L-Carnitine
by Earthborn Elements · capsule · 200 capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- DSLD label 319602
- Serving 2 capsules
- 100 servings
L-Carnitine by Earthborn Elements lists one ingredient: 900 mg of L-carnitine per serving of 2 capsules. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on October 24, 2024.
What is in L-Carnitine?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 capsules. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| L-Carnitine | 900 mg | Higher than 66% of 1,338 products listing L-carnitine (median 500 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 319602 (entered October 24, 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 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?
6 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- L-Carntine TartratePure same ingredients
- L-CarnitineNature's Sunshine same ingredients
- L-Carnitine Fumarate 885 mgCalifornia Gold Nutrition same ingredients
- Best L-Carnitine FumarateDoctor's Best · off the market same ingredients
- L-Carnitine Fumarate 855 mgDoctor's Best same ingredients
- L-Carnitine Fumarate With Biosint Carnitines 855 mgDoctor's Best same ingredients
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: Take 2 capsules daily, preferably with meals. Take with at least 8 oz of liquid.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 319602.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Gelatin.
How many labels does L-Carnitine have?
One label is on file, entered on October 24, 2024.
- Label 319602 (current) Entered October 24, 2024 · on the market · 200 capsules
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Earthborn Elements (distributor), Beaverton, Oregon. All Earthborn Elements products.