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B-Vital

by Higher Nature · tablet or pill · 30 tablets

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 5 031013 101823
  • DSLD label 216910
  • Serving 1 to 3 tablets; amounts per 1 tablet

B-Vital by Higher Nature lists 18 ingredients, 18 with an amount per serving of 1 tablet, such as 200 mg of vitamin C, 25 mg of thiamine, 16.67 mg of riboflavin and 25 mg NE of niacin. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on April 23, 2020.

What is in B-Vital?

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-Vital: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 216910, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Vitamin C200 mg250%Vitamin C in B-Vital against 18,583 products200 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 60 mg to 270 mg, the median 100 mg.DV 90 mgUL 2,000 mg200 mg

Higher than 63% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C (median 100 mg).

Thiamineas Vitamin B125 mg2,273%Thiamin in B-Vital against 9,830 products25 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 1.5 mg to 25 mg, the median 5 mg.DV 1.2 mg25 mg

Higher than 72% of 9,830 products listing thiamin (median 5 mg).

Riboflavinas Vitamin B216.67 mg1,191%Riboflavin in B-Vital against 9,824 products16.67 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 1.7 mg to 25 mg, the median 4 mg.DV 1.3 mg16.67 mg

Higher than 71% of 9,824 products listing riboflavin (median 4 mg).

Riboflavin15.1 mg
Riboflavin 5-Phosphate1.57 mg
Niacinas Vitamin B325 mg NE156%Niacin in B-Vital against 12,413 products25 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 13.2 mg to 48 mg, the median 20 mg.DV 16 mgUL 35 mg25 mg

Higher than 56% of 12,413 products listing niacin (median 20 mg).

Nicotinamide22.5 mg
Nicotinic Acid2.5 mg
Vitamin B616.67 mg1,191%Vitamin B6 in B-Vital against 15,277 products16.67 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 2 mg to 20 mg, the median 6 mg.DV 1.7 mgUL 100 mg16.67 mg

Higher than 71% of 15,277 products listing vitamin B6 (median 6 mg).

Pyridoxine Hydrochloride15.3 mg
Pyridoxal 5-Phosphate1.37 mg
Folic Acid50 mcg25%Folate in B-Vital against 7,022 products50 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 200 mcg to 400 mcg, the median 400 mcg.50 mcg

94% of 7,022 products listing folate give more (median 400 mcg).

Vitamin B1250 mcg2,000%Vitamin B12 in B-Vital 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).

Biotin25 mcg50%Biotin in B-Vital against 9,447 products25 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mcg to 300 mcg, the median 200 mcg.DV 30 mcg25 mcg

92% of 9,447 products listing biotin give more (median 200 mcg).

Pantothenic Acidas Vitamin B550 mg833%Pantothenic Acid (Vitamin B5) in B-Vital 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).

Siberian Ginseng50 mgEleuthero in B-Vital against 726 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 200 mg, the median 100 mg.50 mg

64% of 726 products listing eleuthero give more (median 100 mg).

American Ginseng20 mgAmerican Ginseng in B-Vital against 235 products20 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 75 mg to 425 mg, the median 200 mg.20 mg

93% of 235 products listing american ginseng give more (median 200 mg).

Korean Ginseng20 mgOriental Ginseng in B-Vital against 706 products20 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 30 mg to 200 mg, the median 90 mg.20 mg

82% of 706 products listing oriental ginseng give more (median 90 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 216910 (entered April 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:

  • 94% of the 7,022 products that print an amount of folate list more than its 50 mcg of folic acid (filed by NIH under folate) (median 400 mcg).
  • 92% of the 9,447 products that print an amount of biotin list more than its 25 mcg of biotin (median 200 mcg).
  • 93% of the 235 products that print an amount of american ginseng list more than its 20 mg of american ginseng (median 200 mg).
  • 82% of the 706 products that print an amount of oriental ginseng list more than its 20 mg of korean ginseng (filed by NIH under oriental ginseng) (median 90 mg).

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?

1 product lists 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 1-3 tablets (children over 5 years, 1 tablet) a day, with meals, or as your health professional advises. Do not exceed recommended daily intake.
Warnings
Do not exceed recommended daily intake. Food supplements should not be used as a substitute for a varied and balanced diet and lifestyle.
Warning: Not advisable if pregnant, breastfeeding or taking warfarin.
Long term intakes of this amount of vitamin B6 may lead to mild tingling and numbness.
Storage: Store in a cool, dry, steam free environment out of reach of children.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Does not contain: Artificial colours, flavourings or preservatives, dairy products, gluten, lactose, soya, wheat, yeast.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 216910.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: natural Lithothamnion calcarea, Vitamin C, Pantothenic Acid, Siberian Ginseng, Cyanocobalamin, Cellulose, Thiamine Hydrochloride, Niacin, American Ginseng, Korean Ginseng, Vitamin B6, Riboflavin, Magnesium Stearate, Zein Protein, Silicon Dioxide, Niacin, Riboflavin, Vitamin B6, Folic Acid, D-Biotin.

How many labels does B-Vital have?

4 labels are on file under this name since December 29, 2014: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 216910 (current) Entered April 23, 2020 · on the market · 30 tablets · UPC 5 031013 101823
  2. Label 41751 Entered January 23, 2015 · off the market May 7, 2020 · 90 tablets · UPC 5 031013 101830
  3. Label 41750 Entered January 23, 2015 · off the market February 22, 2019 · 30 tablets · UPC 5 031013 101823
  4. Label 40828 Entered December 29, 2014 · off the market January 25, 2013 · 90 tablets · UPC 5 031013 101830

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

Who makes it?

The label names Higher Nature (manufacturer), Burwash Common, East Sussex, UK. All Higher Nature products.

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