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AbsorB-12 Plus

by Indiana Botanic Gardens · tablet or pill · 90 tablets

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 7 03308 93011 5
  • DSLD label 78495
  • Serving 1 tablet

AbsorB-12 Plus by Indiana Botanic Gardens lists 4 ingredients, 4 with an amount per serving of 1 tablet, such as 5 mg of vitamin B6, 400 mcg of folate, 1,000 mcg of vitamin B12 and 25 mcg of biotin. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on September 21, 2017.

What is in AbsorB-12 Plus?

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).

AbsorB-12 Plus: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 78495, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Vitamin B6as Pyridoxine HydrochlorideVitamin B-6 (Form: as Pyridoxine HCl)5 mg250%Vitamin B6 in AbsorB-12 Plus against 15,277 products5 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 2 mg to 20 mg, the median 6 mg.DV 1.7 mgUL 100 mg5 mg

51% of 15,277 products listing vitamin B6 give more (median 6 mg).

Folateas Folic Acid400 mcg100%Folate in AbsorB-12 Plus against 7,022 products400 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 200 mcg to 400 mcg, the median 400 mcg.400 mcg

24% of 7,022 products listing folate give more (median 400 mcg).

Vitamin B12as CyanocobalaminVitamin B-12 (Form: as Cyanocobalamin)1,000 mcg16,667%Vitamin B12 in AbsorB-12 Plus against 14,425 products1,000 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 6 mcg to 200 mcg, the median 36 mcg.DV 2.4 mcg1,000 mcg

Higher than 89% of 14,425 products listing vitamin B12 (median 36 mcg).

Biotin25 mcg8%Biotin in AbsorB-12 Plus against 9,447 products25 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mcg to 300 mcg, the median 200 mcg.DV 30 mcg25 mcg

92% of 9,447 products listing biotin give more (median 200 mcg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 78495 (entered September 21, 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:

  • 92% of the 9,447 products that print an amount of biotin list more than its 25 mcg of biotin (median 200 mcg).

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.

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: Take 1 tablet once daily, let dissolve in mouth, as a dietary supplement, or as directed by a physician.
Best if used by date on bottle.
Warnings
Warning: If you are taking any medications or are pregnant or nursing do not use prior to consulting a physician.
For your protection, this container has an outer safety seal. (Do not accept if missing or broken.)
Keep out of reach of children
Storage
Store in a dry, cool place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 78495.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Sorbitol, Mannitol, Stearic Acid, Croscarmellose Sodium, Magnesium Stearate, Silicon Dioxide, modified Food Starch, natural Tangerine flavor, Hydroxypropyl Cellulose, BHT.

How many labels does AbsorB-12 Plus have?

4 labels are on file under this name since February 25, 2013: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 78495 (current) Entered September 21, 2017 · on the market · 90 tablets · UPC 7 03308 93011 5
  2. Label 76405 Entered July 25, 2017 · off the market June 15, 2017 · 30 tablets · UPC 7 03308 91007 0
  3. Label 47452 Entered July 24, 2015 · off the market June 24, 2016 · 30 tablets · UPC 7 03308 91007 0
  4. Label 18182 Entered February 25, 2013 · off the market June 4, 2015 · 30 tablets · UPC 7 03308 91007 0

Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).

Who makes it?

The label names Indiana Botanic Gardens, Inc. (distributor), Hobart, IN. All Indiana Botanic Gardens products.

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