A form of vitamin B12

Cyanocobalamin supplements

7,144 vitamin B12 products in the NIH label database list vitamin B12 as cyanocobalamin (48% of the 14,774 vitamin B12 products); their median is 25 mcg of vitamin B12 per serving, against 36 mcg across all vitamin B12 products; the 299 whose only supplement ingredient is vitamin B12 list a median of 1,000 mcg (DSLD version 9.4.0, January 2026).

How does cyanocobalamin compare with the other forms?

The median amount of vitamin B12 per serving in products naming each form; the count in brackets. The amount is the vitamin B12 the label gives, as printed.

Median vitamin B12 per serving by form

Vitamin B12 by formCyanocobalamin25 mcg (7,144)Methylcobalamin100 mcg (5,005)Adenosylcobalamin281.5 mcg (223)Hydroxocobalamin400 mcg (139)
Vitamin B12 by formCyanocobalamin25 mcg (7,144)Methylcobalamin100 mcg (5,005)Adenosylcobalamin281.5 mcg (223)Hydroxocobalamin400 mcg (139)
Vitamin B12 by formCyanocobalamin25 mcg (7,144)Methylcobalamin100 mcg (5,005)Adenosylcobalamin281.5 mcg (223)Hydroxocobalamin400 mcg (139)
Vitamin B12 by formCyanocobalamin25 mcg (7,144)Methylcobalamin100 mcg (5,005)Adenosylcobalamin281.5 mcg (223)Hydroxocobalamin400 mcg (139)
Vitamin B12 by formCyanocobalamin25 mcg (7,144)Methylcobalamin100 mcg (5,005)Adenosylcobalamin281.5 mcg (223)Hydroxocobalamin400 mcg (139)

Source: Supplement Facts rows and their forms, NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database version 9.4.0, current labels.

Products
7,1445,204 on the market
Median vitamin B12 per serving
25 mcgall vitamin B12 products: 36 mcg
Share of vitamin B12 products
48%7,144 of 14,774

What else do these products contain?

Ingredients most often listed alongside it, with the median amount in these products and in all products
IngredientShare of these productsMedian hereMedian, all products
Vitamin B684% 5 mg6 mg
Folate77% 400 mcg400 mcg
Niacin70% 20 mg20 mg
Vitamin C67% 100 mg100 mg
Pantothenic Acid (Vitamin B5)64% 10 mg12 mg
Thiamin63% 4.2 mg5 mg
Riboflavin62% 3.74 mg4 mg
Biotin56% 118 mcg200 mcg
Zinc55% 10.5 mg11 mg
Vitamin E54% 30 IU30 IU

Which products are they?

60 of the 7,144 (on-market products first, the newest label first), ordered by the amount of vitamin B12 per serving, largest first; an amount that looks like a slip or a compound's weight comes last, marked.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database version 9.4.0; the form each label names for its row. Daily Values: the FDA's Daily Value page.

Which brands make them?

Nature's Way (173), Bronson (81), Puritan's Pride (76), Sundown Naturals (75), Nature's Bounty (75), Nature's Plus (75), Douglas Laboratories (73), Vitamin World (71), vitafusion (64), Justified Laboratories (63).

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