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Alpha Lipoic Acid

by Bronson · capsule · 120 capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 7 16563 20802 8
  • DSLD label 298823
  • Serving 1 capsule; amounts per 2 capsules
  • 60 servings

Alpha Lipoic Acid by Bronson lists 4 ingredients, 4 with an amount per serving of 2 capsules, such as 60 mg of vitamin C, 40 mg of vitamin E, 200 mg of alpha-lipoic acid and 30 mg of rosemary, powder. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on October 24, 2023.

What is in Alpha Lipoic Acid?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 capsules. 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: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 298823, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Vitamin Cas Ascorbyl Palmitate60 mg67%Vitamin C in Alpha Lipoic Acid against 18,583 products60 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 60 mg to 270 mg, the median 100 mg.DV 90 mgUL 2,000 mg60 mg

65% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 120 mg.

Vitamin Eas D-Alpha-Tocopheryl Succinate40 mg267%
Alpha-Lipoic Acid200 mgAlpha Lipoic Acid in Alpha Lipoic Acid against 2,407 products200 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 150 mg, the median 50 mg.200 mg

Higher than 78% of 2,407 products listing alpha lipoic acid (median 50 mg). Per day at the most servings: 400 mg.

Rosemary, Powder30 mgRosemary in Alpha Lipoic Acid against 332 products30 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 100 mg, the median 50 mg.30 mg

64% of 332 products listing rosemary give more (median 50 mg). Per day at the most servings: 60 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 298823 (entered October 24, 2023), 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?

3 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: As a dietary supplement for adults, take 1 capsule two times daily or as directed by a health care professional. Take with or after meals.
Warnings
Warning: If you are pregnant, nursing or taking any medications, consult your healthcare professional before use.
Do not use if seal under cap is broken or missing.
Keep out of reach of children.
Contains: Soy
Storage
Store at room temperature.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 298823.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Gelatin, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Dicalcium Phosphate, Magnesium Stearate, Silicon Dioxide.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Lab Tested Made from High Quality Ingredients; Good Manufacturing Practice GMP.

How many labels does Alpha Lipoic Acid have?

2 labels are on file under this name since November 19, 2021: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 298823 (current) Entered October 24, 2023 · on the market · 120 capsules · UPC 7 16563 20802 8
  2. Label 257332 Entered November 19, 2021 · on the market · 60 capsules · UPC 7 16563 20801 1

DSLD also links this label to: Alpha Lipoic Acid 100 mg (package size difference, same product), Alpha Lipoic Acid 100 mg (image difference, same product), Alpha Lipoic Acid 100 mg (package size 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 Bronson Laboratories (manufacturer), Hauppauge, NY. All Bronson products.

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