PlainVitamins

DL-Methionine

by BulkSupplements.com · powder · 100 grams

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC X000L8FWIR
  • DSLD label 312414
  • Serving 1,000 milligrams (about 1/3 tsp)
  • 100 servings

DL-Methionine by BulkSupplements.com lists one ingredient: 1,000 mg of DL-methionine per serving of 1,000 milligrams. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on November 22, 2024.

What is in DL-Methionine?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1,000 milligrams. 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-Methionine: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 312414, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
DL-Methionine1,000 mgDL-Methionine in DL-Methionine against 151 products1,000 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 132.5 mg, the median 50 mg.1,000 mg

Higher than 97% of 151 products listing DL-methionine (median 50 mg). Per day at the most servings: 2,000 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 312414 (entered November 22, 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?

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:

  • Its 1,000 mg of DL-methionine is higher than 97% of the 151 DL-methionine products that print an amount; 1 list more.

The NIH database records 1 to 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?

2 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 1000 mg (about 1/3 tsp) once or twice daily, 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 312414.

How many labels does DL-Methionine have?

9 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 312414 (current) Entered November 22, 2024 · on the market · 100 grams · UPC X000L8FWIR
  2. Label 312413 Entered November 22, 2024 · on the market · 1 kilogram · UPC X000L8FPYD
  3. Label 312416 Entered June 20, 2024 · on the market · 500 grams · UPC X000L8FSNB
  4. Label 312415 Entered June 20, 2024 · on the market · 250 grams · UPC X000L8FRYV
  5. Label 253597 Entered August 23, 2021 · on the market · 500 grams · UPC X000L8FSNB
  6. Label 253595 Entered August 23, 2021 · on the market · 250 grams · UPC X000L8FRYV
  7. Label 253563 Entered August 23, 2021 · on the market · 100 grams · UPC X000L8FWIR
  8. Label 253550 Entered August 23, 2021 · on the market · 300 gelatin capsules
  9. Label 252482 Entered June 23, 2021 · on the market · 1 kg · UPC X000L8FPYD

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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