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B-50 Gels

by Carlson · softgel capsule · 50 softgels

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 0 88395 02060 5
  • DSLD label 337479
  • Serving 1 softgel
  • 50 servings

B-50 Gels by Carlson lists 10 ingredients, 10 with an amount per serving of 1 softgel, such as 50 mg of thiamine, 50 mg of riboflavin, 50 mg of niacin and 50 mg of vitamin B6, beside 2 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on August 22, 2025.

What is in B-50 Gels?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 softgel. 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).

B-50 Gels: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 337479, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories10 Calories
Total Fat1 g1%Fat (unspecified) in B-50 Gels against 11,965 products1 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 2.5 g, the median 1.5 g.1 g

56% of 11,965 products listing fat (unspecified) give more (median 1.5 g).

Proteinless than 1 g
Thiamineas Thiamine Mononitrate, Vitamin B150 mg4,167%Thiamin in B-50 Gels against 9,830 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 1.5 mg to 25 mg, the median 5 mg.DV 1.2 mg50 mg

Higher than 82% of 9,830 products listing thiamin (median 5 mg).

Riboflavinas Vitamin B250 mg3,846%Riboflavin in B-50 Gels against 9,824 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 1.7 mg to 25 mg, the median 4 mg.DV 1.3 mg50 mg

Higher than 86% of 9,824 products listing riboflavin (median 4 mg).

Niacinas Niacinamide50 mg313%Niacin in B-50 Gels against 12,413 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 13.2 mg to 48 mg, the median 20 mg.DV 16 mgUL 35 mg50 mg

Higher than 75% of 12,413 products listing niacin (median 20 mg). 1.4 times the adult UL a day.

Vitamin B6as Pyridoxine Hydrochloride50 mg2,941%Vitamin B6 in B-50 Gels against 15,277 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 2 mg to 20 mg, the median 6 mg.DV 1.7 mgUL 100 mg50 mg

Higher than 87% of 15,277 products listing vitamin B6 (median 6 mg).

Folate680 mcg DFE170%
Folic Acid400 mcg
Vitamin B12as Cyanocobalamin50 mcg2,083%Vitamin B12 in B-50 Gels against 14,425 products50 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 6 mcg to 200 mcg, the median 36 mcg.DV 2.4 mcg50 mcg

Higher than 51% of 14,425 products listing vitamin B12 (median 36 mcg).

Biotin50 mcg167%Biotin in B-50 Gels against 9,447 products50 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mcg to 300 mcg, the median 200 mcg.DV 30 mcg50 mcg

73% of 9,447 products listing biotin give more (median 200 mcg).

Pantothenic Acidas D-Calcium Pantothenate50 mg1,000%Pantothenic Acid (Vitamin B5) in B-50 Gels against 10,060 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 6 mg to 50 mg, the median 12 mg.DV 5 mg50 mg

Higher than 72% of 10,060 products listing pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) (median 12 mg).

Phosphatidylcholineas Soybean50 mgPhosphatidylcholine in B-50 Gels against 403 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 35 mg to 420 mg, the median 120 mg.50 mg

66% of 403 products listing phosphatidylcholine give more (median 120 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 337479 (entered August 22, 2025), 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?

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:

  • At 1 serving a day, the most its directions give, the label lists 50 mg of niacin, 1.4 times the adult Tolerable Upper Intake Level.

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?

2 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.

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: Adults: take one soft gel daily at mealtime.
Warnings
Warning: Do not take if you are pregnant or lactating.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Gluten-free No Artificial Preservatives
Storage
Keep bottle tightly closed.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 337479.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Soybean Oil, Beeswax, Beef Gelatin, Glycerin, Water, Carob, Medium Chain Triglyceride Oil.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Impact Collective Reduced Plastic Impact.

How many labels does B-50 Gels have?

5 labels are on file under this name since January 22, 2021: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 337479 (current) Entered August 22, 2025 · on the market · 50 softgels · UPC 0 88395 02060 5
  2. Label 309225 Entered March 22, 2024 · on the market · 100 softgels · UPC 0 88395 02061 2
  3. Label 242326 Entered January 22, 2021 · off the market April 22, 2025 · 50 softgels · UPC 0 88395 02060 5
  4. Label 242322 Entered January 22, 2021 · off the market February 16, 2024 · 100 softgels · UPC 0 88395 02061 2
  5. Label 242285 Entered January 22, 2021 · on the market · 200 softgels · UPC 0 88395 02062 9

DSLD also links this label to: B-50 Gel (image difference, same product), B-50 Gel (package size difference, same product), B-50 Gel (package size difference, same product), B-50 Gel (image difference, same product), B-50 Gel (package size difference, same product), B-50 Gel (package size difference, same product), B-50 Gel (image difference, same product), B-50 Gel (package size 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 Carlson Division of J.R. Carlson Laboratories, Inc. (distributor), Lincolnshire, IL. All Carlson products.

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