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B+c

by Carlson · tablet or pill · 50 tablets

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 0 88395 20120 2
  • DSLD label 304727
  • Serving 2 tablets
  • 25 servings

B+c by Carlson lists 14 ingredients, 14 with an amount per serving of 2 tablets, such as 500 mg of vitamin C, 10 mg of thiamine, 10 mg of riboflavin and 100 mg of niacin. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on January 24, 2024.

What is in B+c?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 tablets. 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+c: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 304727, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Vitamin Cas Ascorbic Acid500 mg556%Vitamin C in B+C against 18,583 products500 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 60 mg to 270 mg, the median 100 mg.DV 90 mgUL 2,000 mg500 mg

Higher than 81% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C (median 100 mg).

Thiamineas Thiamine Mononitrate, Vitamin B110 mg833%Thiamin in B+C against 9,830 products10 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 1.5 mg to 25 mg, the median 5 mg.DV 1.2 mg10 mg

Higher than 59% of 9,830 products listing thiamin (median 5 mg).

Riboflavinas Vitamin B210 mg769%Riboflavin in B+C against 9,824 products10 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 1.7 mg to 25 mg, the median 4 mg.DV 1.3 mg10 mg

Higher than 61% of 9,824 products listing riboflavin (median 4 mg).

Niacinas Niacinamide100 mg625%Niacin in B+C against 12,413 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 13.2 mg to 48 mg, the median 20 mg.DV 16 mgUL 35 mg100 mg

Higher than 88% of 12,413 products listing niacin (median 20 mg). 2.9 times the adult UL a day.

Vitamin B6as Pyridoxine Hydrochloride10 mg588%Vitamin B6 in B+C against 15,277 products10 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 2 mg to 20 mg, the median 6 mg.DV 1.7 mgUL 100 mg10 mg

Higher than 55% of 15,277 products listing vitamin B6 (median 6 mg).

Folate1,360 mcg DFE340%
Folic Acid800 mcg
Vitamin B12as Cyanocobalamin30 mcg1,250%Vitamin B12 in B+C against 14,425 products30 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 6 mcg to 200 mcg, the median 36 mcg.DV 2.4 mcg30 mcg

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

Biotin300 mcg1,000%Biotin in B+C against 9,447 products300 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mcg to 300 mcg, the median 200 mcg.DV 30 mcg300 mcg

Higher than 53% of 9,447 products listing biotin (median 200 mcg).

Pantothenic Acidas D-Calcium Pantothenate200 mg4,000%Pantothenic Acid (Vitamin B5) in B+C against 10,060 products200 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 6 mg to 50 mg, the median 12 mg.DV 5 mg200 mg

Higher than 95% of 10,060 products listing pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) (median 12 mg).

Cholineas Choline Bitartrate100 mg18%Choline in B+C against 4,738 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 18 mg to 100 mg, the median 40 mg.DV 550 mgUL 3,500 mg100 mg

Higher than 72% of 4,738 products listing choline (median 40 mg).

Calciumas D-Calcium Pantothenate, Dicalcium Phosphate32 mg2%Calcium in B+C against 17,831 products32 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 252 mg, the median 115 mg.DV 1,300 mgUL 2,500 mg32 mg

84% of 17,831 products listing calcium give more (median 115 mg).

Inositol100 mgInositol in B+C against 4,042 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 10 mg to 80 mg, the median 30 mg.100 mg

Higher than 76% of 4,042 products listing inositol (median 30 mg).

Para-Aminobenzoic Acid30 mgPABA in B+C against 1,610 products30 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 10 mg to 50 mg, the median 25 mg.30 mg

Higher than 53% of 1,610 products listing PABA (median 25 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 304727 (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?

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 100 mg of niacin, 2.9 times the adult Tolerable Upper Intake Level.
  • Its 200 mg of pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) is higher than 95% of the 10,060 pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) products that print an amount; 406 list more.

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?

The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with B+c's, rare ingredients counting for more.

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 two tablets daily at mealtime.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Gluten free No artificial preservatives
Storage
Keep bottle tightly closed. Store away from heat and moisture.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 304727.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Cellulose, Silicon Dioxide, Stearic Acid, Croscarmellose Sodium, Ethyl Cellulose, Magnesium Stearate.

How many labels does B+c have?

3 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 304727 (current) Entered January 24, 2024 · on the market · 50 tablets · UPC 0 88395 20120 2
  2. Label 242320 Entered January 22, 2021 · on the market · 180 tablets · UPC 0 88395 20130 1
  3. Label 242276 Entered January 22, 2021 · on the market · 90 tablets · UPC 0 88395 20110 3

Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).

Who makes it?

The label names Carlson Div. of J.R. Carlson Laboratories, Inc. (distributor), Arlington Heights, IL. All Carlson products.

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