Carnipure® crystalline and Carnipure® tartrate are approved and/or accepted in most countries such as the United States, European Union, Japan, China, etc.:
- The products are approved for infant nutrition.
- The products are approved for foods for particular nutritional uses (PARNUTS).
- The products have a positive EFSA (European Food Safety Authority) safety evaluation.
- The products have US self-affirmed GRAS status (Generally Recognised As Safe).
Under the Carnipure® brand, Lonza offers two grades: Carnipure® crystalline and Carnipure® tartrate. Carnipure® crystalline is pure L-Carnitine, whereas Carnipure® tartrate is the crystallized stable salt produced from Carnipure® crystalline and food-grade equivalent L-tartaric acid, in a molar ratio of 2:1 (i.e., approximately 68% L-Carnitine and 32% L-tartaric acid which is the highest L-Carnitine concentration of any currently commercially available non-hygroscopic salt form).