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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 5 of 313), each with the amount its label prints; an amount far outside what other labels print is marked as a possible slip.
- 55+ Every Woman's One Daily Whole-Food MultivitaminNew Chapter4.3 mg
- 5HTP 100 mgVital Nutrients14 mg
- 5HTP 50 mgVital Nutrientsin a blend
- 6 Hour Power Extreme Energy Shot GrapeStacker 240 mg
- 6 Hour Power Extreme Energy Shot Very BerryStacker 240 mg
- 6 RestoreSystemic Formulas Bio Command4.5 mg
- 6bg+DC2 mg
- 7 Day Acne DetoxNutriPharm · off the market9 mg
- 75 CompleteVitaCeutical Labs · off the market75 mg
- 8 GreensTasty Greens3 mg
- 8 Hour Blue Ice Pop FlavorMuscle Feast8 mg as transcribed, likely a slip
- 8 Hour Energy Powder Green Apple FlavorMuscle Feast8 mg as transcribed, likely a slip
- 8 Hour Energy Powder Peach MangoMuscle Feast6 mg as transcribed, likely a slip
- 8 Hour Energy Powder Watermelon FlavorMuscle Feast8 mg as transcribed, likely a slip
- 8 Hour GrapeMuscle Feast8 mg
- 8 Hour Snooze8 Hour Snooze · off the market20 mg
- 8 Hour Tangerine FlavorMuscle Feast8 mg as transcribed, likely a slip
- 8 Hour UnflavoredMuscle Feast6 mg as transcribed, likely a slip
- 8-Hour AlertMHP Maximum Human Performance40 mg
- 800/Ultra DDialyvite10 mg
- 8Hr Sleep with Melatonin8 Hour Sleep1.8 mg
- 9 A Day+Activz · off the market2 mg
- 9 Jarabes Pineapple FlavorGM Germa1 mg
- 9 Jarabes Respiratory Support With Pineapple FlavorGerma1.02 mg
- 9 Jarabes with Pineapple FlavorGM Germa · off the market1.02 mg
- A Thru ZVelocity2 mg
- A Thru Z Active PerformanceWalgreens6 mg
- A-F BetafoodSP Standard Process0.3 mg
- A-Z Multivitamins & MineralsSimply Supplements4 mg
- A.J.'s Prostate FormulaAltrum Nutrition · off the market10 mg
- A.J.'s Ultra Multi without IronAltrum · off the market30 mg
- A.J.'s Ultra Multi without IronAltrum Nutrition30 mg
- A.m.EXOS Performance Nutrition · off the market20 mg
- A.m.Thorne Research · off the market20 mg
- A.m.Jigsaw Health27.5 mg
- A.m.Thorne20 mg
- A.M. ActivatorProCaps Laboratories5 mg
- A.R. FormulaDouglas Laboratories0.5 mg
- A/G-ProMiller Pharmacal Group2 mg
- a2z Chewable Natural Watermelon FlavordoTERRA · off the market2 mg
- a2z Chewable Strawberry FlavoreddoTERRA2 mg
- AB IgniterTop Secret Nutrition Lean2 mg
- ABC CompleteNature's Truth · off the market2 mg
- ABC Complete 50+ SeniorNature's Truth · off the market3 mg
- ABC Complete Children's ChewableNature's Truth1 mg
- ABC Complete Men'sNature's Truth2 mg
- ABC Complete Senior Men'sNature's Truth6 mg
- ABC Complete Senior Women'sNature's Truth5 mg
- ABC Complete Women'sNature's Truth2 mg
- ABC PlusVitamin World · off the market2 mg