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Lipotropic Detox

by Pure Encapsulations · capsule · 120 capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 7 66298 01081 6
  • DSLD label 185045
  • Serving 2 capsules
  • 60 servings

Lipotropic Detox by Pure Encapsulations lists 12 ingredients, 12 with an amount per serving of 2 capsules, such as 5 mg of vitamin B6, 167 mcg of folate, 50 mcg of vitamin B12 and 120 mg of choline. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on January 7, 2019.

What is in Lipotropic Detox?

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).

Lipotropic Detox: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 185045, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Vitamin B6as Pyridoxine HydrochlorideVitamin B6 (Form: as Pyridoxine HCl)5 mg294%Vitamin B6 in Lipotropic Detox against 15,277 products5 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 2 mg to 20 mg, the median 6 mg.DV 1.7 mgUL 100 mg5 mg

51% of 15,277 products listing vitamin B6 give more (median 6 mg). Per day at the most servings: 15 mg.

Folateas MetafolinFolate (Form: as Metafolin (Form: L-5-MTHF))167 mcg42%Folate in Lipotropic Detox against 7,022 products167 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 200 mcg to 400 mcg, the median 400 mcg.167 mcg

83% of 7,022 products listing folate give more (median 400 mcg). Per day at the most servings: 501 mcg.

L-5-Mthf100 mcg
Vitamin B12as MethylcobalaminVitamin B12 (Form: as Methylcobalamin)50 mcg2,083%Vitamin B12 in Lipotropic Detox against 14,425 products50 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 6 mcg to 200 mcg, the median 36 mcg.DV 2.4 mcg50 mcg

Higher than 51% of 14,425 products listing vitamin B12 (median 36 mcg). Per day at the most servings: 150 mcg.

Cholineas Choline BitartrateCholine (Form: as Choline Bitartrate)120 mg22%Choline in Lipotropic Detox against 4,738 products120 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 18 mg to 100 mg, the median 40 mg.DV 550 mgUL 3,500 mg120 mg

Higher than 81% of 4,738 products listing choline (median 40 mg). Per day at the most servings: 360 mg.

Inositol150 mgInositol in Lipotropic Detox against 4,042 products150 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 10 mg to 80 mg, the median 30 mg.150 mg

Higher than 87% of 4,042 products listing inositol (median 30 mg). Per day at the most servings: 450 mg.

L-MethionineL-Methionine Note: free-form150 mgMETHIONINE in Lipotropic Detox against 981 products150 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 250 mg, the median 100 mg.150 mg

Higher than 63% of 981 products listing METHIONINE (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 450 mg.

TaurineTaurine Note: free-form100 mgTaurine in Lipotropic Detox against 2,337 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 110 mg to 1,000 mg, the median 500 mg.100 mg

76% of 2,337 products listing taurine give more (median 500 mg). Per day at the most servings: 300 mg.

Trimethylglycineas Anhydrous Betaine100 mgBetaine in Lipotropic Detox against 731 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 1,250 mg, the median 250 mg.100 mg

60% of 731 products listing betaine give more (median 250 mg). Per day at the most servings: 300 mg.

Turmeric (Curcuma longa) extractas CurcuminoidsTurmeric (Curcuma longa) extract (Form: standardized to 95% Curcuminoids) PlantPart: root Genus: Curcuma Species: longa75 mgTurmeric in Lipotropic Detox against 2,369 products75 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 500 mg, the median 150 mg.75 mg

68% of 2,369 products listing turmeric give more (median 150 mg). Per day at the most servings: 225 mg.

Milk Thistle (Silybum marianum) extractas SilymarinMilk Thistle (Silybum marianum) extract (Form: standardized to contain 80% Silymarin) PlantPart: seed Genus: Silybum Species: marianum75 mgMilk Thistle in Lipotropic Detox against 1,277 products75 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 90 mg to 300 mg, the median 175 mg.75 mg

77% of 1,277 products listing milk thistle give more (median 175 mg). Per day at the most servings: 225 mg.

Artichoke (Cynara scolymus) extract50 mgArtichoke in Lipotropic Detox against 433 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 250 mg, the median 100 mg.50 mg

67% of 433 products listing artichoke give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 150 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 185045 (entered January 7, 2019), 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?

The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Lipotropic Detox's, rare ingredients counting for more.

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: As a dietary supplement, take 2 capsules, 3 times daily, with meals.
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.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Certified Gluten-Free by the Gluten-Free Certification Organization, www.gluten.org
Gluten-free, Non-GMO & Hypoallergenic
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 185045.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: hypoallergenic Plant Fiber, Vegetarian Capsule, Ascorbyl Palmitate.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): GF. Listed with: Certified gluten-free (GFCO) (a seal is the label's claim; the certifier's own list confirms it).

How many labels does Lipotropic Detox have?

2 labels are on file under this name since January 7, 2019: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 219343 Entered April 23, 2020 · off the market December 7, 2018 · 120 capsules · UPC 7 66298 01081 6
  2. Label 185045 (current) Entered January 7, 2019 · on the market · 120 capsules · UPC 7 66298 01081 6

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

Who makes it?

The label names Pure Encapsulations (manufacturer), Sudbury, MA. All Pure Encapsulations products.

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