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B-Complex

by Shaklee · tablet or pill · 240 tablets

  • On the market (NIH)
  • DSLD label 321908
  • Serving 2 tablets
  • 120 servings

B-Complex by Shaklee lists 9 ingredients, 9 with an amount per serving of 2 tablets, such as 20.25 mg of thiamine, 22.95 mg of riboflavin, 270 mg of niacin and 27 mg of vitamin B6, beside 1 Nutrition Facts row (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on February 23, 2025.

What is in B-Complex?

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-Complex: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 321908, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories5 Calories
Total Carbohydrates1 g1%Carbohydrate in B-Complex against 21,979 products1 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 6 g, the median 3 g.1 g

74% of 21,979 products listing carbohydrate give more (median 3 g).

Thiamineas Thiamine Mononitrate20.25 mg1,688%Thiamin in B-Complex against 9,830 products20.25 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 1.5 mg to 25 mg, the median 5 mg.DV 1.2 mg20.25 mg

Higher than 71% of 9,830 products listing thiamin (median 5 mg).

Riboflavin22.95 mg1,765%Riboflavin in B-Complex against 9,824 products22.95 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 1.7 mg to 25 mg, the median 4 mg.DV 1.3 mg22.95 mg

Higher than 75% of 9,824 products listing riboflavin (median 4 mg).

Niacinas Niacinamide270 mg1,688%Niacin in B-Complex against 12,413 products270 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 13.2 mg to 48 mg, the median 20 mg.DV 16 mgUL 35 mg270 mg

Higher than 97% of 12,413 products listing niacin (median 20 mg). 7.7 times the adult UL a day.

Vitamin B6as Pyridoxine Hydrochloride27 mg1,588%Vitamin B6 in B-Complex against 15,277 products27 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 2 mg to 20 mg, the median 6 mg.DV 1.7 mgUL 100 mg27 mg

Higher than 82% of 15,277 products listing vitamin B6 (median 6 mg).

Folate668 mcg DFE167%
Folic Acid400 mcg
Vitamin B12as Cyanocobalamin81 mcg3,375%Vitamin B12 in B-Complex against 14,425 products81 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 6 mcg to 200 mcg, the median 36 mcg.DV 2.4 mcg81 mcg

Higher than 61% of 14,425 products listing vitamin B12 (median 36 mcg).

Biotinas D-Biotin300 mcg1,000%Biotin in B-Complex 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 Pantothenate135 mg2,700%Pantothenic Acid (Vitamin B5) in B-Complex against 10,060 products135 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 6 mg to 50 mg, the median 12 mg.DV 5 mg135 mg

Higher than 93% of 10,060 products listing pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) (median 12 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 321908 (entered February 23, 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 270 mg of niacin, 7.7 times the adult Tolerable Upper Intake Level.
  • Its 135 mg of pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) is higher than 93% of the 10,060 pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) products that print an amount; 714 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?

3 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: Take 2 tablets daily.
Warnings
Seal under cap for you protection.
Manufactured in a facility that may also process peanuts, tree nuts, milk, eggs, soy, wheat, shellfish, and fish.
Allergens and what it does not contain
GF Gluten Free No artificial flavors, sweeteners, colors, or preservatives

Source: label statements in DSLD label 321908.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Microcrystalline Cellulose, Torula Yeast, Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, Croscarmellose Sodium, Soy Lecithin, Hydroxylated.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Shaklee Since 1956 Safe - Proven 100% Guaranteed; Star-K (Kosher).

How many labels does B-Complex have?

4 labels are on file under this name since January 25, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 321908 (current) Entered February 23, 2025 · on the market · 240 tablets
  2. Label 318614 Entered August 22, 2024 · on the market · 120 tablets
  3. Label 5004 Entered January 25, 2012 · off the market October 17, 2023 · 240 tablets
  4. Label 5003 Entered January 25, 2012 · off the market October 17, 2023 · 120 tablets

DSLD also links this label to: +B Boost B-Complex (package size difference, same product), +B Boost B-Complex (image difference, same product), +B Boost B-Complex (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 Shaklee Corporation (distributor), Pleasanton, CA. All Shaklee products.

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