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Total L-Carnitine

by Nutri-West · tablet or pill · 60 tablets

  • On the market (NIH)
  • DSLD label 28640
  • Serving 1 tablet

Total L-Carnitine by Nutri-West lists 8 ingredients, 8 with an amount per serving of 1 tablet, such as 2 mg of vitamin B1, 2 mg of vitamin B2, 2 mg of vitamin B6 and 2 mg of magnesium. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on December 24, 2013.

What is in Total L-Carnitine?

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).

Total L-Carnitine: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 28640, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Vitamin B12 mg133%Thiamin in Total L-Carnitine against 9,830 products2 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 1.5 mg to 25 mg, the median 5 mg.DV 1.2 mg2 mg

60% of 9,830 products listing thiamin give more (median 5 mg).

Vitamin B22 mg117%Riboflavin in Total L-Carnitine against 9,824 products2 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 1.7 mg to 25 mg, the median 4 mg.DV 1.3 mg2 mg

60% of 9,824 products listing riboflavin give more (median 4 mg).

Vitamin B62 mg100%Vitamin B6 in Total L-Carnitine against 15,277 products2 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 2 mg to 20 mg, the median 6 mg.DV 1.7 mgUL 100 mg2 mg

69% of 15,277 products listing vitamin B6 give more (median 6 mg).

Magnesiumas {Magnesium} ChelateMagnesium (Form: as {magnesium} chelate)2 mg0.5%Magnesium in Total L-Carnitine against 14,003 products2 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 30 mg to 200 mg, the median 86 mg.UL 350 mgDV 420 mg2 mg

98% of 14,003 products listing magnesium give more (median 86 mg).

Zincas Zinc ChelateZinc (Form: as {zinc} chelate)500 mcg3%Zinc in Total L-Carnitine against 13,186 products0.5 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 5 mg to 15 mg, the median 11 mg.DV 11 mgUL 40 mg0.5 mg

98% of 13,186 products listing zinc give more (median 11 mg).

Seleniumas Selenium ChelateSelenium (Form: as Selenium Chelate)2 mcg3%Selenium in Total L-Carnitine against 7,658 products2 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 27 mcg to 100 mcg, the median 55 mcg.DV 55 mcgUL 400 mcg2 mcg

99% of 7,658 products listing selenium give more (median 55 mcg).

L-Carnitine HCl250 mgL-Carnitine in Total L-Carnitine against 1,338 products250 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 110.5 mg to 1,000 mg, the median 500 mg.250 mg

61% of 1,338 products listing L-carnitine give more (median 500 mg).

Gamma Oryzanol10 mgGamma oryzanol in Total L-Carnitine against 85 products10 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 20 mg to 125 mg, the median 60 mg.10 mg

84% of 85 products listing gamma oryzanol give more (median 60 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 28640 (entered December 24, 2013), 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:

  • 98% of the 14,003 products that print an amount of magnesium list more than its 2 mg of magnesium (median 86 mg).
  • 98% of the 13,186 products that print an amount of zinc list more than its 0.5 mg of zinc (median 11 mg).
  • 99% of the 7,658 products that print an amount of selenium list more than its 2 mcg of selenium (median 55 mcg).

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?

The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Total L-Carnitine's, rare ingredients counting for more.

  • EpiclearReaction Nutrition · off the market 7 shared, 56% alike
  • HypOxygenScientific Nutrition For Advanced Conditioning SNAC · off the market 5 shared, 36% alike
  • HypOxygenSNAC Nutrition 5 shared, 36% 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
Directions for use: One tablet daily or as directed.
Warnings
KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.
TAMPER RESISTANT OUTER SEAL DO NOT USE IF BROKEN.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Contains no starch, salt, sugar, wheat, corn, yeast, milk, soy, gluten or preservatives.
Storage
Store in cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 28640.

How many labels does Total L-Carnitine have?

One label is on file, entered on December 24, 2013.

  1. Label 28640 (current) Entered December 24, 2013 · on the market · 60 tablets

Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).

Who makes it?

The label names Nutri-West (manufacturer), Douglas, WY. All Nutri-West products.

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