Balance B-50 Complex
by Swanson · capsule · 100 capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 0 87614 01057 1
- DSLD label 273540
- Serving 1 capsule
- 100 servings
Balance B-50 Complex by Swanson lists 12 ingredients, 12 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 50 mg of thiamine, 50 mg of riboflavin, 50 mg NE of niacinamide and 50 mcg of vitamin B6. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on March 22, 2023.
What is in Balance B-50 Complex?
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 B1 | 50 mg | 4,167% | Higher than 82% of 9,830 products listing thiamin (median 5 mg). |
| Riboflavinas Vitamin B2 | 50 mg | 3,846% | Higher than 86% of 9,824 products listing riboflavin (median 4 mg). |
| Niacinamide | 50 mg NE | 313% | Higher than 75% of 12,413 products listing niacin (median 20 mg). 1.4 times the adult UL a day. |
| Vitamin B6as Pyridoxine Hydrochloride | 50 mcg | 2,941% | 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 Cyanocobalamin | 50 mcg | 2,083% | Higher than 51% of 14,425 products listing vitamin B12 (median 36 mcg). |
| Biotin | 50 mcg | 167% | 73% of 9,447 products listing biotin give more (median 200 mcg). |
| Pantothenic Acidas D-Calcium Pantothenate | 50 mg | 1,000% | Higher than 72% of 10,060 products listing pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) (median 12 mg). |
| Cholineas Choline Bitartrate | 50 mg | 9% | Higher than 54% of 4,738 products listing choline (median 40 mg). |
| Inositol | 50 mg | Higher than 55% of 4,042 products listing inositol (median 30 mg). | |
| Paba | 50 mg | Higher than 62% of 1,610 products listing PABA (median 25 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 273540 (entered March 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?
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:
- At 1 serving a day, the most its directions give, the label lists 50 mg of niacin, 1.4 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.
- B-ComplexNOW same ingredients
- Mega B-50Vitamin World same ingredients
- B-50 Balanced B-ComplexNature's Bounty same ingredients
- Super B-50 Balanced B-ComplexWindmill · off the market same ingredients
- B-50 B-Complex VitaminGood 'N Natural · off the market same ingredients
- B-50 Caps B-Complex VitaminsNOW · 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
- 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 273540.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Gelatin, Rice Flour, Magnesium Stearate.
How many labels does Balance B-50 Complex 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 273540 (current) Entered March 22, 2023 · on the market · 100 capsules · UPC 0 87614 01057 1
- Label 202295 Entered June 24, 2019 · on the market · 250 capsules · UPC 0 87614 01058 8
- Label 202294 Entered May 28, 2019 · off the market August 29, 2024 · 100 capsules · UPC 0 87614 01057 1
DSLD also links this label to: Balance B-50 (package size difference, same product), Balance B-50 (image difference, same product), Balance B-50 (package size difference, same product), Balance B-50 (image difference, same product), Balance B-50 (package size difference, same product), Balance B-50 (package size difference, same product), Balance B-50 (image difference, same product), Balance B-50 (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.