5-Methyl Folate 1,000 mcg
by Protocol For Life Balance · tablet or pill · 90 tablets
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 7 07359 10491 4
- DSLD label 69309
- Serving 1 tablet
5-Methyl Folate 1,000 mcg by Protocol For Life Balance lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 tablet, such as 1,667 mcg of folate. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on January 25, 2017.
What is in 5-Methyl Folate 1,000 mcg?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 tablet. The capsule beside an amount places it among every product in the NIH database that lists the same ingredient: the bar is the middle half of their amounts, the line in it the median, the whiskers the 10th and 90th percentiles; the green tick is the FDA Daily Value and the red dashed tick the adult upper limit (IOM).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Folateas Glucosamine Salt, Quatrefolic (6S)-5-MTHFFolate (Form: from Quatrefolic (6S)-5-MTHF (Alt. Name: Methyltetrahydrofolate), Glucosamine Salt) Note: DFE | 1,667 mcg | 417% | Higher than 98% of 7,022 products listing folate (median 400 mcg). |
| (6s)-5-Mthf | 1,000 mcg |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 69309 (entered January 25, 2017), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD. Amounts are what the maker printed; DSLD does not test products. Daily Values: the FDA's Daily Value page.
Is that a lot?
The rows in the top or bottom tenth of the products that list the same ingredient, and any above the adult upper limit at the most servings a day the directions give:
- Its 1,667 mcg of folate is higher than 98% of the 7,022 folate products that print an amount; 131 list more.
The NIH database records one serving a day from the label's directions; its % Daily Values are for adults and children 4 or more years of age. The directions as printed are further down this page.
The Tolerable Upper Intake Level is the most of a nutrient per day, from food, water and supplements together, that is likely to pose no risk for almost all adults (Institute of Medicine, 2011). It does not apply under medical supervision. This page compares labels; it is not medical advice.
Sources: amounts from the DSLD label; Daily Values from 21 CFR 101.9(c)(8)(iv); adult upper limits from the Institute of Medicine's DRI summary tables (2011). How positions are computed.
Which products have the closest formulas?
6 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Methylfolate 1,333 mcg DFE (800 mcg (6S)-5-Methyltetrahydrofolate) Orange FlavorCountry Life same ingredients
- Folic Acid 1,200 mcgSuperior Source same ingredients
- Folic Acid 1200 mcgMicro Ingredients same ingredients
- Active Folate MethylfolatePhysician's Preference · off the market same ingredients
- Folic Acid 1 mgNature's Harmony same ingredients
- Methyl Folate L-5-MTHF 1,000 mcg MetafolinPureFormulas · off the market same ingredients
Source: ingredient lists of every product's current label in DSLD (version 9.4.0); similarity weights each shared ingredient by how rare it is.
What does the label say about taking it?
Quoted from the label as DSLD transcribed it: the maker's words, including any claim about what the product does, which the FDA has not evaluated and PlainVitamins does not endorse.
- Directions
- SUGGESTED USAGE: Take 1 tablet daily with a meal, or as directed by your healthcare practitioner.
- Warnings
- CAUTIONS/INTERACTIONS: For adults only. The elderly and individuals with conditions that may impair vitamin B-12 absorption should frequently check vitamin B-12 status when taking this product as high-dose folic acid may mask vitamin B-12 deficiency.
- Consult physician if pregnant/nursing, taking medication (especially phenobarbital, phenytoin, primidone, and methotrexate), or have a medical condition (especially any condition involving nutrient malabsorption).
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Do Not Eat Freshness Packet. Keep in Bottle.
- Not manufactured with wheat, gluten, soy, milk, egg, fish, shellfish or tree nut ingredients. Produced in a GMP facility that processes other ingredients containing these allergens.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Non-GMO
- Not manufactured with wheat, gluten, soy, milk, egg, fish, shellfish or tree nut ingredients.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 69309.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Cellulose, Stearic Acid, Silica.
How many labels does 5-Methyl Folate 1,000 mcg have?
2 labels are on file under this name since December 23, 2016: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 69309 (current) Entered January 25, 2017 · on the market · 90 tablets · UPC 7 07359 10491 4
- Label 69000 Entered December 23, 2016 · off the market November 30, 2016 · 90 tablets · UPC 7 07359 10491 4
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Protocol For Life Balance (manufacturer), Bloomingdale, IL. All Protocol For Life Balance products.