B-12 Factor
by Foster Regal · capsule · 60 capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- DSLD label 260271
- Serving 1 capsule
- 60 servings
B-12 Factor by Foster Regal lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 800 mcg of folic acid and 1,000 mcg of vitamin B12. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on April 11, 2022.
What is in B-12 Factor?
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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Folic Acid | 800 mcg | 200% | Higher than 81% of 7,022 products listing folate (median 400 mcg). Per day at the most servings: 1,600 mcg. |
| Vitamin B12as Methylcobalamin | 1,000 mcg | 16,666% | 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 260271 (entered April 11, 2022), 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 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 / Folate (1000 mcg/800 mcg)Vital Nutrients · off the market same ingredients
- B12 Energizer Natural Raspberry FlavorZahler same ingredients
- Active B12-FolateProThera · off the market same ingredients
- B12 With Folic Acid RaspberryThe Vitamin Shoppe same ingredients
- Folic Acid & B-12Swanson Ultra · off the market same ingredients
- Supplemelts Vitamin B-12 Natural Strawberry FlavorSwanson Ultra · 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
- Directions: As a dietary supplement, take 1 capsule two times daily, morning and evening, preferably with a meal.
- Warnings
- Tamper evident: Do not use this product if imprinted foil seal under cap is broken or missing.
- Caution: If you are pregnant or nursing, consult your physician before taking this product.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Gluten free
- Storage
- Keep tightly closed. Store at room temperature: 59 degrees - 86 degrees F (15 degrees to 30 degrees C).
Source: label statements in DSLD label 260271.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Vegetable Cellulose, Gelatin, Intrinsic Factor, Vegetable Stearic Acid.
How many labels does B-12 Factor have?
One label is on file, entered on April 11, 2022.
- Label 260271 (current) Entered April 11, 2022 · on the market · 60 capsules
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Foster Regal Laboratories (distributor), White House, TN. All Foster Regal products.