Propionyl-L-Carnitine with Glycine GPLC Heart-Healthy Carnitine
by Swanson Ultra · capsule · 60 veggie capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 0 87614 21060 5
- DSLD label 199390
- Serving 1 veggie capsule
Propionyl-L-Carnitine with Glycine GPLC Heart-Healthy Carnitine by Swanson Ultra lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 veggie capsule, such as 515 mg of propionyl-L-carnitine HCl and 150 mg of glycine. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on February 25, 2019.
What is in Propionyl-L-Carnitine with Glycine GPLC Heart-Healthy Carnitine?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 veggie 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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Propionyl-L-Carnitine HCl | 515 mg | ||
| Glycine | 150 mg | 60% of 1,078 products listing glycine give more (median 300 mg). Per day at the most servings: 300 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 199390 (entered February 25, 2019), 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 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?
1 product lists the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Vigor BlueVigor Labs same ingredients
- Cohealon 333 mgCardiovascular Research 1 shared, 65% alike
- CohealonCardiovascular Research 1 shared, 65% alike
- Glycine Propionyl-L-Carnitine HCl GPLC 840 mgSwanson Ultra 2 shared, 63% alike
- gPLC Glycine Propionyl L-CarnitineSolgar 2 shared, 58% alike
- GPLC Carnitine 60 mgPhysician's Preference · off the market 2 shared, 53% 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
- Suggested Use: As a dietary supplement, take one veggie capsule one to two times per day with water on an empty stomach. Do not take before bedtime.
- Warnings
- Do not use if seal is broken.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 199390.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Calcium Laurate, Hypromellose, Silica.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): V Vegetarian Formula.
How many labels does Propionyl-L-Carnitine with Glycine GPLC Heart-Healthy Carnitine have?
One label is on file, entered on February 25, 2019.
- Label 199390 (current) Entered February 25, 2019 · on the market · 60 veggie capsules · UPC 0 87614 21060 5
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Swanson Health Products (distributor), Fargo, ND. All Swanson Ultra products.