Maximum-Strength Acetyl L-Carnitine Arginate
by Swanson Ultra · capsule · 120 veggie capsules
- Off the market since December 2023 (NIH)
- UPC 0 87614 21000 1
- DSLD label 185165
- Serving 2 veggie capsules
- 60 servings
Maximum-Strength Acetyl L-Carnitine Arginate by Swanson Ultra lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 2 veggie capsules, such as 1 g of ArginoCarn acetyl L-carnitine arginate dihydrochloride. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on January 7, 2019.
What is in Maximum-Strength Acetyl L-Carnitine Arginate?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 veggie 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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| ArginoCarn Acetyl L-Carnitine Arginate Dihydrochloride | 1 g | Higher than 82% of 933 products listing acetyl L-carnitine (median 500 mg). Per day at the most servings: 2,000 mg. | |
| Acetyl L-Carnitine HCl | 450 mg | ||
| Arginineas Arginine Hydrochloride | 386 mg | 63% of 1,455 products listing arginine give more (median 500 mg). Per day at the most servings: 772 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 185165 (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 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?
The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Maximum-Strength Acetyl L-Carnitine Arginate's, rare ingredients counting for more.
- Best Acetyl-L-Carnitine HCl Featuring Sigma Tau CarnitineDoctor's Best · off the market 1 shared, 54% alike
- Maximum Strength Acetyl L-Carnitine 1000Vitamin World · off the market 1 shared, 54% alike
- Acetyl-L CarnitineNOW · off the market 1 shared, 54% alike
- Acetyl L-Carnitine 1000 mgPhysioLogics · off the market 1 shared, 54% alike
- Acetyl L-Carnitine 250 mgNature's Bounty 1 shared, 54% alike
- Acetyl L-Carnitine 500 mgVitaCeutical Labs 1 shared, 54% alike
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 two veggie capsules two times per day with water. For maximum benefit, take six veggie capsules per day.
- Warnings
- Do not use if seal is broken.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place.
- Note: This hygroscopic material readily absorbs moisture. Store in original bottle. Keep tightly sealed.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 185165.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Hypromellose, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Magnesium Stearate, Silica.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): V Vegetarian formula Guaranteed purity & potency.
How many labels does Maximum-Strength Acetyl L-Carnitine Arginate have?
One label is on file, entered on January 7, 2019.
- Label 185165 (current) Entered January 7, 2019 · off the market December 4, 2023 · 120 veggie capsules · UPC 0 87614 21000 1
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 Ultra products.