L-Carnitine 500
by MRM · tablet or pill · 60 tablets
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 6 09492 72201
- DSLD label 179048
- Serving 1 to 2 tablets; amounts per 1 tablet
- 60 servings
L-Carnitine 500 by MRM lists 4 ingredients, 4 with an amount per serving of 1 tablet, such as 15 mg of vitamin B5, 5 mg of vitamin B6, 70 mg of calcium and 500 mg of L-carnitine. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on July 25, 2018.
What is in L-Carnitine 500?
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vitamin B5as Calcium PantothenateVitamin B5 (Form: as Calcium Pantothenate) | 15 mg | 150% | Higher than 51% of 10,060 products listing pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) (median 12 mg). Per day at the most servings: 45 mg. |
| Vitamin B6as Pyridoxine HydrochlorideVitamin B6 (Form: as Pyridoxine HCl) | 5 mg | 250% | 51% of 15,277 products listing vitamin B6 give more (median 6 mg). Per day at the most servings: 15 mg. |
| Calciumas Dicalcium PhosphateCalcium (Form: from Dicalcium Phosphate) | 70 mg | 7% | 65% of 17,831 products listing calcium give more (median 115 mg). Per day at the most servings: 210 mg. |
| L-Carnitineas L-Carnitine TartrateL-Carnitine (Form: from L-Carnitine Tartrate) | 500 mg | 38% of 1,338 products listing L-carnitine give more (median 500 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,500 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 179048 (entered July 25, 2018), 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 to 3 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 L-Carnitine 500's, rare ingredients counting for more.
- L-Carnitine 1000 Tropical PunchGNC Pro Performance 3 shared, 83% alike
- L-Carnitine Liquid 1000 mg Tropical Punch FlavorNOW Sports · off the market 3 shared, 72% alike
- Liquid L-Carnitine 1000 mg Tropical PunchNOW Sports 3 shared, 72% alike
- Liquid L-Carnitine 500 mgVitamin World 2 shared, 63% alike
- Liquid Carnitine 1000 Lemon-Lime FlavorJarrow Formulas · off the market 2 shared, 63% alike
- L-Carnitine LiquidGood 'N Natural · off the market 2 shared, 63% 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
- Performance Enhancing Suggested Usage: Take 4-8 tablets on an empty stomach prior to workout. Cardiovascular Support Suggested Usage: Take 1-2 tablets 2-3 times daily with a meal.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Contains no added milk, egg, peanut, tree nut, fish, shellfish, soy, wheat, gluten or yeast ingredients.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 179048.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Cellulose, Stearic Acid, Croscarmellose Sodium, Silicon Dioxide.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Certified Vegan Vegan.org; GMP Produced in a certified facility Good Manufacturing Practices. Listed with: Certified Vegan (Vegan Action) (a seal is the label's claim; the certifier's own list confirms it).
How many labels does L-Carnitine 500 have?
3 labels are on file under this name since August 26, 2014: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 179048 (current) Entered July 25, 2018 · on the market · 60 tablets · UPC 6 09492 72201
- Label 56516 Entered February 23, 2016 · off the market January 23, 2018 · 60 tablets · UPC 6 09492 72201
- Label 36917 Entered August 26, 2014 · off the market December 30, 2015 · 60 tablets · UPC 6 09492 72201
DSLD also links this label to: L-Glutamine 1000 (image difference, same product), L-Glutamine 1000 (image difference, same product), L-Glutamine 1000 (image difference, same product), L-Glutamine 1000 (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 MRM (manufacturer, distributor), Oceanside, CA. All MRM products.