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Malic Acid

by Genestra Brands · capsule · 90 vegetarian capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 8 83196 13041 2
  • DSLD label 241136
  • Serving 1 capsule
  • 90 servings

Malic Acid by Genestra Brands lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 20 mg of magnesium and 500 mg of L-malic acid. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on January 22, 2021.

What is in Malic Acid?

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).

Malic Acid: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 241136, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Magnesiumas Magnesium MalateMagnesium (Form: as Magnesium Malate)20 mg5%Magnesium in Malic Acid against 14,003 products20 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 30 mg to 200 mg, the median 86 mg.UL 350 mgDV 420 mg20 mg

83% of 14,003 products listing magnesium give more (median 86 mg). Per day at the most servings: 60 mg.

L-Malic Acid500 mgMalic Acid in 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 241136 (entered January 22, 2021), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD. 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 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
Recommended Dose: Take 1 capsule 3 times daily with meals or as recommended by your health professional.
Warnings
Warning: If you are pregnant or lactating, have any health condition or are taking any medication, consult your health professional before use.
Keep out of the reach of children.
Use only if safety seal is intact.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 241136.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Hypromellose, Cellulose, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Silica.

How many labels does Malic Acid have?

3 labels are on file under this name since February 23, 2016: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 241136 (current) Entered January 22, 2021 · on the market · 90 vegetarian capsules · UPC 8 83196 13041 2
  2. Label 229378 Entered June 24, 2020 · off the market November 5, 2020 · 90 vegetable capsules · UPC 8 83196 13041 2
  3. Label 56307 Entered February 23, 2016 · off the market June 3, 2019 · 90 vegetable capsules · UPC 883196 13041

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

Who makes it?

The label names Seroyal USA (distributor), Pittsburgh, PA. All Genestra Brands products.

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