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Vitamin B6 supplements
Half of the 15,277 vitamin B6 supplements in the NIH label database that print an amount list 6 mg or less per serving; the middle half list 2 mg to 20 mg, and 1 in 56 of the 15,130 with a plausible amount give more than the adult upper limit at the most servings their labels direct (DSLD version 9.4.0, January 2026). The 201 products whose only supplement ingredient is vitamin B6 list a median of 100 mg, and 15% of them give more than the upper limit.
- Products listing it
- 15,64415,277 print an amount; 362 list it inside a blend without an amount
- Median per serving
- 6 mgmiddle half 2 mg to 20 mg
- FDA Daily Value
- 1.7 mgthe median is 353% of it
- Adult upper limit (IOM)
- 100 mg268 products go above it a day
How much vitamin B6 do supplements contain?
The median product lists 6 mg per serving. One in ten lists 1 mg or less, one in ten 50 mg or more. The amount printed most often is 2 mg (2,019 products).
Products by amount of vitamin B6 per serving
15,277 products, log scale; extreme 0.2% at each end left out of the drawing.
Source: Supplement Facts rows of every product's current label, NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database version 9.4.0; amounts in one measure (weight).
How do the amounts compare with the Daily Value and the upper limit?
The FDA Daily Value for vitamin B6 is 1.7 mg (adults and children 4 and older). The median product gives 353% of it per serving; the 90th percentile 2941%.
The adult Tolerable Upper Intake Level is 100 mg a day (total intake from food, water and supplements). At the most servings their labels direct, 268 of the 15,130 products with a plausible amount (1.8%) give more than that from the supplement alone (what counts as plausible).
The upper limit is for total intake from food, water and supplements unless stated, and does not apply under medical supervision. A label amount is what the maker printed. This is data, not advice: the NIH ODS fact sheets explain what each nutrient does.
Sources: 21 CFR 101.9(c)(8)(iv) (Daily Values); Institute of Medicine, DRI summary tables (2011) (upper limits); on reading them, the FDA's Daily Value page.
Which forms of vitamin B6 do labels name?
Pyridoxine hydrochloride is the form named most often: 11,242 of the 15,644 vitamin B6 products (72%), ahead of pyridoxal 5-phosphate (P5P) (2,275, 15%). A product naming two forms counts in both; the table below gives every form.
Products by the form of vitamin B6 on the label
Count, and the median amount per serving in that form.
| Form | Products | Share of vitamin B6 products | Median per serving |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pyridoxine hydrochloride | 11,242 | 72% | 9 mg |
| Pyridoxal 5-phosphate (P5P) | 2,275 | 15% | 10 mg |
Source: the form each label gives for its vitamin B6 row (DSLD "forms"), current labels.
Which products list the most vitamin B6?
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).
- Super Nu-Thera CapletsKirkman250 mg
- Super Nu-Thera Powder FlavoredKirkman250 mg
- Pyridoxine-250Douglas Laboratories250 mg
- 100% Pure Vitamin B6 250 MilligramsNutraBio250 mg
- Vitamin B6 250 mgSolgar250 mg
- Vitamin B6 250 mgNatural Factors250 mg
- Vitamin B6 250 mgDr. Clark Research Association Dr. Clark Zentrum250 mg
- Viamin B6Adaptogen Research250 mg
Have the amounts changed over the years?
Products whose current label entered DSLD in 2011 list a median of 10 mg; those entered in 2025, 5 mg.
| Year | Products | Median per serving |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 347 | 10 mg |
| 2012 | 935 | 10 mg |
| 2013 | 1,185 | 6 mg |
| 2014 | 773 | 7.5 mg |
| 2015 | 743 | 6 mg |
| 2016 | 659 | 6 mg |
| 2017 | 786 | 10 mg |
| 2018 | 684 | 4.95 mg |
| 2019 | 802 | 5 mg |
| 2020 | 1,333 | 7 mg |
| 2021 | 1,300 | 7 mg |
| 2022 | 1,540 | 5 mg |
| 2023 | 1,340 | 5.15 mg |
| 2024 | 1,495 | 6.2 mg |
| 2025 | 1,355 | 5 mg |
Source: DSLD label entry dates and amounts, current labels.
In which products and brands?
Products listing vitamin B6 by DSLD product type
Brands listing it most: Nature's Way (244), Nature's Plus (242), Douglas Laboratories (218), Country Life (133), Cellucor (108), Bronson (99), NOW (94), Rainbow Light (83), Metagenics (82), ProCaps Laboratories (82).
Every product listing vitamin B6
15,644 products, A to Z by name (page 40 of 313), each with the amount its label prints; an amount far outside what other labels print is marked as a possible slip.
- Balance B ComplexSuperior Source20 mg
- Balance B-100Swanson · off the market100 mg
- Balance B-100Swanson Premium Brand · off the market100 mg
- Balance B-100Nature's Blend100 mg
- Balance B-100 Complex High-PotencySwanson0.1 mg as transcribed, likely a slip
- Balance B-200 Complex Higher-PotencySwanson4 mg
- Balance B-50Swanson Premium Brand · off the market50 mg
- Balance B-50AvPAK50 mg
- Balance B-50 ComplexSwanson0.05 mg as transcribed, likely a slip
- Balance DNS NeuroScience0.5 mg
- Balance for NervesHigher Nature20 mg
- Balance Orange FlavorUnicity7 mg
- Balance PlusDouglas Laboratories38 mg
- BalanceBlendFairhaven Health4 mg
- Balanced B ComplexMegaFood10 mg
- Balanced B-100CVS Pharmacy100 mg
- Balanced B-100 CapsVitamer Laboratories100 mg
- Balanced B-100 CapsVillage Vitality · off the market100 mg
- Balanced B-100 CapsWoodstock Vitamins100 mg
- Balanced B-100 ComplexEqualine100 mg
- Balanced B-100 ComplexNature Made · off the market100 mg
- Balanced B-100 TabsVitamer Laboratories100 mg
- Balanced B-150CVS Pharmacy150 mg
- Balanced B-50 CapsVitamer Laboratories50 mg
- Balanced B-50 CapsVillage Vitality · off the market50 mg
- Balanced B-50 CapsWoodstock Vitamins50 mg
- Balanced B-50 ComplexOptimum50 mg
- Balanced B-50 TabletsAvPak · off the market50 mg
- Balanced B-50 TabsVitamer Laboratories50 mg
- Balanced B-ComplexFinest Natural5 mg
- Balanced B-ComplexNature's Sunshine8 mg
- Balanced B-Complex 50 mg Super B-ComplexDouglas Laboratories50 mg
- Balanced B100CVS Health100 mg
- Balanced B50CVS Health50 mg
- Balanced BlissNutriCology10 mg
- Balanced Essentials Very BerryWellgenix · off the market2 mg
- Balanced Meal Complete Nutritional Shake ChocolateVitamin Discount Center · off the market0.775 mg
- Balanced Meal Complete Nutritional Shake VanillaVitamin Discount Center · off the market0.775 mg
- Balanced WomanTriVita3 mg
- BAM Balanced Amino MaintenanceMetabolic Maintenance1.2 mg
- BAM Energy Sticks Natural Strawberry FlavorMetabolic Maintenance8 mg
- BAM Powder Balanced Amino MaintenanceMetabolic Maintenance5 mg
- BananaON Optimum Nutrition10.3 mg
- Banana Cream PieON Optimum Nutritionin a blend
- Banana SmoothieDymatize Nutrition · off the market1.8 mg
- Banana-Split ShakeUniversal1.9 mg
- Bang! B12aProvenProduct2 mg
- BanishAmerican Muscle Sports Nutrition · off the marketin a blend
- Barbarian XLZenith Labs12 mg
- Bare Aminos LemonadeEat The Bear · off the market0.7 mg