L-5-MTHF 5 mg
by Designs for Health · capsule · 60 vegetarian capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 8 79452 00398 9
- DSLD label 31978
- Serving 1 capsule
L-5-MTHF 5 mg by Designs for Health lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 5 mg of folate. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on April 25, 2014.
What is in L-5-MTHF 5 mg?
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Folateas Quatrefolic(R) (6S)-5-methyltetrahydrofolateFolate (Form: as Quatrefolic(R) (6S)-5-methyltetrahydrofolate) | 5 mg | 1,250% | Higher than 99% of 7,022 products listing folate (median 400 mcg). |
| Glucosamine Salt | 10 mg | 96% of 117 products listing glucosamine (unspecified) give more (median 750 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 31978 (entered April 25, 2014), 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?
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 5,000 mcg of folate is higher than 99% of the 7,022 folate products that print an amount; 71 list more.
- 96% of the 117 products that print an amount of glucosamine (unspecified) list more than its 10 mg of glucosamine salt (filed by NIH under glucosamine (unspecified)) (median 750 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?
The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with L-5-MTHF 5 mg's, rare ingredients counting for more.
- Fully Active Folate 400 mcgDoctor's Best · off the market 2 shared, 84% alike
- Pure Glucosamine HCL Phara Grade PowderHard Rhino 1 shared, 75% alike
- Glucosamine HCl 1500 mgSimply Right · off the market 1 shared, 75% alike
- V-Glucosamine 750 mgParadise · off the market 1 shared, 75% alike
- Glucosamine HClPure Encapsulations 1 shared, 75% alike
- V-GlucosamineParadise 1 shared, 75% 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
- Recommended Use: As a dietary supplement, take one capsule per day, or as directed by your health care practitioner.
- Warnings
- KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Does not contain gluten.
- Storage
- STORE IN A COOL, DRY PLACE.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 31978.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Microcrystalline Cellulose, spinach juice powder, L-Leucine.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Quatrefolic(R); MADE WITH NON-GMO INGREDIENTS; Guaranteed GMP COMPLIANT Products.
How many labels does L-5-MTHF 5 mg have?
One label is on file, entered on April 25, 2014.
- Label 31978 (current) Entered April 25, 2014 · on the market · 60 vegetarian capsules · UPC 8 79452 00398 9
DSLD also links this label to: L-5-MTHF Natural S-Isomer (package size difference, same product).
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Designs for Health, Inc. (manufacturer, distributor), Suffield, CT. All Designs for Health products.