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B-100 Gel

by Carlson · softgel capsule · 200 softgels

  • Off the market since November 2021 (NIH)
  • UPC 0 88395 20740 2
  • DSLD label 209356
  • Serving 2 softgels
  • 100 servings

B-100 Gel by Carlson lists 11 ingredients, 11 with an amount per serving of 2 softgels, such as 100 mg of thiamine, 100 mg of riboflavin, 100 mg of niacin and 100 mg of vitamin B6, beside 2 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on December 22, 2019.

What is in B-100 Gel?

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

B-100 Gel: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 209356, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories20 Calories
Total Fat2 g3%Fat (unspecified) in B-100 Gel against 11,965 products2 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 2.5 g, the median 1.5 g.2 g

Higher than 56% of 11,965 products listing fat (unspecified) (median 1.5 g).

Protein1 gProtein in B-100 Gel against 8,985 products1 g per serving; the middle half of products list 2 g to 24 g, the median 16 g.1 g

77% of 8,985 products listing protein give more (median 16 g).

Thiamineas Thiamine Mononitrate, Vitamin B1Thiamin (Form: from Thiamin Mononitrate) (Alt. Name: Vitamin B-1)100 mg8,333%Thiamin in B-100 Gel against 9,830 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 1.5 mg to 25 mg, the median 5 mg.DV 1.2 mg100 mg

Higher than 94% of 9,830 products listing thiamin (median 5 mg).

Riboflavinas Vitamin B2100 mg7,692%Riboflavin in B-100 Gel against 9,824 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 1.7 mg to 25 mg, the median 4 mg.DV 1.3 mg100 mg

Higher than 96% of 9,824 products listing riboflavin (median 4 mg).

Niacinas NiacinamideNiacin (Form: as Niacinamide)100 mg625%Niacin in B-100 Gel against 12,413 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 13.2 mg to 48 mg, the median 20 mg.DV 16 mgUL 35 mg100 mg

Higher than 88% of 12,413 products listing niacin (median 20 mg). 2.9 times the adult UL a day.

Vitamin B6as Pyridoxine HydrochlorideVitamin B-6 (Form: as Pyridoxine HCl)100 mg7,692%Vitamin B6 in B-100 Gel against 15,277 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 2 mg to 20 mg, the median 6 mg.DV 1.7 mgUL 100 mg100 mg

Higher than 96% of 15,277 products listing vitamin B6 (median 6 mg).

Folate1,335 mcg DFE334%
Folic Acid800 mcg
Vitamin B12as CyanocobalaminVitamin B-12 (Form: as Cyanocobalamin)100 mcg4,167%Vitamin B12 in B-100 Gel against 14,425 products100 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 6 mcg to 200 mcg, the median 36 mcg.DV 2.4 mcg100 mcg

Higher than 61% of 14,425 products listing vitamin B12 (median 36 mcg).

Biotin100 mcg333%Biotin in B-100 Gel 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).

Pantothenic Acidas D-Calcium PantothenatePantothenic Acid (Form: from D-Calcium Pantothenate)100 mg2,000%Pantothenic Acid (Vitamin B5) in B-100 Gel against 10,060 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 6 mg to 50 mg, the median 12 mg.DV 5 mg100 mg

Higher than 86% of 10,060 products listing pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) (median 12 mg).

PhosphatidylcholineCholine (Form: from Phosphatidyl Choline)13 mg2%Phosphatidylcholine in B-100 Gel against 403 products113 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 35 mg to 420 mg, the median 120 mg.113 mg

51% of 403 products listing phosphatidylcholine give more (median 120 mg).

Phosphatidyl Cholineas SoybeansPhosphatidyl Choline (Form: from Soybeans)100 mg

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 209356 (entered December 22, 2019), 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:

  • Its 100 mg of thiamin is higher than 94% of the 9,830 thiamin products that print an amount; 163 list more.
  • Its 100 mg of riboflavin is higher than 96% of the 9,824 riboflavin products that print an amount; 110 list more.
  • At 1 serving a day, the most its directions give, the label lists 100 mg of niacin, 2.9 times the adult Tolerable Upper Intake Level.
  • Its 100 mg of vitamin B6 is higher than 96% of the 15,277 vitamin B6 products that print an amount; 173 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?

2 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: Adults: take two soft gels daily at mealtime.
Warnings
Warning: Do not take if you are pregnant or lactating.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Gluten-free No Artificial Preservatives
Storage
Keep bottle tightly closed.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 209356.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Soybean Oil, Beeswax, Soft Gel Shell, Medium Chain Triglyceride Oil.

How many labels does B-100 Gel have?

2 labels are on file under this name since December 22, 2019: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 209356 (current) Entered December 22, 2019 · off the market November 15, 2021 · 200 softgels · UPC 0 88395 20740 2
  2. Label 209354 Entered December 22, 2019 · off the market December 4, 2020 · 100 softgels · UPC 0 88395 20730 3

DSLD also links this label to: B-100 Gels (package size difference, same product), B-100 Gels (package size difference, same product), B-100 Gels (package size 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 Carlson Division of J.R. Carlson Laboratories, Inc. (distributor), Arlington Heights, IL. All Carlson products.

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