Balance B-100 Complex High-Potency
by Swanson · capsule · 300 capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 0 87614 01056 4
- DSLD label 202292
- Serving 1 capsule
Balance B-100 Complex High-Potency by Swanson lists 12 ingredients, 12 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 100 mg of thiamine, 100 mg of riboflavin, 100 mg NE of niacinamide and 100 mcg of vitamin B6. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on June 24, 2019.
What is in Balance B-100 Complex High-Potency?
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thiamineas Thiamine Hydrochloride, Vitamin B1Thiamin (Form: as Thiamin HCl) (Alt. Name: Vitamin B-1) Note: USP | 100 mg | 8,333% | Higher than 94% of 9,830 products listing thiamin (median 5 mg). |
| Riboflavinas Vitamin B2Riboflavin (Alt. Name: Vitamin B-2) Note: USP | 100 mg | 7,692% | Higher than 96% of 9,824 products listing riboflavin (median 4 mg). |
| NiacinamideNiacinamide Note: USP | 100 mg NE | 625% | Higher than 88% of 12,413 products listing niacin (median 20 mg). 2.9 times the adult UL a day. |
| Vitamin B6as Pyridoxine HydrochlorideVitamin B-6 (Form: as Pyridoxine HCl) Note: USP | 100 mcg | 5,882% | This amount is far outside what other labels list for vitamin B6, or disagrees with the label's own %DV: possibly a unit or transcription slip in the database. Check the label image on DSLD. |
| Folate | 665 mcg DFE | 166% | |
| Folic Acid | 400 mcg | ||
| Vitamin B12as CyanocobalaminVitamin B-12 (Form: as Cyanocobalamin) Note: USP | 100 mcg | 4,167% | Higher than 61% of 14,425 products listing vitamin B12 (median 36 mcg). |
| BiotinBiotin Note: USP | 100 mcg | 333% | 61% of 9,447 products listing biotin give more (median 200 mcg). |
| Pantothenic Acidas D-Calcium PantothenatePantothenic Acid (Form: as D-Calcium Pantothenate) Note: USP | 100 mg | 2,000% | Higher than 86% of 10,060 products listing pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) (median 12 mg). |
| Choline BitartrateCholine Bitartrate Note: FCC | 100 mg | 18%* | Higher than 72% of 4,738 products listing choline (median 40 mg). |
| InositolInositol Note: FCC | 100 mg | Higher than 76% of 4,042 products listing inositol (median 30 mg). | |
| PabaPABA (Alt. Name: Para-Aminobenzoic Acid) Note: USP | 100 mg | Higher than 86% of 1,610 products listing PABA (median 25 mg). |
* % Daily Value computed from the printed amount and the FDA Daily Value (21 CFR 101.9); the label prints none for that row.
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 202292 (entered June 24, 2019), 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 thiamin is higher than 94% of the 9,830 thiamin products that print an amount; 163 list more.
- Its 100 mg of 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.
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.
- B100 Complex With Folic AcidSundown Naturals · off the market same ingredients
- Mega B-100 Timed ReleaseVitamin World same ingredients
- Tri-B-100Douglas Laboratories · off the market same ingredients
- Tri-B-100 Timed Release B-ComplexDouglas Laboratories same ingredients
- Timed Release B-100 Ultra B-ComplexGood 'N Natural · off the market same ingredients
- Yeast Free B ComplexNew Sun 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
- Suggested use: As a dietary supplement, take one capsule per day with water.
- Warnings
- Warning: For adults only.
- Consult your physician before using this or any product if you are pregnant or nursing, taking medication or have a medical condition.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Do not use if seal is broken.
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 202292.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Gelatin, Magnesium Stearate, Silica.
How many labels does Balance B-100 Complex High-Potency have?
3 labels are on file under this name since May 28, 2019: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 212735 Entered January 25, 2020 · off the market December 3, 2019 · 300 capsules · UPC 0 87614 01056 4
- Label 202292 (current) Entered June 24, 2019 · on the market · 300 capsules · UPC 0 87614 01056 4
- Label 202291 Entered May 28, 2019 · on the market · 100 capsules · UPC 0 87614 01055 7
DSLD also links this label to: Balance B-100 (package size difference, same product), Balance B-100 (package size difference, same product), Balance B-100 (image difference, same product), Balance B-100 (package size difference, same product), Balance B-100 (package size difference, same product).
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Swanson Health Products (distributor), Fargo, ND. All Swanson products.