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MotilPro

by Pure Encapsulations · capsule · 180 capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 7 66298 01309 1
  • DSLD label 294029
  • Serving 3 capsules
  • 60 servings

MotilPro by Pure Encapsulations lists 4 ingredients, 4 with an amount per serving of 3 capsules, such as 6.7 mg of vitamin B6, 1,000 mg of ginger root extract, 500 mg of acetyl-L-carnitine and 50 mg of 5-hydroxytryptophan. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on July 18, 2023.

What is in MotilPro?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 3 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).

MotilPro: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 294029, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Vitamin B6as Pyridoxal 5-Phosphate6.7 mg394%Vitamin B6 in MotilPro against 15,277 products6.7 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 2 mg to 20 mg, the median 6 mg.DV 1.7 mgUL 100 mg6.7 mg

Higher than 51% of 15,277 products listing vitamin B6 (median 6 mg). Per day at the most servings: 13.4 mg.

Ginger Root Extractas GingerolsStandardized to contain 5% gingerols1,000 mgGinger in MotilPro against 1,770 products1,000 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 150 mg, the median 60 mg.1,000 mg

Higher than 96% of 1,770 products listing ginger (median 60 mg). Per day at the most servings: 2,000 mg.

Acetyl-L-Carnitinefree-form500 mgAcetyl L-Carnitine in MotilPro against 933 products500 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 200 mg to 525 mg, the median 500 mg.500 mg

26% of 933 products listing acetyl L-carnitine give more (median 500 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,000 mg.

5-Hydroxytryptophan50 mg5-HTP in MotilPro against 676 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 100 mg, the median 100 mg.50 mg

55% of 676 products listing 5-HTP give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 100 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 294029 (entered July 18, 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?

The rows in the top or bottom tenth of the products that list the same ingredient, and any above the adult upper limit at the most servings a day the directions give:

  • Its 1,000 mg of ginger is higher than 96% of the 1,770 ginger products that print an amount; 38 list more.

The NIH database records 1 to 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 MotilPro'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 3 capsules, 1-2 times daily, between meals.
Warnings
Warning: Not to be taken by pregnant or lactating women. If you have any health condition or are taking any medication, particularly psychiatric medications, consult your health professional before use. Do not use concurrently with antidepressants.
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 294029.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Cellulose, Water, Ascorbyl Palmitate.

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 MotilPro have?

3 labels are on file under this name since November 21, 2018: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 294029 (current) Entered July 18, 2023 · on the market · 180 capsules · UPC 7 66298 01309 1
  2. Label 219546 Entered May 22, 2020 · off the market October 23, 2018 · 180 capsules · UPC 7 66298 01309 1
  3. Label 183003 Entered November 21, 2018 · off the market July 21, 2022 · 180 capsules · UPC 7 66298 01309 1

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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