Malic Acid
by Ecological Formulas · capsule · 90 capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 6 96859 13078 6
- DSLD label 271440
- Serving 1 to 2 capsules; amounts per 1 capsule
- 90 servings
Malic Acid by Ecological Formulas lists one ingredient: 600 mg of malic acid per serving of 1 capsule. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on August 23, 2022.
What is in Malic Acid?
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malic Acid | 600 mg | Higher than 50% of 235 products listing malic acid (median 588 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 271440 (entered August 23, 2022), 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.
- Malic Acid 600 mgThe Vitamin Shoppe same ingredients
- Malic Acid 600 mgSwanson Premium Brand same ingredients
- Malic AcidEarthborn Elements same ingredients
- Malic Acid TabletsDouglas Laboratories same ingredients
- DL-Malic AcidBulkSupplements.com same ingredients
- Malic Acid Powder 500 mgBulkSupplements.com 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 or or two capsules daily, or as directed by a physician.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- This product is free of corn, soy, yeast, wheat, dairy, or other common food or chemical allergens.
- Gluten free, casein free
Source: label statements in DSLD label 271440.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Gelatin, Magnesium Stearate, Silicon Dioxide.
How many labels does Malic Acid have?
2 labels are on file under this name since June 25, 2013: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 271440 (current) Entered August 23, 2022 · on the market · 90 capsules · UPC 6 96859 13078 6
- Label 22724 Entered June 25, 2013 · on the market · 90 capsules
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Ecological Formulas (distributor), Concord, CA. All Ecological Formulas products.