PlainVitamins

DL-Malic Acid

by BulkSupplements.com · powder · 100 grams

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC X001KN1JCP
  • DSLD label 312410
  • Serving 500 mg (about 1/5 tsp)
  • 200 servings

DL-Malic Acid by BulkSupplements.com lists one ingredient: 500 mg of DL-malic acid per serving of 500 mg. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on December 21, 2024.

What is in DL-Malic Acid?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 500 mg. 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).

DL-Malic Acid: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 312410, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
DL-Malic Acid500 mgMalic Acid in DL-Malic Acid against 235 products500 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 222 mg to 1,200 mg, the median 588 mg.500 mg

51% of 235 products listing malic acid give more (median 588 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,500 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 312410 (entered December 21, 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 1 to 3 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.

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: As a dietary supplement, take 500 mg (about 1/5 tsp) up to three times daily with meals, or as directed by a physician.
Warnings
Always consult a physician before taking any dietary supplement.
Keep out of reach of children.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Free of: Added sugar, soy, dairy, yeast, gluten, additives
Storage
Contents are sold by weight, not volume. Settling may occur. Store in a dry, cool place

Source: label statements in DSLD label 312410.

How many labels does DL-Malic Acid have?

8 labels are on file under this name since June 23, 2021: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 312410 (current) Entered December 21, 2024 · on the market · 100 grams · UPC X001KN1JCP
  2. Label 312409 Entered December 21, 2024 · on the market · 1 kilogram · UPC X0016CB1S7
  3. Label 312412 Entered June 20, 2024 · on the market · 500 grams · UPC X0016BDIKH
  4. Label 312411 Entered June 20, 2024 · on the market · 250 grams · UPC X0016DWOL9
  5. Label 253543 Entered August 23, 2021 · on the market · 500 grams · UPC X0016BDIKH
  6. Label 253541 Entered August 23, 2021 · on the market · 250 grams · UPC X0016DWOL9
  7. Label 253529 Entered August 23, 2021 · on the market · 100 grams · UPC X001KN1JCP
  8. Label 252477 Entered June 23, 2021 · on the market · 1 kg · UPC X0016CB1S7

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

Who makes it?

The label names BulkSupplements.com (distributor), Henderson, NV. All BulkSupplements.com products.

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