Alpha Lipoic +
by Foster Regal · capsule · 60 capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- DSLD label 260150
- Serving 1 capsule
- 60 servings
Alpha Lipoic + by Foster Regal lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 6 mcg of vitamin B12, 200 mcg of ChromeMate and 600 mg of alpha lipoic acid. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on April 11, 2022.
What is in Alpha Lipoic +?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 capsule. 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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vitamin B12as Methylcobalamin | 6 mcg | 100% | 74% of 14,425 products listing vitamin B12 give more (median 36 mcg). |
| ChromeMateas Chromium | 200 mcg | 166% | Higher than 72% of 7,825 products listing chromium (median 100 mcg). |
| Alpha Lipoic Acid | 600 mg | Higher than 95% of 2,407 products listing alpha lipoic acid (median 50 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 260150 (entered April 11, 2022), 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 600 mg of alpha lipoic acid is higher than 95% of the 2,407 alpha lipoic acid products that print an amount; 14 list more.
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?
2 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Alpha Lipoic +DC same ingredients
- Alpha Lipoic +Wonder Laboratories same ingredients
- Chromease With ALAAnabolic Laboratories · off the market 2 shared, 75% alike
- Alpha Lipoic Acid with Chromax & Biotin 300 mgThe Vitamin Shoppe 2 shared, 58% alike
- Chromium SelectMoss Nutrition 2 shared, 51% alike
- Meta-SevenDoctor Gilmore 3 shared, 47% alike
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 1 capsule daily.
- Warnings
- Tamper evident: Do not use this product if imprinted foil seal under cap is broken or missing.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Warning: Diabetics/Hyperglycemics use only under a doctor's supervision because this product contains chromium which may enhance insulin sensitivity and may affect your blood sugar.
- If you are pregnant or nursing do not take this product.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Gluten free
- Storage
- Keep tightly closed. Store at room temperature: 59 degrees - 86 degrees F (15 degrees - 30 degrees C).
Source: label statements in DSLD label 260150.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Gelatin, Magnesium Stearate, Cellulose, Silica.
How many labels does Alpha Lipoic + have?
One label is on file, entered on April 11, 2022.
- Label 260150 (current) Entered April 11, 2022 · on the market · 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 Foster Regal Laboratories (distributor), White House, TN. All Foster Regal products.