B-12 1000 mcg / Methyl Folate 800 mcg
by Vital Nutrients · capsule · 100 vegetarian capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 6 93465 51211 1
- DSLD label 304944
- Serving 1 vegetarian capsule
- 100 servings
B-12 1000 mcg / Methyl Folate 800 mcg by Vital Nutrients lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 1 vegetarian capsule, such as 1,360 mcg DFE of folate and 1,000 mcg of vitamin B12. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on January 24, 2024.
What is in B-12 1000 mcg / Methyl Folate 800 mcg?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 vegetarian 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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Folate | 1,360 mcg DFE | 340% | |
| L-5-Methyltetrahydrofolate | 800 mcg | ||
| Vitamin B12as Methylcobalamin | 1,000 mcg | 41,667% | Higher than 89% of 14,425 products listing vitamin B12 (median 36 mcg). Per day at the most servings: 2,000 mcg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 304944 (entered January 24, 2024), 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 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.
- 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
- Recommendations 1 capsule once or twice daily with food, or as directed by your healthcare professional.
- Warnings
- Keep out of reach of children
- Use only if safety seal is intact
- Warning If pregnant, consult your physician before taking.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Excludes coatings, binders, gluten (wheat, rye, barley), milk/dairy (casein, whey), soy protein, egg protein, sugar. Verified by independent testing
- Storage
- Store sealed in a cool dry place
Source: label statements in DSLD label 304944.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Cellulose, Rice, Powder, Ascorbyl Palmitate.
How many labels does B-12 1000 mcg / Methyl Folate 800 mcg have?
2 labels are on file under this name since November 25, 2013: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 304944 (current) Entered January 24, 2024 · on the market · 100 vegetarian capsules · UPC 6 93465 51211 1
- Label 27627 Entered November 25, 2013 · off the market April 16, 2018 · 100 capsules · UPC 6 93465 51211 1
DSLD also links this label to: B-12 / Folate (1000 mcg/800 mcg) (image difference, same product), B-12 / Methyl Folate 1000 mcg/800 mcg (image difference, same product), B-12 / Methyl Folate 1000 mcg/800 mcg (image difference, same product), B-12 / Methyl Folate 1000 mcg/800 mcg (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 Vital Nutrients (manufacturer), Middleton, CT. All Vital Nutrients products.