 shared, 74% alike
- Benfotiamine + Alpha Lipoic AcidCalifornia Gold Nutrition 2 shared, 74% alike
- NeuRx-TFClinical Therapeutic Solutions 2 shared, 72% alike
- Benfotiamine Lipid-soluble Vitamin B-1 150LifeLink 1 shared, 64% alike
- Best Benfotiamine 300Doctor's Best · off the market 1 shared, 64% alike
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.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 24472.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Modified Cellulose.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Vegan(TM).
How many labels does Best Benfotiamine 150 + Alpha-Lipoic Acid 300 have?
One label is on file, entered on August 23, 2013.
- Label 24472 (current) Entered August 23, 2013 · off the market May 2, 2016 · 60 veggie caps · UPC 7 53950 00251 7
DSLD also links this label to: Benfotiamine 150+ Alpha-Lipoic Acid 300 (image difference, same product), 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), San Clemente, CA. All Doctor's Best products.