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Active B Complex

by Carlson · capsule · 60 vegetarian capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 0 88395 20810 2
  • DSLD label 337475
  • Serving 1 capsule
  • 60 servings

Active B Complex by Carlson lists 11 ingredients, 11 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 100 mg of vitamin C, 50 mg of vitamin B1, 15 mg of vitamin B2 and 30 mg of niacin. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on September 25, 2025.

What is in Active B Complex?

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

Active B Complex: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 337475, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Vitamin Cas Ascorbic Acid100 mg111%Vitamin C in Active B Complex against 18,583 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 60 mg to 270 mg, the median 100 mg.DV 90 mgUL 2,000 mg100 mg

50% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C give more (median 100 mg).

Vitamin B1as Thiamine Mononitrate50 mg4,167%Thiamin in Active B Complex against 9,830 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 1.5 mg to 25 mg, the median 5 mg.DV 1.2 mg50 mg

Higher than 82% of 9,830 products listing thiamin (median 5 mg).

Vitamin B2as Riboflavin 5-Phosphate Sodium15 mg1,154%Riboflavin in Active B Complex against 9,824 products15 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 1.7 mg to 25 mg, the median 4 mg.DV 1.3 mg15 mg

Higher than 69% of 9,824 products listing riboflavin (median 4 mg).

Niacinas Niacinamide30 mg188%Niacin in Active B Complex against 12,413 products30 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 13.2 mg to 48 mg, the median 20 mg.DV 16 mgUL 35 mg30 mg

Higher than 63% of 12,413 products listing niacin (median 20 mg).

Pantothenic Acidas D-Calcium Pantothenate10 mg200%Pantothenic Acid (Vitamin B5) in Active B Complex against 10,060 products10 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 6 mg to 50 mg, the median 12 mg.DV 5 mg10 mg

52% of 10,060 products listing pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) give more (median 12 mg).

Vitamin B6as Pyridoxal 5-Phosphate10 mg588%Vitamin B6 in Active B Complex against 15,277 products10 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 2 mg to 20 mg, the median 6 mg.DV 1.7 mgUL 100 mg10 mg

Higher than 55% of 15,277 products listing vitamin B6 (median 6 mg).

Biotinas Vitamin B7100 mcg333%Biotin in Active B Complex against 9,447 products100 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mcg to 300 mcg, the median 200 mcg.DV 30 mcg100 mcg

61% of 9,447 products listing biotin give more (median 200 mcg).

Folateas Quatrefolic680 mcg DFE170%
Vitamin B12as Methylcobalamin250 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).

Benfotiamine50 mgBenfotiamine in Active B Complex against 155 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 200 mg, the median 150 mg.50 mg

61% of 155 products listing benfotiamine give more (median 150 mg).

Trimethylglycineas Betaine Anhydrous Trimethylglycine250 mgBetaine in Active B Complex against 731 products250 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 1,250 mg, the median 250 mg.250 mg

48% of 731 products listing betaine give more (median 250 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 337475 (entered September 25, 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?

Every amount on this label with a position sits within the middle 80% of the products that list the same ingredient.

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 Active B Complex's, rare ingredients counting for more.

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: Adults: take one capsule daily.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Gluten-free No artificial preservatives
Storage
Keep bottle tightly closed. Store away from heat and moisture.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 337475.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, Rice, Powder, Magnesium Stearate, Silicon Dioxide, Dicalcium Phosphate.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Impact Collective Reduced Plastic Impact.

How many labels does Active B Complex have?

One label is on file, entered on September 25, 2025.

  1. Label 337475 (current) Entered September 25, 2025 · on the market · 60 vegetarian capsules · UPC 0 88395 20810 2

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

Who makes it?

The label names Carlson Division of J.R. Carlson Laboratories, Inc. (distributor), Lincolnshire, IL. All Carlson products.

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