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Alpha Lipoic Acid

by Nature's Way · capsule · 60 capsules

  • Off the market since October 2019 (NIH)
  • UPC 0 33674 45181 6
  • DSLD label 79871
  • Serving 1 capsule

Alpha Lipoic Acid by Nature's Way lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 310 mg of rosemary and 50 mg of alpha lipoic acid. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on October 21, 2017.

What is in Alpha Lipoic Acid?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 capsule. 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).

Alpha Lipoic Acid: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 79871, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Rosemary310 mgRosemary in Alpha Lipoic Acid against 332 products310 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 100 mg, the median 50 mg.310 mg

Higher than 88% of 332 products listing rosemary (median 50 mg).

Alpha Lipoic Acid50 mgAlpha Lipoic Acid in Alpha Lipoic Acid against 2,407 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 150 mg, the median 50 mg.50 mg

47% of 2,407 products listing alpha lipoic acid give more (median 50 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 79871 (entered October 21, 2017), 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 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?

1 product lists 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
Recommendation: Take 1 capsule daily, preferably with food.
Warnings
Keep out of reach of children.
Safety sealed with printed outer shrink-wrap and inner seal. Do not use if either is broken or missing.
If pregnant, nursing or taking any medications, consult a healthcare professional before use.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Gluten free. No sugar, salt, yeast, wheat, corn, soy, dairy products, artificial colors, flavors or preservatives.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 79871.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Gelatin, Magnesium Stearate, Silica.

How many labels does Alpha Lipoic Acid have?

One label is on file, entered on October 21, 2017.

  1. Label 79871 (current) Entered October 21, 2017 · off the market October 1, 2019 · 60 capsules · UPC 0 33674 45181 6

DSLD also links this label to: Alpha Lipoic Acid Plus Rosemary (image difference, same product), Alpha Lipoic Acid 600 mg (image difference, same product), Alpha Lipoic Acid 600 mg (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 Nature's Way Brands, LLC (manufacturer), Green Bay, WI. All Nature's Way products.

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