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Caprylic Acid

by Pure Encapsulations · capsule · 240 capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 7 66298 01127 1
  • DSLD label 295502
  • Serving 2 capsules
  • 120 servings

Caprylic Acid by Pure Encapsulations lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 2 capsules, such as 60 mg of calcium, 36 mg of magnesium and 800 mg of caprylic acid. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on July 18, 2023.

What is in Caprylic 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).

Caprylic Acid: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 295502, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calciumas Calcium Caprylate60 mg5%Calcium in Caprylic Acid against 17,831 products60 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 252 mg, the median 115 mg.DV 1,300 mgUL 2,500 mg60 mg

68% of 17,831 products listing calcium give more (median 115 mg).

Magnesiumas Magnesium Caprylate36 mg9%Magnesium in Caprylic Acid against 14,003 products36 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 30 mg to 200 mg, the median 86 mg.UL 350 mgDV 420 mg36 mg

73% of 14,003 products listing magnesium give more (median 86 mg).

Caprylic Acidas Calcium Caprylate, Magnesium Caprylate800 mgCaprylic Acid in Caprylic Acid against 234 products800 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 203.13 mg to 2,363 mg, the median 500 mg.800 mg

Higher than 62% of 234 products listing caprylic acid (median 500 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 295502 (entered July 18, 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 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 Caprylic Acid's, rare ingredients counting for more.

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
Recommendation: As a dietary supplement, take 2 capsules, 30 minutes before each meal, or as directed by a health professional.
Warnings
Warning: Not to be taken by pregnant or lactating women. If you have a health condition or are taking any medication, consult your health professional before use.
Keep out of the reach of children.
Use only if safety seal is intact.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Certified Gluten-Free by the Gluten-Free Certification Organization, www.gluten.org
Gluten-free, Non-GMO & hypoallergenic
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 295502.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Cellulose, Water.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): GFCO.org (Gluten-Free Certification Organization). Listed with: Certified gluten-free (GFCO) (a seal is the label's claim; the certifier's own list confirms it).

How many labels does Caprylic Acid have?

5 labels are on file under this name since October 25, 2018: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 295502 (current) Entered July 18, 2023 · on the market · 240 capsules · UPC 7 66298 01127 1
  2. Label 293927 Entered May 24, 2023 · on the market · 120 capsules · UPC 7 66298 01128 8
  3. Label 219469 Entered May 22, 2020 · off the market March 15, 2020 · 240 capsules · UPC 7 66298 01127 1
  4. Label 184605 Entered February 25, 2019 · off the market July 21, 2022 · 120 capsules · UPC 7 66298 01128 8
  5. Label 182787 Entered October 25, 2018 · off the market July 21, 2022 · 240 capsules · UPC 7 66298 01127 1

Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).

Who makes it?

The label names Pure Encapsulations (manufacturer), Sudbury, MA. All Pure Encapsulations products.

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