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B-Complex 100

by Viva Vitamins · tablet or pill · 90 tablets

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 8 12720 01306 8
  • DSLD label 237071
  • Serving 1 tablet
  • 90 servings

B-Complex 100 by Viva Vitamins lists 16 ingredients, 11 with an amount per serving of 1 tablet, such as 100 mg of vitamin B1, 100 mg of vitamin B2, 100 mg of niacin and 100 mg of vitamin B6; 5 sit inside a blend without their own amounts. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on October 23, 2020.

What is in B-Complex 100?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 tablet. 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 100: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 237071, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Vitamin B1as Thiamine MononitrateVitamin B1 (Form: as Thiamine Mononitrate)100 mg8,332%Thiamin in B-Complex 100 against 9,830 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 1.5 mg to 25 mg, the median 5 mg.DV 1.2 mg100 mg

Higher than 94% of 9,830 products listing thiamin (median 5 mg).

Vitamin B2as Riboflavin100 mg7,692%Riboflavin in B-Complex 100 against 9,824 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 1.7 mg to 25 mg, the median 4 mg.DV 1.3 mg100 mg

Higher than 96% of 9,824 products listing riboflavin (median 4 mg).

Niacinas NiacinamideNiacin (Form: as Niacinamide)100 mg624%Niacin in B-Complex 100 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 HydrochlorideVitamin B6 (Form: as Pyridoxine HCl)100 mg5,882%Vitamin B6 in B-Complex 100 against 15,277 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 2 mg to 20 mg, the median 6 mg.DV 1.7 mgUL 100 mg100 mg

Higher than 96% of 15,277 products listing vitamin B6 (median 6 mg).

Folic Acid800 mcg200%Folate in B-Complex 100 against 7,022 products800 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 200 mcg to 400 mcg, the median 400 mcg.800 mcg

Higher than 81% of 7,022 products listing folate (median 400 mcg).

Vitamin B12as CyanocobalaminVitamin B12 (Form: as Cyanocobalamin)100 mcg4,166%Vitamin B12 in B-Complex 100 against 14,425 products100 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 6 mcg to 200 mcg, the median 36 mcg.DV 2.4 mcg100 mcg

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

Biotin100 mcg332%Biotin in B-Complex 100 against 9,447 products100 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mcg to 300 mcg, the median 200 mcg.DV 30 mcg100 mcg

61% of 9,447 products listing biotin give more (median 200 mcg).

Pantothenic Acidas Calcium PantothenatePantothenic Acid (Form: as Calcium Pantothenate)100 mg2,000%Pantothenic Acid (Vitamin B5) in B-Complex 100 against 10,060 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 6 mg to 50 mg, the median 12 mg.DV 5 mg100 mg

Higher than 86% of 10,060 products listing pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) (median 12 mg).

Cholineas Choline BitartrateCholine (Form: as Choline Bitartrate)50 mg8%Choline in B-Complex 100 against 4,738 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 18 mg to 100 mg, the median 40 mg.DV 550 mgUL 3,500 mg50 mg

Higher than 54% of 4,738 products listing choline (median 40 mg).

Inositol50 mgInositol in B-Complex 100 against 4,042 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 10 mg to 80 mg, the median 30 mg.50 mg

Higher than 55% of 4,042 products listing inositol (median 30 mg).

Paba50 mgPABA in B-Complex 100 against 1,610 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 10 mg to 50 mg, the median 25 mg.50 mg

Higher than 62% of 1,610 products listing PABA (median 25 mg).

VIVA Proprietary Blend27 mg
Alfalfa powderin the blend, no amount given
Watercress powderin the blend, no amount given
Parsley powderin the blend, no amount given
Lecithin powderin the blend, no amount given
Rice Bran concentratein the blend, no amount given

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 237071 (entered October 23, 2020), 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?

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:

  • Its 100 mg of vitamin B1 (filed by NIH under thiamin) is higher than 94% of the 9,830 thiamin products that print an amount; 163 list more.
  • Its 100 mg of vitamin B2 (filed by NIH under riboflavin) is higher than 96% of the 9,824 riboflavin products that print an amount; 110 list more.
  • 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 100 mg of vitamin B6 is higher than 96% of the 15,277 vitamin B6 products that print an amount; 173 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?

6 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: As a dietary supplement, take one or more tablets daily, or as directed by your health practitioner.
Warnings
Keep out of the reach of children.
Do not use if safety seal under cap is broken or missing.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Free of: Sugar, salt, starch, yeast, corn, soy, wheat, lactose, gluten, milk, egg, fish products, artificial coloring, flavoring, or preservatives.
Non-GMO

Source: label statements in DSLD label 237071.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Microcrystalline Cellulose, Croscarmellose, clear aqueous Coating.

How many labels does B-Complex 100 have?

2 labels are on file under this name since November 25, 2011: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 237071 (current) Entered October 23, 2020 · on the market · 90 tablets · UPC 8 12720 01306 8
  2. Label 1793 Entered November 25, 2011 · off the market August 17, 2020 · 90 tablets · UPC 8 12720 01306 8

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

Who makes it?

The label names Viva Vitamins (distributor), Los Angeles, CA. All Viva Vitamins products.

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