Malic Acid 600 mg
by Swanson Premium Brand · capsule · 100 veggie capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 0 87614 01939 0
- DSLD label 212687
- Serving 1 veggie capsule
Malic Acid 600 mg by Swanson Premium Brand lists one ingredient: 600 mg of L-malic acid per serving of 1 veggie capsule. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on January 25, 2020.
What is in Malic Acid 600 mg?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 veggie 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| L-Malic Acid | 600 mg | Higher than 50% of 235 products listing malic acid (median 588 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,200 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 212687 (entered January 25, 2020), 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 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.
- Malic Acid 600 mgThe Vitamin Shoppe same ingredients
- Malic AcidEcological Formulas 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
- Suggested Use: As a dietary supplement, take one veggie capsule two times per day with water.
- Warnings
- Do not use if seal is broken.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 212687.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Hypromellose, Silica, Calcium Palmitate, Microcrystalline Cellulose.
How many labels does Malic Acid 600 mg have?
2 labels are on file under this name since May 24, 2018: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 212687 (current) Entered January 25, 2020 · on the market · 100 veggie capsules · UPC 0 87614 01939 0
- Label 176678 Entered May 24, 2018 · off the market December 3, 2019 · 100 veggie capsules · UPC 0 87614 01939 0
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Swanson Health Products (distributor), Fargo, ND. All Swanson Premium Brand products.