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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 42 of 313), each with the amount its label prints; an amount far outside what other labels print is marked as a possible slip.
- Basic-B Caps Vitamin B Complex With Extra B-12 And Pantothenic AcidCountry Life · off the market25 mg
- BasicsGNC Mega Men3 mg
- BasicsGNC Women's Ultra Mega2 mg
- Basics 50 PlusGNC Mega Men6 mg
- Basics Plus With CopperDouglas Laboratories45 mg
- Batman Complete Multivitamin GummiesBayer One A Day Kids1 mg
- Battle Buddy Fruit PunchCombat Nutra2.5 mg
- BC B-Complex EnhancerBiochem0.34 mg
- BcaaSource Naturals8 mg
- BcaaSwanson7.5 mg
- BCAA & Electrolytes Fruit Punch FlavorSierra Fit0.7 mg
- BCAA & Electrolytes MangoSierra Fit0.7 mg
- BCAA & Electrolytes WatermelonSierra Fit0.7 mg
- Bcaa + EaaSteel2 mg
- BCAA -Charged+ Peach MangoPMD3 mg
- Bcaa 10800Body Attack2.3 mg
- Bcaa 2000Universal26 mg
- Bcaa 2200Body Fortress16 mg
- Bcaa 2200Precision Engineered16 mg
- Bcaa 2200MET-Rx16 mg
- Bcaa 2200Myology16 mg
- BCAA 2200 mgTN Trusted Nutrients16 mg
- BCAA 2:1:1 Lemon LimeSwolverine · off the market2 mg
- BCAA 2:1:1 Tropical Breeze FlavorBeast Sports Nutrition10 mg
- Bcaa 3300MHP Maximum Human Performance1.5 mg
- BCAA 4 HourSNI Elite Series · off the market20 mg
- BCAA 4 HourSNI Hardcore Series · off the market20 mg
- Bcaa 5000MET-Rx · off the market16 mg
- Bcaa 5000ILN Iron Labs Nutrition2.5 mg
- BCAA 5000 Blue RaspberryMET-Rx15 mg
- BCAA 5000 UnflavoredMET-Rx16 mg
- BCAA 5000 Unflavored PowderMET-Rx · off the market16 mg
- BCAA 5000 WatermelonMET-Rx15 mg
- Bcaa 6000Gaspari Nutrition3 mg
- BCAA 6000 mg + L-Glutamine 6000 mgBody Attack1.2 mg
- BCAA Apple Juice1st Phorm10 mg
- BCAA Blast Blue RaspberrySNI Hardcore Series · off the marketin a blend
- BCAA Blast Fruit PunchSNI Hardcore Series · off the marketin a blend
- BCAA Blast Lemon-LimeSNI Hardcore Series · off the marketin a blend
- BCAA Blast WatermelonSNI Elite Series · off the market50 mg
- BCAA Blast WatermelonSNI Hardcore Series · off the marketin a blend
- BCAA Blue Raspberry1st Phorm10 mg
- BCAA Blue RazzNDS Nutrition Products3 mg
- BCAA Blue RazzPMD3 mg
- BCAA Branched Chain Amino Acid ComplexJarrow Formulas · off the market5 mg
- BCAA Charged+ Strawberry LemonadePMD3 mg
- BCAA Complex 2200Dymatize Nutrition · off the market1.5 mg
- BCAA Complex 2200Dymatize · off the market1.5 mg
- BCAA Energy + Electrolytes Grape SplashEvlution Nutrition9.9 mg
- BCAA Energy + Electrolytes Orange MangoEvlution Nutrition10 mg