B-12 / Folate (1000 mcg/800 mcg)
by Vital Nutrients · capsule · 100 capsules
- Off the market since September 2013 (NIH)
- UPC 6 93465 51211 1
- DSLD label 6585
- Serving 1 to 2 capsules; amounts per 1 capsule
- 100 servings
B-12 / Folate (1000 mcg/800 mcg) by Vital Nutrients lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 800 mcg of folate metafolin and 1,000 mcg of vitamin B12. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on March 23, 2012.
What is in B-12 / Folate (1000 mcg/800 mcg)?
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Folate Metafolinas L-5-MTHFFolate Metafolin (Form: as L-5-MTHF) | 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 CyanocobalaminVitamin B12 (Form: as Cyanocobalamin) | 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 6585 (entered March 23, 2012), 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 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.
- 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
- Liquid Vitamin B12 & Folic Acid Natural Raspberry FlavorBluebonnet 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 or 2 capsules once or twice daily with food, or as directed by your healthcare professional.
- Warnings
- KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN
- Warning If pregnant, consult your physician before taking.
- USE ONLY IF SAFETY SEAL IS INTACT
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- CONTAINS NO COATINGS, BINDERS, YEAST, WHEAT, GLUTEN, MILK/DAIRY, CORN PROTEIN, SOY PROTEIN, EGGS, SUGAR, HYDROGENATED OIL, ARTIFICIAL COLORING, ARTIFICIAL FLAVORING, OR PRESERVATIVES.
- Storage
- store sealed in a cool dry place
Source: label statements in DSLD label 6585.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Silicated Cellulose, Rice powder, Vegetable Cellulose Capsule, Silica.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): cGMP.
How many labels does B-12 / Folate (1000 mcg/800 mcg) have?
One label is on file, entered on March 23, 2012.
- Label 6585 (current) Entered March 23, 2012 · off the market September 13, 2013 · 100 capsules · UPC 6 93465 51211 1
DSLD also links this label to: B-12 1000 mcg / Methyl Folate 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), B-12 1000 mcg / Methyl Folate 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), Middletown, CT. All Vital Nutrients products.