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Active B Complex

by Carotec · capsule · 60 capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 6 71891 82076 5
  • DSLD label 320965
  • Serving 2 capsules
  • 30 servings

Active B Complex by Carotec lists 9 ingredients, 9 with an amount per serving of 2 capsules, such as 150 mg of vitamin B1, 20 mg of vitamin B2, 50 mg of niacinamide and 150 mg of vitamin B5. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on January 23, 2025.

What is in Active B Complex?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 capsules. 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).

Active B Complex: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 320965, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Vitamin B1as BenfoPure150 mg12,500%Thiamin in Active B Complex against 9,830 products150 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 1.5 mg to 25 mg, the median 5 mg.DV 1.2 mg150 mg

Higher than 99% of 9,830 products listing thiamin (median 5 mg).

Vitamin B2as Riboflavin 5-Phosphate20 mg1,538%Riboflavin in Active B Complex against 9,824 products20 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 1.7 mg to 25 mg, the median 4 mg.DV 1.3 mg20 mg

Higher than 72% of 9,824 products listing riboflavin (median 4 mg).

Niacinamide50 mg313%Niacin in Active B Complex 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). 1.4 times the adult UL a day.

Vitamin B5as Pantesin Pantethine150 mg3,000%Pantothenic Acid (Vitamin B5) in Active B Complex against 10,060 products150 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 6 mg to 50 mg, the median 12 mg.DV 5 mg150 mg

Higher than 93% of 10,060 products listing pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) (median 12 mg).

Vitamin B6as Pyridoxal 5-Phosphate20 mg1,177%Vitamin B6 in Active B Complex against 15,277 products20 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 2 mg to 20 mg, the median 6 mg.DV 1.7 mgUL 100 mg20 mg

Higher than 71% of 15,277 products listing vitamin B6 (median 6 mg).

Folateas Quatrefolic800 mcg200%Folate in Active B Complex against 7,022 products800 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 200 mcg to 400 mcg, the median 400 mcg.800 mcg

Higher than 81% of 7,022 products listing folate (median 400 mcg).

Vitamin B12as Mecobalactive250 mcg10,417%Vitamin B12 in Active B Complex 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).

Biotin250 mcg833%Biotin in Active B Complex against 9,447 products250 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mcg to 300 mcg, the median 200 mcg.DV 30 mcg250 mcg

Higher than 52% of 9,447 products listing biotin (median 200 mcg).

Cholineas Vitacholine370 mg66%Choline in Active B Complex against 4,738 products370 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 18 mg to 100 mg, the median 40 mg.DV 550 mgUL 3,500 mg370 mg

Higher than 93% of 4,738 products listing choline (median 40 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 320965 (entered January 23, 2025), 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:

  • Its 150 mg of vitamin B1 (filed by NIH under thiamin) is higher than 99% of the 9,830 thiamin products that print an amount; 78 list more.
  • At 1 serving a day, the most its directions give, the label lists 50 mg of niacin, 1.4 times the adult Tolerable Upper Intake Level.
  • Its 150 mg of pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) is higher than 93% of the 10,060 pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) products that print an amount; 557 list more.
  • Its 370 mg of choline is higher than 93% of the 4,738 choline products that print an amount; 350 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.

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
Directions: As a dietary supplement, adult take 2 (two) capsule daily or as directed by your healthcare professional. As a reminder, discuss the supplements and medications you take with your health care providers.
Warnings
Warning: This product is only intended to be consumed by healthy individuals over the age of 18 years.
If you are pregnant, nursing or taking any medications, consult your doctor before use.
Keep out of the reach of children.
Tamper evident: Do not use if outer seal & seal under cap is broken or missing.
Storage
Store in cool, dry place away from direct sunlight.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 320965.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Hypromellose, Cellulose.

How many labels does Active B Complex have?

2 labels are on file under this name since January 23, 2023: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 320965 (current) Entered January 23, 2025 · on the market · 60 capsules · UPC 6 71891 82076 5
  2. Label 282120 Entered January 23, 2023 · off the market December 14, 2023 · 60 capsules

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

Who makes it?

The label names Carotec, Inc. (distributor), Coral Gables, FL. All Carotec products.

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