Lipoic Acid 150 mg
by Vital Nutrients · capsule · 60 vegetarian capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 6 93465 40111 8
- DSLD label 182086
- Serving 1 vegetarian capsule
- 60 servings
Lipoic Acid 150 mg by Vital Nutrients lists one ingredient: 150 mg of alpha lipoic acid per serving of 1 vegetarian capsule. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on October 25, 2018.
What is in Lipoic Acid 150 mg?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 vegetarian 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpha Lipoic Acid | 150 mg | Higher than 74% of 2,407 products listing alpha lipoic acid (median 50 mg). Per day at the most servings: 450 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 182086 (entered October 25, 2018), 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 2 to 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.
- Best Alpha-Lipoic AcidDoctor's Best · off the market same ingredients
- Lipoic Acid 150 mgVerified Quality Natural Products · off the market same ingredients
- Alpha-Lipoic Acid 150Doctor's Best · off the market same ingredients
- R+alaALLMAX · off the market same ingredients
- Alpha-Lipoic Acid 150 mgDoctor's Best same ingredients
- R+alaALLMAX ESSENTIALS 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
- Recommendations 1 capsule 2 or 3 times daily, ideally between meals or as directed by your healthcare professional.
- Warnings
- Keep out of reach of children
- Use only if safety seal is intact
- Warning If pregnant, consult your physician before taking.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Excludes coatings, binders, gluten (wheat, rye, barley), milk/dairy (casein, whey), soy protein, egg protein, sugar.
- Storage
- Store sealed in a cool dry place
Source: label statements in DSLD label 182086.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Vegetable Cellulose, Cellulose, Calcium Carbonate, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Magnesium Silicate, Leucine, Silica.
How many labels does Lipoic Acid 150 mg have?
3 labels are on file under this name since March 23, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 182086 (current) Entered October 25, 2018 · on the market · 60 vegetarian capsules · UPC 6 93465 40111 8
- Label 27314 Entered November 25, 2013 · off the market April 16, 2018 · 60 capsules · UPC 6 93465 40111 8
- Label 6628 Entered March 23, 2012 · off the market September 13, 2013 · 60 capsules · UPC 6 93465 40111 8
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Vital Nutrients (manufacturer), Middletown, CT. All Vital Nutrients products.