Super ALA
by R & D Pharmaceutical · capsule · 60 capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- DSLD label 182527
- Serving 1 to 2 capsules; amounts per 1 capsule
Super ALA by R & D Pharmaceutical lists one ingredient: 600 mg of pure R-alpha lipoic acid per serving of 1 capsule. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on October 25, 2018.
What is in Super ALA?
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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| pure R-Alpha Lipoic Acid | 600 mg | Higher than 95% of 2,407 products listing alpha lipoic acid (median 50 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,200 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 182527 (entered October 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?
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 600 mg of pure R-alpha lipoic acid (filed by NIH under alpha lipoic acid) is higher than 95% of the 2,407 alpha lipoic acid products that print an amount; 14 list more.
The NIH database records 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?
6 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Alpha Lipoic Acid 600GNC · off the market same ingredients
- Alpha Lipoic Acid TR Time Release 600 mgNatrol · off the market same ingredients
- Maximum Strength Alpha Lipoic Acid 600 mgVitamin World same ingredients
- Alpha Lipoic Acid 600 mgGNC Preventive Nutrition same ingredients
- High Potency Alpha Lipoic Acid 600 mgGood 'N Natural · off the market same ingredients
- Alpha Lipoic Acid 600 mgNature's Harmony same ingredients
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
- Dosage: Take 1 or 2 capsule two times daily after meals or subjected to your physician's prescription
- Warnings
- Keep out of reach of children
- Storage
- Storage: Store in a cool & dry place
Source: label statements in DSLD label 182527.
How many labels does Super ALA have?
One label is on file, entered on October 25, 2018.
- Label 182527 (current) Entered October 25, 2018 · on the market · 60 capsules
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names R & D Pharmaceutical Pte Ltd (distributor). All R & D Pharmaceutical products.