PlainVitamins

N-Acetyl L-Carnosine (NALC)

by BulkSupplements.com · powder · 250 grams

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 8 49720 00681 3
  • DSLD label 329878
  • Serving 500 mg (About 1/5 teaspoon)
  • 500 servings

N-Acetyl L-Carnosine (NALC) by BulkSupplements.com lists one ingredient: 500 mg of N-acetyl L-carnosine per serving of 500 mg. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on March 25, 2025.

What is in N-Acetyl L-Carnosine (NALC)?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 500 mg. 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).

N-Acetyl L-Carnosine (NALC): Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 329878, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
N-Acetyl L-Carnosine500 mg

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 329878 (entered March 25, 2025), 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 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?

3 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.

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 500mg (about 1/5 tsp) once or twice daily, or as directed by a physician.
Warnings
Always consult a physician before taking any dietary supplement.
Keep out of reach of children.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Free of: added sugar, soy, dairy, yeast, gluten, additives
Storage
Contents are sold by weight, not volume. Settling may occur. Store in a dry, cool place

Source: label statements in DSLD label 329878.

How many labels does N-Acetyl L-Carnosine (NALC) have?

15 labels are on file under this name since July 18, 2023: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 329878 (current) Entered March 25, 2025 · on the market · 250 grams · UPC 8 49720 00681 3
  2. Label 311089 Entered July 25, 2024 · on the market · 50 grams · UPC X00161ET9L
  3. Label 311088 Entered July 25, 2024 · on the market · 1 kilogram · UPC 8 49720 00683 7
  4. Label 311087 Entered July 25, 2024 · on the market · 25 grams · UPC X0015ZXAYD
  5. Label 311086 Entered July 25, 2024 · on the market · 10 grams · UPC X0015ZXAM5
  6. Label 311092 Entered June 20, 2024 · on the market · 500 grams · UPC 8 49720 00682 0
  7. Label 311091 Entered June 20, 2024 · on the market · 250 grams · UPC 8 49720 00681 3
  8. Label 311090 Entered June 20, 2024 · on the market · 100 grams · UPC X00161ETFZ
  9. Label 294788 Entered August 23, 2023 · on the market · 50 grams · UPC X00161ET9L
  10. Label 294786 Entered August 23, 2023 · off the market April 11, 2023 · 100 grams · UPC X00161ETFZ
  11. Label 294790 Entered July 18, 2023 · off the market April 11, 2023 · 10 grams · UPC X0015ZXAM5
  12. Label 294789 Entered July 18, 2023 · off the market April 11, 2023 · 25 grams · UPC X0015ZXAYD
  13. Label 294787 Entered July 18, 2023 · off the market April 11, 2023 · 1 kilogram · UPC 8 49720 00683 7
  14. Label 294785 Entered July 18, 2023 · on the market · 250 grams · UPC 8 49720 00681 3
  15. Label 294784 Entered July 18, 2023 · on the market · 500 grams · UPC 8 49720 00682 0

DSLD also links this label to: N-Acetyl L-Carnosine (image difference, same product), N-Acetyl L-Carnosine Powder 500 mg (package size difference, same product), N-Acetyl L-Carnosine Powder 500 mg (package size difference, same product), N-Acetyl L-Carnosine Powder 500 mg (package size difference, same product), N-Acetyl L-Carnosine Powder 500 mg (package size difference, same product), N-Acetyl L-Carnosine (NALC) Powder 500 mg (package size 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 BulkSupplements.com (distributor), Henderson, NV. All BulkSupplements.com products.

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