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Bal-Care DHA Essential Tablet

by PruGen Pharmaceuticals · tablet or pill · 30 tablets

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 0 42546 18530 8
  • DSLD label 279321
  • Serving 1 tablet
  • 30 servings

Bal-Care DHA Essential Tablet by PruGen Pharmaceuticals lists 16 ingredients, 16 with an amount per serving of 1 tablet, such as 2,850 IU of vitamin A, 120 mg of vitamin C, 840 IU (21 mcg) of vitamin D and 3 mg of vitamin E. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on December 13, 2022.

What is in Bal-Care DHA Essential Tablet?

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).

Bal-Care DHA Essential Tablet: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 279321, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Vitamin Aas Beta-Carotene2,850 IU36%Vitamin A in Bal-Care DHA Essential Tablet against 5,772 products2,850 IU per serving; the middle half of products list 2,000 IU to 5,000 IU, the median 4,000 IU.2,850 IU

58% of 5,772 products listing vitamin A give more (median 4,000 IU).

Vitamin Cas Ascorbic Acid120 mg200%Vitamin C in Bal-Care DHA Essential Tablet against 18,583 products120 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 60 mg to 270 mg, the median 100 mg.DV 90 mgUL 2,000 mg120 mg

Higher than 51% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C (median 100 mg).

Vitamin Das Cholecalciferol840 IU (21 mcg)210%Vitamin D in Bal-Care DHA Essential Tablet against 14,175 products21 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 10 mcg to 25 mcg, the median 15 mcg.DV 20 mcgUL 100 mcg21 mcg

Higher than 58% of 14,175 products listing vitamin D (median 15 mcg).

Vitamin Eas DL-Alpha-Tocopheryl Acetate3 mg10%
Vitamin B1as Thiamine Mononitrate1.8 mg106%Thiamin in Bal-Care DHA Essential Tablet against 9,830 products1.8 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 1.5 mg to 25 mg, the median 5 mg.DV 1.2 mg1.8 mg

64% of 9,830 products listing thiamin give more (median 5 mg).

Vitamin B2as Riboflavin4 mg200%Riboflavin in Bal-Care DHA Essential Tablet against 9,824 products4 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 1.7 mg to 25 mg, the median 4 mg.DV 1.3 mg4 mg

49% of 9,824 products listing riboflavin give more (median 4 mg).

Niacinamide20 mg100%Niacin in Bal-Care DHA Essential Tablet against 12,413 products20 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 13.2 mg to 48 mg, the median 20 mg.DV 16 mgUL 35 mg20 mg

46% of 12,413 products listing niacin give more (median 20 mg).

Vitamin B6as Pyridoxine Hydrochloride50 mg2,000%Vitamin B6 in Bal-Care DHA Essential Tablet against 15,277 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 2 mg to 20 mg, the median 6 mg.DV 1.7 mgUL 100 mg50 mg

Higher than 87% of 15,277 products listing vitamin B6 (median 6 mg).

Folic Acid1 mg125%Folate in Bal-Care DHA Essential Tablet against 7,022 products1,000 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 200 mcg to 400 mcg, the median 400 mcg.1,000 mcg

Higher than 93% of 7,022 products listing folate (median 400 mcg).

Vitamin B12as Cyanocobalamin12 mcg150%Vitamin B12 in Bal-Care DHA Essential Tablet against 14,425 products12 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 6 mcg to 200 mcg, the median 36 mcg.DV 2.4 mcg12 mcg

63% of 14,425 products listing vitamin B12 give more (median 36 mcg).

Calciumas Calcium Carbonate219 mg17%Calcium in Bal-Care DHA Essential Tablet against 17,831 products219 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 252 mg, the median 115 mg.DV 1,300 mgUL 2,500 mg219 mg

Higher than 71% of 17,831 products listing calcium (median 115 mg).

Ironas Polysaccharide Iron Complex, Sodium Iron EDTA27 mg150%Iron in Bal-Care DHA Essential Tablet against 6,910 products27 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 1.2 mg to 18 mg, the median 5 mg.DV 18 mgUL 45 mg27 mg

Higher than 88% of 6,910 products listing iron (median 5 mg).

Iodine220 mcg147%Iodine in Bal-Care DHA Essential Tablet against 6,382 products220 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 75 mcg to 150 mcg, the median 150 mcg.DV 150 mcgUL 1,100 mcg220 mcg

Higher than 89% of 6,382 products listing iodine (median 150 mcg).

Magnesiumas Magnesium Oxide25 mg6%Magnesium in Bal-Care DHA Essential Tablet against 14,003 products25 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 30 mg to 200 mg, the median 86 mg.UL 350 mgDV 420 mg25 mg

77% of 14,003 products listing magnesium give more (median 86 mg).

Zincas Zinc Oxide25 mg167%Zinc in Bal-Care DHA Essential Tablet against 13,186 products25 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 5 mg to 15 mg, the median 11 mg.DV 11 mgUL 40 mg25 mg

Higher than 85% of 13,186 products listing zinc (median 11 mg).

Copperas Cupric Oxide2 mg100%Copper in Bal-Care DHA Essential Tablet against 6,468 products2 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 mg to 2 mg, the median 1 mg.DV 0.9 mgUL 10 mg2 mg

Higher than 66% of 6,468 products listing copper (median 1 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 279321 (entered December 13, 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 1,000 mcg of folic acid (filed by NIH under folate) is higher than 93% of the 7,022 folate products that print an amount; 183 list more.

The NIH database records one serving a day from the label's directions; its % Daily Values are for pregnant and lactating. 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?

4 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: Before, during and after pregnancy, one tablet and one enteric-coated softgel capsule taken by mouth daily, or as directed by a physician.
Warnings
Warning: Accidental overdose of iron-containing products is a leading cause of fatal poisoning in children under 6. Keep this product out of reach of children. In case of accidental overdose, call a doctor or poison control center immediately.
Warnings: Folic acid alone is improper therapy in the treatment of pernicious anemia and other megaloblastic anemias where vitamin B12 is deficient. Precautions: Folic acid especially in doses above 1.0 mg daily may obscure pernicious anemia (hematologic remission may occur while neurological manifestations remain progressive).
Keep out of reach of children
Storage
Store at room temperature

Source: label statements in DSLD label 279321.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Microcrystalline Cellulose, Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, Crospovidone, Maltodextrin, Acacia Gum, Silicon Dioxide, Triacetin, Magnesium Stearate, Titanium Dioxide, Polydextrose, Yellow #6 Lake, Blue #2 Lake, Red #40 Lake.

How many labels does Bal-Care DHA Essential Tablet have?

One label is on file, entered on December 13, 2022.

  1. Label 279321 (current) Entered December 13, 2022 · on the market · 30 tablets · UPC 0 42546 18530 8

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

Who makes it?

The label names PruGen, Inc. Pharmaceuticals (distributor), Scottsdale, AZ. All PruGen Pharmaceuticals products.

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