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Timed-Release Real-AKG

by Swanson Ultra · tablet or pill · 90 tablets

  • Off the market since December 2023 (NIH)
  • UPC 0 87614 02690 9
  • DSLD label 207017
  • Serving 1 tablet

Timed-Release Real-AKG by Swanson Ultra lists 5 ingredients, 5 with an amount per serving of 1 tablet, such as 120 mg of vitamin C, 1 g of real-AKG arginine alpha-ketoglutarate, 100 mg of watermelon fruit extract and 65 mg of grape skin extract. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on October 23, 2019.

What is in Timed-Release Real-AKG?

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).

Timed-Release Real-AKG: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 207017, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Vitamin CVitamin C (Alt. Name: PureWay-C Ascorbic Acid) Note: USP120 mg133%Vitamin C in Timed-Release Real-AKG against 18,583 products120 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 60 mg to 270 mg, the median 100 mg.DV 90 mgUL 2,000 mg120 mg

Higher than 51% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 360 mg.

Real-AKG Arginine Alpha-Ketoglutarate1 gArginine Alpha Ketoglutarate in Timed-Release Real-AKG against 322 products1 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.75 g to 1.99 g, the median 1 g.1 g

46% of 322 products listing arginine alpha ketoglutarate give more (median 1 g). Per day at the most servings: 3 g.

PureWay-Cas Ascorbic Acid, Lipid MetabolitesPureWay-C (Form: proprietary formulation of Ascorbic Acid Note: USP, combined with Lipid Metabolites (Form: from Vegetable Waxes) Note: fatty acids)134 mg
Watermelon fruit extractas Matraxol AminoWatermelon fruit extract (Form: as Matraxol Amino (Form: proprietary formula of L-Citrulline, and Lipid Metabolites)) PlantPart: fruit Genus: Citrulius Species: lanatus100 mgWatermelon in Timed-Release Real-AKG against 55 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 450 mg, the median 100 mg.100 mg

36% of 55 products listing watermelon give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 300 mg.

Grape skin extractas Total PolyphenolsGrape skin extract (Form: providing a minimum 31% Total Polyphenols Note: 20 mg) PlantPart: skin Genus: Vitis Species: vinifera65 mgGrape in Timed-Release Real-AKG against 1,900 products115 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 100 mg, the median 50 mg.115 mg

Higher than 75% of 1,900 products listing grape (median 50 mg). Per day at the most servings: 345 mg.

Grape seed extractas ProanthocyanidinsGrape seed extract (Form: standardized to 95% Proanthocyanidins) PlantPart: seed Genus: Vitis Species: vinifera50 mg

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 207017 (entered October 23, 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 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 Timed-Release Real-AKG's, rare ingredients counting for more.

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 tablet three times per day on an empty stomach with water.
Warnings
Do not use if seal is broken.
Keep out of reach of children.
Warning: Not intended for use by children or pregnant or nursing women.
Warning: Not intended for use by children or pregnant or nursing women. Consult your healthcare provider before use if you are taking any prescription medication or if you have renal or liver disease.
Reduce dosage if you experience nausea, abdominal cramps or diarrhea.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 207017.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Stearic Acid, Croscarmellose Sodium, Pharmaceutical Glaze, May contain one or more of the following.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Guaranteed Purity & Potency.

How many labels does Timed-Release Real-AKG have?

One label is on file, entered on October 23, 2019.

  1. Label 207017 (current) Entered October 23, 2019 · off the market December 5, 2023 · 90 tablets · UPC 0 87614 02690 9

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.

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