B-12 Energy Booster Spearmint
by Mercola Advanced Nutrition · liquid · 0.85 fl. Oz.
- On the market (NIH)
- DSLD label 19767
- Serving 0.39 ml (3 sprays, 6 sprays SS); amounts per 0.78 ml
- 34 servings
B-12 Energy Booster Spearmint by Mercola Advanced Nutrition lists one ingredient: 1,200 mcg of vitamin B12 per serving of 0.78 ml. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on March 25, 2013.
What is in B-12 Energy Booster Spearmint?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 0.78 ml. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vitamin B12as Cyanocobalamin | 1,200 mcg | 20,000% | Higher than 95% of 14,425 products listing vitamin B12 (median 36 mcg). Per day at the most servings: 2,400 mcg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 19767 (entered March 25, 2013), 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 1,200 mcg of vitamin B12 is higher than 95% of the 14,425 vitamin B12 products that print an amount; 682 list more.
The NIH database records 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.
- Vitamin B-12 Energy Booster Spearmint FlavorDr. Mercola Premium Supplements same ingredients
- B-12 Booster Natural Berry FlavorSpray For Life same ingredients
- B-12 LiquidKaruna same ingredients
- Timed Release B-12 1000 mcgVitamin World same ingredients
- Vitamin B-12 1000 mcgCountry Life · off the market same ingredients
- Liquid Vitamin B-12 Natural Cherry FlavorGNC · 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
- To Use: Shake well then press actuator down 3 or more times to prime pump. Suggested Use: As a dietary supplement, (3) sprays twice daily. Spray into your mouth under your tongue, hold for 20 seconds and then swallow.
- Warnings
- KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.
- CAUTION: Do not spray in eyes.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- B-12 Energy Booster is 100% natural and stimulant free.
- Free of sugar, salt, corn, wheat, yeast, milk derivatives, artificial preservatives, artificial flavors and colors.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 19767.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: purified Water, Vegetable Glycerin, Citric Acid, Potassium Sorbate, natural Spearmint flavor.
How many labels does B-12 Energy Booster Spearmint have?
One label is on file, entered on March 25, 2013.
- Label 19767 (current) Entered March 25, 2013 · on the market · 0.85 fl. Oz.
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Mercola.com (distributor), Carol Stream, IL. All Mercola Advanced Nutrition products.