B-12 1,000 mcg
by NOW · lozenge · 250 lozenges
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 7 33739 00468 0
- DSLD label 210392
- Serving 1 lozenge
B-12 1,000 mcg by NOW lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 1 lozenge, such as 167 mcg DFE of folate and 1 mg of vitamin B12. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on December 22, 2019.
What is in B-12 1,000 mcg?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 lozenge. 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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Folate | 167 mcg DFE | 42% | |
| Folic Acid | 100 mcg | ||
| Vitamin B12as CyanocobalaminVitamin B-12 (Form: as Cyanocobalamin) Note: 1,000 mcg | 1 mg | 41,667% | Higher than 89% of 14,425 products listing vitamin B12 (median 36 mcg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 210392 (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?
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?
6 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- B-12 1000 mcg Sugar Free Cherry FlavorGNC · off the market same ingredients
- B-12 Blast RaspberryBricker Labs · off the market same ingredients
- B-12 / Folate (1000 mcg/800 mcg)Vital Nutrients · off the market same ingredients
- Sublingual - 12 PlusDouglas Laboratories same ingredients
- Sublingual B12-MCDaVinci Laboratories Of Vermont · off the market same ingredients
- Sublingual B12+DaVinci Laboratories Of Vermont · off the market same ingredients
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 Usage: Take 1 lozenge daily with a meal. Chew lozenge or hold in mouth until dissolved and swallow.
- Warnings
- Caution: For adults only.
- Consult physician if pregnant/nursing, taking medication, or have a medical condition.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Not manufactured with wheat, gluten, soy, corn, milk, egg, fish, shellfish or tree nut ingredients. Produced in a GMP facility that processes other ingredients containing these allergens.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Not manufactured with wheat, gluten, soy, corn, milk, egg, fish, shellfish or tree nut ingredients.
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place after opening.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 210392.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Fructose, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Sorbitol, Natural flavors, Stearic Acid, Magnesium Stearate, Silicon Dioxide.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Triangle K; GMP Quality Assured.
How many labels does B-12 1,000 mcg have?
8 labels are on file under this name since October 25, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 210392 (current) Entered December 22, 2019 · on the market · 250 lozenges · UPC 7 33739 00468 0
- Label 210390 Entered December 22, 2019 · on the market · 100 lozenges · UPC 7 33739 00466 6
- Label 47799 Entered July 24, 2015 · off the market December 19, 2018 · 250 lozenges · UPC 7 33739 00468 0
- Label 47798 Entered July 24, 2015 · off the market May 2, 2019 · 100 lozenges · UPC 7 33739 00466 6
- Label 40257 Entered December 29, 2014 · off the market June 30, 2015 · 250 lozenges · UPC 7 33739 00468 0
- Label 38687 Entered October 27, 2014 · off the market June 30, 2015 · 100 lozenges · UPC 7 33739 00466 6
- Label 14078 Entered October 25, 2012 · off the market November 26, 2014 · 250 lozenges · UPC 7 33739 00468 0
- Label 14075 Entered October 25, 2012 · off the market October 8, 2014 · 100 lozenges · UPC 7 33739 00466 6
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names NOW Foods (manufacturer), Bloomingdale, IL. All NOW products.