Meta Lipoate 300
by Metagenics · tablet or pill · 60 tablets
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 7 55571 91063 9
- DSLD label 295762
- Serving 1 tablet
- 60 servings
Meta Lipoate 300 by Metagenics lists one ingredient: 300 mg of alpha-lipoic acid per serving of 1 tablet. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on August 23, 2023.
What is in Meta Lipoate 300?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 tablet. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Carbohydrates | less than 1 g | 1% | |
| Dietary Fiber | less than 1 g | 3% | |
| Alpha-Lipoic Acid | 300 mg | Higher than 87% of 2,407 products listing alpha lipoic acid (median 50 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 295762 (entered August 23, 2023), 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?
The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Meta Lipoate 300's, rare ingredients counting for more.
- Alpha Lipoic Acid Timed ReleaseSource Naturals 3 shared, 82% alike
- Alpha Lipoic Acid 300 mgSource Naturals 3 shared, 82% alike
- Coenzyme Q10 Lipoic Acid 30 mg / 30 mgSource Naturals 3 shared, 69% alike
- Coenzyme Q10 30 mg Lipoic Acid 30 mgSource Naturals 3 shared, 69% alike
- Alpha Lipoic Acid 100 mgSource Naturals 2 shared, 67% alike
- R-Lipoic Acid 100 mgSource Naturals 2 shared, 67% 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
- Directions: Take one tablet daily or as directed by your healthcare practitioner.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- This product is non-GMO, gluten-free, and vegetarian.
- Storage
- Storage: Keep tightly closed in a cool, dry place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 295762.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Microcrystalline Cellulose, Magnesium Stearate, Silica.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): GFCO.org (Gluten-Free Certification Organization). Listed with: Certified gluten-free (GFCO) (a seal is the label's claim; the certifier's own list confirms it).
How many labels does Meta Lipoate 300 have?
3 labels are on file under this name since February 26, 2020: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 295762 (current) Entered August 23, 2023 · on the market · 60 tablets · UPC 7 55571 91063 9
- Label 216420 Entered March 24, 2020 · off the market September 7, 2022 · 60 tablets · UPC 7 55571 91063 9
- Label 209506 Entered February 26, 2020 · off the market December 27, 2019 · 60 tablets
DSLD also links this label to: Meta Lipoate300 (image difference, same product).
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Metagenics (manufacturer), Gig Harbor, WA. All Metagenics products.