L-Carnitine 500 mg
by Botanic Choice · tablet or pill · 30 tablets
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 7 03308 61002 4
- DSLD label 77762
- Serving 1 tablet
L-Carnitine 500 mg by Botanic Choice lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 1 tablet, such as 74 mg of calcium, 57 mg of phosphorus and 500 mg of L-carnitine. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on August 22, 2017.
What is in L-Carnitine 500 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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calciumas Dicalcium PhosphateCalcium (Form: as Dicalcium Phosphate) | 74 mg | 7% | 65% of 17,831 products listing calcium give more (median 115 mg). Per day at the most servings: 148 mg. |
| Phosphorusas Dicalcium PhosphatePhosphorus (Form: as Dicalcium Phosphate) | 57 mg | 6% | 66% of 3,786 products listing phosphorus give more (median 90 mg). Per day at the most servings: 114 mg. |
| L-CarnitineL-Carnitine Note: free form Amino Acid | 500 mg | 38% of 1,338 products listing L-carnitine give more (median 500 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,000 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 77762 (entered August 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?
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.
- L-Carnitine 500 mgIndiana Botanic Gardens same ingredients
- L-Carnitine 500 TabsON Optimum Nutrition same ingredients
- L-Carnitine 250 mgWindmill same ingredients
- L-Carnitine 250 mgWindmill Natural Vitamins · off the market same ingredients
- Carnipure L-Carnitine 500 mgfitfactor same ingredients
- Carnipure L-Carnitine 500 mgThe Vitamin Shoppe same ingredients
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 Use: Take 1 tablet twice daily, with meals, as a dietary supplement, or as directed by a physician.
- Warnings
- Warning: If you are taking any medications or are pregnant or nursing, do not use prior to consulting a physician.
- For your protection, this container has an outer safety seal. (Do not accept if missing or broken.)
- Keep out of reach of children
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Gluten free
- Storage
- Best if used by date on bottle.
- Store in a dry, cool place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 77762.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Stearic Acid, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Magnesium Stearate, Croscarmellose Sodium, Silicon Dioxide, Aqueous Film Coating.
How many labels does L-Carnitine 500 mg have?
One label is on file, entered on August 22, 2017.
- Label 77762 (current) Entered August 22, 2017 · on the market · 30 tablets · UPC 7 03308 61002 4
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Indiana Botanic Gardens, Inc. (distributor), Hobart, IN. All Botanic Choice products.