vitamin

Folate supplements

Half of the 7,022 folate supplements in the NIH label database that print an amount list 400 mcg or less per serving; the middle half list 200 mcg to 400 mcg (DSLD version 9.4.0, January 2026). The 123 products whose only supplement ingredient is folate list a median of 800 mcg.

How much folate do supplements contain?

The median product lists 400 mcg per serving. One in ten lists 100 mcg or less, one in ten 800 mcg or more. The amount printed most often is 400 mcg (2,828 products).

Which forms of folate do labels name?

Methylfolate (5-MTHF) is the form named most often: 2,069 of the 12,112 folate products (17%), ahead of folic acid (2,018, 17%) and folinic acid (159, 1%). A product naming two forms counts in both; the table below gives every form.

• Methylfolate (5-MTHF)
• Folic acid
• Folinic acid

Which products list the most folate?

On-market products, per serving, with a plausible amount: the rule leaves out likely entry slips, such as an amount far beyond every other label with no %DV or strength on the label to back it (each product page still shows its own amount, marked).

• L-5-MTHF 25,500 mcg DFESeeking Health25,500 mcg
• Folic Acid 20 mgBio-Tech Pharmacal20,000 mcg
• L-Methylfolate Calcium 15 mgVirtus Pharmaceuticals15,000 mcg
• 5-MTHF 15 mgMetabolic Maintenance15,000 mcg
• 5-MTHF 15 mgFresh Nutrition15,000 mcg
• L-Methylfolate 15mgWoodstock Vitamins15,000 mcg
• 5-MTHF 10 mgMetabolic Maintenance10,000 mcg
• B-Complex + 10 mg 5-MTHFMetabolic Maintenance10,000 mcg

Have the amounts changed over the years?

Products whose current label entered DSLD in 2011 list a median of 400 mcg; those entered in 2025, 400 mcg.

In which products and brands?

Brands listing it most: Nature's Plus (197), Douglas Laboratories (180), Cellucor (73), Vitamin World (67), Country Life (67), Thorne Research (61), Nature's Way (60), Bronson (55), Sundown Naturals (54), Dymatize Nutrition (50).

Every product listing folate

12,112 products, A to Z by name (page 148 of 243), each with the amount its label prints; an amount far outside what other labels print is marked as a possible slip.

• Multivitamin Grape FlavorNaturesPlus Animal Paradeanother unit
• Multivitamin GummiesWell At Walgreens400 mcg
• Multivitamin GummiesSundown Naturals400 mcg
• Multivitamin GummiesNature Made Kids First200 mcg
• Multivitamin GummiesSundownanother unit
• Multivitamin GummiesVitacost KidHealth100 mcg
• Multivitamin GummiesBel-Air Nutritionanother unit
• Multivitamin Gummies AdultPuritan's Pride400 mcg
• Multivitamin Gummies AdultWalgreensanother unit
• Multivitamin Gummies Complete Multivitamin for AdultsOrphic Nutritionanother unit
• Multivitamin Gummies Complete Multivitamin for KidsOrphic Nutritionanother unit
• Multivitamin Gummies for KidsHavasu Nutritionanother unit
• Multivitamin Gummies For KidsMAV Nutrition260 mcg
• Multivitamin Gummies Fruit FlavorLifeable Kidsanother unit
• Multivitamin Gummies KidsNew Ageanother unit
• Multivitamin Gummies Mixed BerryBucked Up Essentialsanother unit
• Multivitamin Gummies With Co Q-10Sundown Naturalsanother unit
• Multivitamin Gummy Mixed BerryGNC Women'sanother unit
• Multivitamin Gummy Raspberry Lemonade FlavorCooper Completeanother unit
• Multivitamin Iron-FreeWell At Walgreens400 mcg
• Multivitamin LiquidGarden of Life Babyanother unit
• Multivitamin Liquid Gold Tropical Berry FlavorNaturesPlus Animal Paradeanother unit
• Multivitamin Liquid Tropical Berry FlavorNature's Plus Animal Paradeanother unit
• Multivitamin MenWell At Walgreens200 mcg
• Multivitamin MenWalgreensanother unit
• Multivitamin Men 50+Well At Walgreens300 mcg
• Multivitamin Men 50+Walgreensanother unit
• Multivitamin Men's 50+ Advancedup&up400 mcg
• Multivitamin Mineral & Herbal Supplement All Natural Wild Berry FlavorLive the Source · off the market400 mcg
• Multivitamin Mini-TabsDr. Mercolaanother unit
• Multivitamin Mini-Tabs for WomenDr. Mercolaanother unit
• Multivitamin Mixed BerryNutricost Kidsanother unit
• Multivitamin Natural Fruit FlavorBariMeltsanother unit
• Multivitamin no MineralsNature's Blend667 mcg
• Multivitamin OneSeeking Healthanother unit
• Multivitamin One MFSeeking Healthanother unit
• Multivitamin Orange FlavorNaturesPlus Animal Paradeanother unit
• Multivitamin Peach MangoLily of the Desert EcoDrink Naturals200 mcg
• Multivitamin Peach MangoLily of the Desert200 mcg
• Multivitamin Performance Elite MaxCodeageanother unit
• Multivitamin PlusDNA Miracles Isotonixanother unit
• Multivitamin plus 24 HR Immune SupportSundownanother unit
• Multivitamin PowderGarden of Life Kids · off the marketanother unit
• Multivitamin PrenatalSundown Naturals · off the market800 mcg
• Multivitamin Prenatal Gummy Raspberry LemonadeGNC Women'sanother unit
• Multivitamin Prenatal Plus DHA & IronGNC Women'sanother unit
• Multivitamin Prenatal Plus IronGNC Women'sanother unit
• Multivitamin Raspberry Naturally FlavoredGummiologyanother unit
• Multivitamin Recovery Elite MaxCodeageanother unit
• Multivitamin Simply StrawberryLlama Naturals200 mcg

Where next?

• Check an amount of folate
• Labels above the upper limit
• All ingredients