Caprylic Acid Complex

by DC · capsule · 60 capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • DSLD label 331315
  • Serving 2 capsules
  • 30 servings

Caprylic Acid Complex by DC lists 12 ingredients, 7 with an amount per serving of 2 capsules, such as 20 mcg of biotin, 56 mg of calcium, 56 mg of magnesium and 2 mg of zinc; 5 sit inside a blend without their own amounts. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on June 25, 2025.

What is in Caprylic Acid Complex?

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 Complex: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 331315, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Biotin20 mcg67%Biotin in Caprylic Acid Complex against 9,447 products20 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mcg to 300 mcg, the median 200 mcg.DV 30 mcg20 mcg

94% of 9,447 products listing biotin give more (median 200 mcg).

Calciumas Calcium Citrate56 mg4%Calcium in Caprylic Acid Complex against 17,831 products56 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 252 mg, the median 115 mg.DV 1,300 mgUL 2,500 mg56 mg

70% of 17,831 products listing calcium give more (median 115 mg).

Magnesiumas Magnesium Citrate56 mg13%Magnesium in Caprylic Acid Complex against 14,003 products56 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 30 mg to 200 mg, the median 86 mg.UL 350 mgDV 420 mg56 mg

58% of 14,003 products listing magnesium give more (median 86 mg).

Zincas Zinc Citrate2 mg18%Zinc in Caprylic Acid Complex against 13,186 products2 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 5 mg to 15 mg, the median 11 mg.DV 11 mgUL 40 mg2 mg

90% of 13,186 products listing zinc give more (median 11 mg).

Caprylic Acidcomplex300 mgCaprylic Acid in Caprylic Acid Complex against 234 products300 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 203.13 mg to 2,363 mg, the median 500 mg.300 mg

67% of 234 products listing caprylic acid give more (median 500 mg).

Garlic100 mgGarlic in Caprylic Acid Complex against 1,075 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 500 mg, the median 200 mg.100 mg

58% of 1,075 products listing garlic give more (median 200 mg).

Papain100 mgPapain in Caprylic Acid Complex against 607 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 20 mg to 75 mg, the median 40 mg.100 mg

Higher than 77% of 607 products listing papain (median 40 mg).

Pau d'Arcoin a base ofno amount given
Grapefruitin a base ofno amount given
Enzyme Blendin a base ofno amount given
Apple Pectinin a base ofno amount given
Licorice Root Extractin a base ofno amount given
Goldensealin a base of (4:1)no amount given

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 331315 (entered June 25, 2025), 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?

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:

  • 94% of the 9,447 products that print an amount of biotin list more than its 20 mcg of biotin (median 200 mcg).
  • 90% of the 13,186 products that print an amount of zinc list more than its 2 mg of zinc (median 11 mg).

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?

1 product lists 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, take 2 capsules daily, preferably with a meal.
Warnings
Tamper evident: Do not use this product if imprinted foil seal under cap is broken or missing.
Keep out of reach of children.
Caution: If you pregnant or nursing do not take this product.
Contains milk ingredients.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Gluten free
Storage
Keep tightly closed. Store at room temperatures 59 degrees - 86 degrees F (15 degrees - 30 degrees C).

Source: label statements in DSLD label 331315.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Gelatin, Cellulose, Magnesium Stearate, L-Ascorbic Acid, Silica.

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

How many labels does Caprylic Acid Complex have?

4 labels are on file under this name since July 27, 2021: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 331315 (current) Entered June 25, 2025 · on the market · 60 capsules
  2. Label 265699 Entered April 11, 2022 · off the market August 14, 2024 · 60 capsules
  3. Label 265698 Entered April 11, 2022 · off the market August 14, 2024 · 60 capsules
  4. Label 245058 Entered July 27, 2021 · off the market August 24, 2021 · 60 capsules

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

Who makes it?

The label names Dee Cee Laboratories, Inc. (manufacturer), White House, TN. All DC products.

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