B12 Folate
by Pure Encapsulations · capsule · 30 capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 7 66298 02396 0
- DSLD label 299031
- Serving 1 capsule
- 30 servings
B12 Folate by Pure Encapsulations lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 1,333 mcg DFE of folate and 800 mcg of vitamin B12. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on November 22, 2023.
What is in B12 Folate?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 capsule. 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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Folateas Metafolin | 1,333 mcg DFE | 333% | |
| L-5-Methyltetrahydrofolate | 800 mcg | ||
| Vitamin B12as Methylcobalamin | 800 mcg | 33,333% | Higher than 88% of 14,425 products listing vitamin B12 (median 36 mcg). Per day at the most servings: 1,600 mcg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 299031 (entered November 22, 2023), 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?
Every amount on this label with a position sits within the middle 80% of the products that list the same ingredient.
The NIH database records 1 to 2 servings 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.
- B-12 1000 mcg Sugar Free Cherry FlavorGNC · off the market same ingredients
- B-12 Blast RaspberryBricker Labs · off the market same ingredients
- B-12 / Folate (1000 mcg/800 mcg)Vital Nutrients · off the market same ingredients
- Sublingual - 12 PlusDouglas Laboratories same ingredients
- Sublingual B12-MCDaVinci Laboratories Of Vermont · off the market same ingredients
- Sublingual B12+DaVinci Laboratories Of Vermont · off the market same ingredients
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
- Recommendations: As a dietary supplement, take 1 capsule, 1-2 times daily, with meals.
- Warnings
- Warning: If you are pregnant or lactating, have any health condition or are taking any medication, consult your health professional before use.
- Keep out of the reach of children.
- Use only if safety seal is intact.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Certified Gluten-Free by the Gluten-Free Certified Organization, www.gluten.org
- Gluten-free, Non-GMO & Hypoallergenic
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 299031.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Plant Fiber, Cellulose, Water, Ascorbyl Palmitate.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): GFCO.org (Gluten-Free Certification Organization). Listed with: Certified gluten-free (GFCO) (a seal is the label's claim; the certifier's own list confirms it).
How many labels does B12 Folate have?
4 labels are on file under this name since January 7, 2019: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 299031 (current) Entered November 22, 2023 · on the market · 30 capsules · UPC 7 66298 02396 0
- Label 261712 Entered February 23, 2022 · off the market July 5, 2023 · 30 capsules · UPC 7 66298 02396 0
- Label 219257 Entered May 22, 2020 · off the market March 15, 2020 · 60 capsules · UPC 7 66298 00026 8
- Label 184302 Entered January 7, 2019 · on the market · 60 capsules · UPC 7 66298 00026 8
DSLD also links this label to: Balanced Immune (flavor difference), BCAA Powder (flavor difference), Cal/Mag 2:1 (Malate) (flavor difference), Calcium (Citrate) (flavor difference), Matrix Mint Cookie (flavor difference), Matrix Orange Cream (flavor difference), Matrix Strawberry Cream (flavor difference), Matrix Snickerdoodle (Speculoos) (flavor difference).
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Pure Encapsulations (manufacturer), Sudbury, MA. All Pure Encapsulations products.