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B12 Strips 2000 mcg Winter Berry

by Essential Source · other (e.g. tea bag) · 30 fast dissolving strips

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 7 36211 63611 9
  • DSLD label 265614
  • Serving 1 to 2 strips; amounts per 1 strip
  • 30 servings

B12 Strips 2000 mcg Winter Berry by Essential Source lists 4 ingredients, 4 with an amount per serving of 1 strip, such as 2,000 mcg of methylcobalamin, 5 mg of vitamin B6, 800 mcg of folate and 2,500 mcg of biotin. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on May 19, 2022.

What is in B12 Strips 2000 mcg Winter Berry?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 strip. 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).

B12 Strips 2000 mcg Winter Berry: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 265614, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Methylcobalaminas Vitamin B122,000 mcg33,333%Vitamin B12 in B12 Strips 2000 mcg Winter Berry against 14,425 products2,000 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 6 mcg to 200 mcg, the median 36 mcg.DV 2.4 mcg2,000 mcg

Higher than 96% of 14,425 products listing vitamin B12 (median 36 mcg).

Vitamin B6as P5P5 mg250%Vitamin B6 in B12 Strips 2000 mcg Winter Berry against 15,277 products5 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 2 mg to 20 mg, the median 6 mg.DV 1.7 mgUL 100 mg5 mg

51% of 15,277 products listing vitamin B6 give more (median 6 mg).

Folateas 5-MTHF800 mcg200%Folate in B12 Strips 2000 mcg Winter Berry 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).

Biotin2,500 mcg833%Biotin in B12 Strips 2000 mcg Winter Berry against 9,447 products2,500 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mcg to 300 mcg, the median 200 mcg.DV 30 mcg2,500 mcg

Higher than 89% of 9,447 products listing biotin (median 200 mcg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 265614 (entered May 19, 2022), 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:

  • Its 2,000 mcg of methylcobalamin (filed by NIH under vitamin B12) is higher than 96% of the 14,425 vitamin B12 products that print an amount; 529 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
Suggested Use: For best results, allow strip to fully dissolve on tongue, swish fluid throughout entire mouth for 30 seconds making sure to pass fluid under tongue. As a dietary supplement take one to two strips daily as needed.
Warnings
Warning: Do not exceed this amount on a regular basis.
Keep out of reach of children.
Allergens and what it does not contain
This Product Contains No: Animal byproduct; Egg; Fish & shellfish; Gluten from wheat, rye, oats, or barley; Milk (including lactose); Peanuts; Tree nuts; and soy.
Storage
Store at 55 to 78 degrees F in a dry place. Keep out of direct sunlight.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 265614.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Hydroxypropyl Methyl Cellulose, Glycerin, Stevia, modified Starch, Natural flavor, Gum Arabic, Sodium Carboxy Methyl Cellulose, Monoglyceride Stearate, Menthol.

How many labels does B12 Strips 2000 mcg Winter Berry have?

4 labels are on file under this name since October 26, 2011: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 265614 (current) Entered May 19, 2022 · on the market · 30 fast dissolving strips · UPC 7 36211 63611 9
  2. Label 176101 Entered August 31, 2018 · off the market September 24, 2021 · 30 fast dissolving strips · UPC 7 36211 63611 9
  3. Label 64367 Entered September 22, 2016 · off the market April 20, 2017 · 30 fast dissolving strips · UPC 7 36211 63611 9
  4. Label 1622 Entered October 26, 2011 · on the market · 30 fast dissolving strips

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

Who makes it?

The label names Essential Source, Inc. (manufacturer), Phoenix, AZ. All Essential Source products.

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