A-F Betafood
by SP Standard Process · tablet or pill · 360 tablets
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 8 12122 01006 1
- DSLD label 265577
- Serving 2 tablets
- 180 servings
A-F Betafood by SP Standard Process lists 20 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 2 tablets, such as 1,500 IU of vitamin A, 0.3 mg of vitamin B6 and 40 mcg of iodine; 17 sit inside a blend without their own amounts, beside 2 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on May 19, 2022.
What is in A-F Betafood?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 tablets. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 2 Calories | ||
| Total Carbohydrates | 1 g | 1% | 74% of 21,979 products listing carbohydrate give more (median 3 g). |
| Sugars | 1 g | 69% of 11,807 products listing sugar give more (median 2 g). | |
| Vitamin A | 1,500 IU | 30% | 78% of 5,772 products listing vitamin A give more (median 4,000 IU). |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.3 mg | 15% | 98% of 15,277 products listing vitamin B6 give more (median 6 mg). |
| Iodine | 40 mcg | 25% | 87% of 6,382 products listing iodine give more (median 150 mcg). |
| Proprietary Blend | 546 mg | ||
| Beet | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Carrot | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Sweet Potato | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Oat Flour | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| dried Beet | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Riceas Rice Bran | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Calcium Lactate | in the blend, no amount given | The label names the compound (Calcium Lactate); its amount is likely the compound's weight, not the calcium it holds, so it is not placed among other products. | |
| Magnesium Citrate | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Bovine Liver | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| nutritional Yeast | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Bovine Kidney | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Bovine Prostate | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Alfalfa Flour | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Bovine Orchic extract | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Bovine Liver Fat extract | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Flaxseed Oil extract | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Vitamin Eas Sunflower | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Sunflower Lecithin | in the blend, no amount given |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 265577 (entered May 19, 2022), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD or its label image (PDF). 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:
- 98% of the 15,277 products that print an amount of vitamin B6 list more than its 0.3 mg of vitamin B6 (median 6 mg).
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?
The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with A-F Betafood's, rare ingredients counting for more.
- Cataplex FSP Standard Process 12 shared, 54% alike
- Catalyn GFSP Standard Process 12 shared, 45% alike
- Cataplex ASP Standard Process 10 shared, 43% alike
- Immune System Health PackSP Standard Process 16 shared, 39% alike
- CatalynSP Standard Process 12 shared, 38% alike
- LivaplexSP Standard Process · off the market 13 shared, 37% alike
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 Use: Two tablets per meal, or as directed.
- Warnings
- Caution: This product is processed in a facility that manufactures other products containing soy, milk, egg, wheat, peanut, tree nuts, fish, and shellfish.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- GF Gluten-free
Source: label statements in DSLD label 265577.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Honey, Calcium Stearate, Arabic Gum, Starch, Sucrose, Vitamin A Palmitate, Prolamine Iodine, Ascorbic Acid, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride.
How many labels does A-F Betafood have?
3 labels are on file under this name since January 25, 2018: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 265577 (current) Entered May 19, 2022 · on the market · 360 tablets · UPC 8 12122 01006 1
- Label 256393 Entered October 22, 2021 · on the market · 180 tablets · UPC 8 12122 01301 7
- Label 82768 Entered January 25, 2018 · on the market · 90 tablets · UPC 8 12122 01005 4
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Standard Process Inc. (manufacturer), Palmyra, WI. All SP Standard Process products.