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Activated B-Complex High Bioavailability Formula

by Swanson Ultra · capsule · 60 veggie capsules

  • Off the market since September 2018 (NIH)
  • UPC 0 87614 02815 6
  • DSLD label 180987
  • Serving 1 veggie capsule

Activated B-Complex High Bioavailability Formula by Swanson Ultra lists 11 ingredients, 11 with an amount per serving of 1 veggie capsule, such as 25 mg of thiamine, 25 mg of riboflavin, 50 mg NE of niacin and 25 mg of vitamin B-6. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on September 21, 2018.

What is in Activated B-Complex High Bioavailability Formula?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 veggie capsule. 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).

Activated B-Complex High Bioavailability Formula: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 180987, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Thiamineas Benfotiamine, Vitamin B1Thiamin (Form: as Benfotiamine) (Alt. Name: Vitamin B-1)25 mg2,083%Thiamin in Activated B-Complex High Bioavailability Formula against 9,830 products25 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 1.5 mg to 25 mg, the median 5 mg.DV 1.2 mg25 mg

Higher than 72% of 9,830 products listing thiamin (median 5 mg). Per day at the most servings: 50 mg.

Riboflavinas Riboflavin 5-PhosphateRiboflavin (Form: as Riboflavin 5'-Phosphate)25 mg1,923%Riboflavin in Activated B-Complex High Bioavailability Formula against 9,824 products25 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 1.7 mg to 25 mg, the median 4 mg.DV 1.3 mg25 mg

Higher than 75% of 9,824 products listing riboflavin (median 4 mg). Per day at the most servings: 50 mg.

Niacinas Inositol HexanicotinateNiacin (Form: as Inositol Hexaniacinate)50 mg NE313%Niacin in Activated B-Complex High Bioavailability Formula against 12,413 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 13.2 mg to 48 mg, the median 20 mg.DV 16 mgUL 35 mg50 mg

Higher than 75% of 12,413 products listing niacin (median 20 mg). Per day at the most servings: 100 mg. 2.9 times the adult UL a day.

Vitamin B-6as Pyridoxal 5-PhosphateVitamin B-6 (Form: as Pyridoxal 5-Phosphate)25 mg1,471%Vitamin B6 in Activated B-Complex High Bioavailability Formula against 15,277 products25 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 2 mg to 20 mg, the median 6 mg.DV 1.7 mgUL 100 mg25 mg

Higher than 76% of 15,277 products listing vitamin B6 (median 6 mg). Per day at the most servings: 50 mg.

Folateas Quatrefolic (6S)-5-Methyltetrahydrofolic AcidFolate (Form: as Quatrefolic (6S)-5-Methyltetrahydrofolic Acid Note: equivalent to 800 mcg (6S)-5-Methyltetrahydrofolic Acid, Glucosamine Salt)400 mcg DFE100%
Vitamin B12as MethylcobalaminVitamin B-12 (Form: as Methylcobalamin)250 mcg10,417%Vitamin B12 in Activated B-Complex High Bioavailability Formula against 14,425 products250 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 6 mcg to 200 mcg, the median 36 mcg.DV 2.4 mcg250 mcg

Higher than 77% of 14,425 products listing vitamin B12 (median 36 mcg). Per day at the most servings: 500 mcg.

Biotin25 mcg83%Biotin in Activated B-Complex High Bioavailability Formula 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). Per day at the most servings: 50 mcg.

Cholineas Choline Dihydrogen CitrateCholine (Form: as Choline Dihydrogen Citrate)25 mg5%Choline in Activated B-Complex High Bioavailability Formula against 4,738 products25 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 18 mg to 100 mg, the median 40 mg.DV 550 mgUL 3,500 mg25 mg

59% of 4,738 products listing choline give more (median 40 mg). Per day at the most servings: 50 mg.

Paba25 mgPABA in Activated B-Complex High Bioavailability Formula against 1,610 products25 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 10 mg to 50 mg, the median 25 mg.25 mg

47% of 1,610 products listing PABA give more (median 25 mg). Per day at the most servings: 50 mg.

Pantethineas PantesinPantethine (Form: from Pantesin (Form: 55% Pantethine)) Note: Coenzyme A precursor25 mg500%*Pantothenic Acid (Vitamin B5) in Activated B-Complex High Bioavailability Formula against 10,060 products25 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 6 mg to 50 mg, the median 12 mg.DV 5 mg25 mg

Higher than 61% of 10,060 products listing pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) (median 12 mg). Per day at the most servings: 50 mg.

Inositolas Inositol HexanicotinateInositol (Form: from Inositol Hexanicotinate)12.5 mgInositol in Activated B-Complex High Bioavailability Formula against 4,042 products12.5 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 10 mg to 80 mg, the median 30 mg.12.5 mg

71% of 4,042 products listing inositol give more (median 30 mg). Per day at the most servings: 25 mg.

* % Daily Value computed from the printed amount and the FDA Daily Value (21 CFR 101.9); the label prints none for that row.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 180987 (entered September 21, 2018), 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:

  • At 2 servings a day, the most its directions give, the label lists 100 mg of niacin, 2.9 times the adult Tolerable Upper Intake Level.
  • 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 1 to 2 servings 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: As a dietary supplement, take one veggie capsule one to two times per day with water.
Warnings
Do not use if seal is broken.
Keep out of reach of children.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 180987.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Microcrystalline Cellulose, Cellulose, May contain one or both of the following.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): V Vegetarian Formula; Guaranteed purity & potency.

How many labels does Activated B-Complex High Bioavailability Formula have?

One label is on file, entered on September 21, 2018.

  1. Label 180987 (current) Entered September 21, 2018 · off the market September 19, 2018 · 60 veggie capsules · UPC 0 87614 02815 6

DSLD also links this label to: Activated B-Complex High Bioavailability (image difference, same product), Activated B-Complex High Bioavailability (image difference, same product).

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

Who makes it?

The label names Swanson Health Products (distributor), Fargo, ND. All Swanson Ultra products.

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