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Caprylic Acid 600 mg

by NOW · softgel capsule · 100 softgels

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 7 33739 03347 5
  • DSLD label 313719
  • Serving 1 softgel
  • 100 servings

Caprylic Acid 600 mg by NOW lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 softgel, such as 600 mg of caprylic acid, beside 2 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on May 23, 2024.

What is in Caprylic Acid 600 mg?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 softgel. 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 600 mg: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 313719, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories10 Calories
Total Fat1 g1%Fat (unspecified) in Caprylic Acid 600 mg against 11,965 products1 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 2.5 g, the median 1.5 g.1 g

56% of 11,965 products listing fat (unspecified) give more (median 1.5 g). Per day at the most servings: 2 g.

Saturated Fat1 g5%Saturated fat in Caprylic Acid 600 mg against 5,234 products1 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 g to 1.5 g, the median 1 g.1 g

34% of 5,234 products listing saturated fat give more (median 1 g). Per day at the most servings: 2 g.

Caprylic Acid600 mgCaprylic Acid in Caprylic Acid 600 mg against 234 products600 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 203.13 mg to 2,363 mg, the median 500 mg.600 mg

Higher than 56% of 234 products listing caprylic acid (median 500 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,200 mg.

Medium Chain Triglyceride Oilas Coconut Oil, Palm Kernel Oil1 gMedium Chain Triglycerides in Caprylic Acid 600 mg against 559 products1 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 g to 5 g, the median 1.5 g.1 g

58% of 559 products listing medium chain triglycerides give more (median 1.5 g). Per day at the most servings: 2 g.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 313719 (entered May 23, 2024), 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?

4 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
Suggested usage: Take 1 softgel twice daily with food.
Warnings
Caution: For adults only.
Consult physician if pregnant/nursing, taking medication, or have a medical condition.
Keep out of reach of children.
Produced in a GMP facility that processes other ingredients containing these allergens.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Non-GMO
Not manufactured with yeast, wheat, gluten, soy, corn, milk, egg, fish or shellfish ingredients.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place after opening.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 313719.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Bovine Gelatin, Glycerin, Water.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Crescent H (Halal) GMP Quality Assured; Triangle K (Kosher).

How many labels does Caprylic Acid 600 mg have?

5 labels are on file under this name since December 21, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 313719 (current) Entered May 23, 2024 · on the market · 100 softgels · UPC 7 33739 03347 5
  2. Label 245594 Entered March 25, 2021 · off the market February 12, 2024 · 100 softgels · UPC 7 33739 03347 5
  3. Label 73872 Entered May 24, 2017 · off the market September 22, 2023 · 100 softgels · UPC 7 33739 03347 5
  4. Label 59973 Entered May 22, 2016 · off the market March 24, 2017 · 100 softgels · UPC 7 33739 03347 5
  5. Label 15094 Entered December 21, 2012 · off the market January 19, 2016 · 100 softgels · UPC 7 33739 03347 5

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

Who makes it?

The label names NOW Foods (manufacturer), Bloomingdale, IL. All NOW products.

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