PlainVitamins

Alkaline Formula

by BioFactor · capsule · 120 capsules

  • Off the market since June 2020 (NIH)
  • UPC 8 59630 00410 6
  • DSLD label 54064
  • Serving 1 capsule
  • 120 servings

Alkaline Formula by BioFactor lists 6 ingredients, 6 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 105 mg of magnesium citrate, 66 mg of potassium bicarbonate, 3 mg of potassium citrate and 150 mg of aspartic acid, beside 1 Nutrition Facts row (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on November 24, 2015.

What is in Alkaline Formula?

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).

Alkaline Formula: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 54064, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Magnesium Citrate105 mg26%

The label names the compound (Magnesium Citrate); its amount is likely the compound's weight, not the magnesium it holds, so it is not placed among other products.

Potassium Bicarbonate66 mg1%
Potassium Citrate3 mg1%

The label names the compound (Potassium Citrate); its amount is likely the compound's weight, not the potassium it holds, so it is not placed among other products.

Sodiumas Sodium Bicarbonate465 mgSodium in Alkaline Formula against 14,514 products465 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 15 mg to 142 mg, the median 55 mg.465 mg

Higher than 97% of 14,514 products listing sodium (median 55 mg). Per day at the most servings: 930 mg.

Aspartic Acid150 mgAspartic Acid in Alkaline Formula against 377 products150 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 106 mg to 1,846 mg, the median 337 mg.150 mg

70% of 377 products listing aspartic acid give more (median 337 mg). Per day at the most servings: 300 mg.

Citric Acid13 mgCitric Acid in Alkaline Formula against 56 products13 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 57.25 mg to 457.5 mg, the median 200 mg.13 mg

96% of 56 products listing citric acid give more (median 200 mg). Per day at the most servings: 26 mg.

Sea Salt7 mgSea Salt in Alkaline Formula against 30 products7 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 33.5 mg to 400 mg, the median 190 mg.7 mg

90% of 30 products listing sea salt give more (median 190 mg). Per day at the most servings: 14 mg.

Cell SaltCell Salt Note: 6x homeopathic2.5 mg

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 54064 (entered November 24, 2015), 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:

  • 96% of the 56 products that print an amount of citric acid list more than its 13 mg of citric acid (median 200 mg).
  • 90% of the 30 products that print an amount of sea salt list more than its 7 mg of sea salt (median 190 mg).

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?

The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Alkaline Formula's, rare ingredients counting for more.

  • Alkaline FormulaBioFactorX · off the market 5 shared, 58% alike
  • Alkaline FormulaMeehan Formulations 5 shared, 58% alike
  • Power ATP21st Century Organics · off the market 6 shared, 46% alike
  • AtpMeehan Formulations 5 shared, 37% 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 Usage: Athletes: 4 capsules, 2 times a day, a.m. & p.m. Maintenance: 2 capsules, 2 times a day, a.m. & p.m.
Warnings
Do not use if safely seal is broken etc.
Warning: Not recommended for pregnant or nursing women.
Keep out of reach of children.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Drug free Gluten free
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 54064.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Vegetable Cellulose.

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

How many labels does Alkaline Formula have?

One label is on file, entered on November 24, 2015.

  1. Label 54064 (current) Entered November 24, 2015 · off the market June 25, 2020 · 120 capsules · UPC 8 59630 00410 6

DSLD also links this label to: Alkaline Formula (image difference, same product), Alkaline 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 Meehan Formulations, LLC (manufacturer), Jackson, WY. All BioFactor products.

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