L-Glutamic 500 mg
by Sunshine Naturals · tablet or pill · 100 tablets
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 7 89939 10060 8
- DSLD label 49843
- Serving 1 tablet
L-Glutamic 500 mg by Sunshine Naturals lists one ingredient: 500 mg of L-glutamic acid per serving of 1 tablet. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on August 25, 2015.
What is in L-Glutamic 500 mg?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 tablet. 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-Glutamic Acid | 500 mg | Higher than 78% of 697 products listing glutamic acid (median 80 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,500 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 49843 (entered August 25, 2015), 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.
- Glutamic Acid 500 mgSwanson Premium Brand · off the market same ingredients
- L-Glutamic Acid 500 mgSolgar same ingredients
- Glutamic Acid 500 mgSwanson same ingredients
- L-Glutamic Acid HClBulkSupplements.com same ingredients
- Glutamic (Glutamine) Acid 450 mgTerraVita Premium Collection same ingredients
- Glutamic (Glutamine) Acid PowderTerraVita Premium Collection 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
- Directions: Take one (1) tablet 3 times a day, for persons 12 or more years of age.
- People suffering alcoholism may need extra doses of this supplement.
- Warnings
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- This product does not contain sugar, starch, salt or preservatives.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 49843.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Microcrystalline Cellulose, Stearic Acid, Silicon Dioxide, Magnesium Stearate, Pharmaceutical Glaze.
How many labels does L-Glutamic 500 mg have?
One label is on file, entered on August 25, 2015.
- Label 49843 (current) Entered August 25, 2015 · on the market · 100 tablets · UPC 7 89939 10060 8
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names American Naturavit Inc. (distributor), Miami, FL, U.S.A.. All Sunshine Naturals products.