1 Product identity

Ingredient risk

Contains restricted ingredients

Acetyl L-Carnitine 400 mg Plus Alpha Lipoic Acid 200 mg

Name: Acetyl L-Carnitine 400 mg Plus Alpha Lipoic Acid 200 mg
Brand: Spring Valley

BrandSpring Valley→Non-Nutrient/Non-Botanical Capsule 8 ingredients 1 banned 1 caution DSLD #12160

Net contents: 50 Capsule(s)

Target: Adults and Children 4 years and above

DSLD entry: 2012-08-24

2 Ingredients (8)

IngredientGroupSafety

Acetyl L-CarnitineAcetyl L-Carnitine—

Alpha Lipoic AcidAlpha Lipoic Acid—

GelatinGelatin—

Vegetable Magnesium StearateMagnesium stearateUse with Caution

HypromelloseHypromellose—

SilicaSiliconGenerally Safe

AcaciaAcacia—

Titanium Dioxide colorTitanium DioxideBanned in ≥1 country

Ingredient amounts require the full DSLD label. View full label at NIH DSLD →

⛔ Contains an ingredient banned in ≥1 country

Titanium Dioxide 🇫🇷 🇪🇺 — France banned TiO₂ in food from January 2020, first EU country.

⚠️ Use with caution — restricted in some markets

Magnesium — Severe deficiency (<0.50 mmol/L) causes secondary hypocalcemia and hypokalemia that will not correct until magnesium is repleted first [1].

3 Safety cross-reference

L-Carnitine — Limited Evidence

⚠ Fishy body odor

⚠ TMAO concern

Magnesium — Use with Caution

⚠ Diarrhea (especially oxide)

⚠ Accumulates in renal impairment

Silicon — Generally Safe

⚠ Very low toxicity

Titanium Dioxide — Banned in ≥1 country

⚠ EFSA: can no longer be considered safe as food additive (2021)

⚠ Genotoxicity concern (nanoparticles)

4 Label claims

• All Other

• Structure/Function

5 Data source

DSLD ID12160

Full labelView at NIH DSLD →

SourceOffice of Dietary Supplements, NIH

Market statusOn market

Entry date2012-08-24

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7 Cite this page

Vancouver

Pkhakadze G. Acetyl L-Carnitine 400 mg Plus Alpha Lipoic Acid 200 mg — product analysis [Internet]. Tbilisi: Public Health Institute of Georgia; 2026 [cited 2026 Aug 25]. Available from: https://supplement.ge/products/acetyl-l-carnitine-400-mg-plus-alpha-lipoic-acid-200-mg-12160/

CC BY 4.0. Product data from NIH DSLD; safety analysis by SupplementIndex.

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PHIG · Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Giorgi Pkhakadze, MD, MPH, PhD

Product data sourced from the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database (DSLD). Safety cross-referencing by SupplementIndex. This analysis is for informational purposes only. For corrections: info@accreditation.ge.
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