Natural Factors L-Carnosine 500 mg (60 VCaps)

Natural Factors L-Carnosine 500 mg is a vegetarian capsule supplement that provides 500 mg of L-carnosine in each capsule, with 25 mg of vitamin C. The bottle holds 60 capsules, a two-month supply at one capsule a day.

What L-carnosine is

L-carnosine, also written beta-alanyl-L-histidine, is a dipeptide: a small molecule made from two amino acids, beta-alanine and L-histidine, joined together. The body makes it on its own, and the largest amounts are found in skeletal muscle, with smaller amounts in the brain and heart. In the diet it comes mainly from meat and fish, so people who eat a vegetarian or vegan diet take in very little of it from food.

Supplemental carnosine has been used in a number of studies over the past few decades. Natural Factors sells it here as a free form amino acid in a capsule with a single main ingredient.

What is in each capsule

Each capsule contains 500 mg of L-carnosine and 25 mg of vitamin C as ascorbic acid. The capsule shell is made from a plant cellulose (carbohydrate gum) and purified water, so it contains no gelatin. The other non-medicinal ingredients are microcrystalline cellulose and vegetable grade magnesium stearate, a flow agent used when the capsules are filled.

The formula is short on purpose: one main ingredient at a fixed amount, which makes it easy to know exactly how much you are taking and to fit it next to other products already in your routine.

How it compares

Beta-alanine, one of the two building blocks of carnosine, is sold on its own as a sports powder. This capsule supplies the finished dipeptide instead, at a fixed 500 mg per capsule, in a vegetarian shell that can be swallowed with water at any time of day.

How to take it

Take 1 capsule daily, or as directed by a health care practitioner. If you are pregnant, breastfeeding or take prescription medication, check with a health care practitioner before adding any new supplement.

Who it suits

Adults who want carnosine on its own rather than as part of a blend, vegetarians and vegans looking for a source of carnosine that does not come from meat, and anyone who prefers a once-a-day capsule.

Natural Factors L-Carnosine FAQ

Is L-carnosine the same as carnitine?

No. Carnosine is a dipeptide made of beta-alanine and histidine; carnitine is a different compound made in the body from lysine and methionine.

Is the capsule vegetarian?

Yes. The shell is plant cellulose and water, with no gelatin.

Why is vitamin C included?

Natural Factors adds 25 mg of vitamin C (ascorbic acid) to each capsule next to the carnosine.

How long does one bottle last?

At 1 capsule a day, the 60 capsules last two months.

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