PlainVitamins

Balance for Nerves

by Higher Nature · capsule · 90 capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 5 031013 104626
  • DSLD label 275897
  • Serving 2 capsules
  • 45 servings

Balance for Nerves by Higher Nature lists 10 ingredients, 10 with an amount per serving of 2 capsules, such as 40 mg NE of niacin, 20 mg of vitamin B6, 100 mcg of folic acid and 20 mcg of vitamin B12. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on March 22, 2023.

What is in Balance for Nerves?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 capsules. 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).

Balance for Nerves: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 275897, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Niacinas Vitamin B340 mg NE250%Niacin in Balance for Nerves against 12,413 products40 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 13.2 mg to 48 mg, the median 20 mg.DV 16 mgUL 35 mg40 mg

Higher than 71% of 12,413 products listing niacin (median 20 mg). Per day at the most servings: 80 mg. 2.3 times the adult UL a day.

Vitamin B620 mg1,429%Vitamin B6 in Balance for Nerves against 15,277 products20 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 2 mg to 20 mg, the median 6 mg.DV 1.7 mgUL 100 mg20 mg

Higher than 71% of 15,277 products listing vitamin B6 (median 6 mg). Per day at the most servings: 40 mg.

Folic Acid100 mcg50%Folate in Balance for Nerves against 7,022 products100 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 200 mcg to 400 mcg, the median 400 mcg.100 mcg

86% of 7,022 products listing folate give more (median 400 mcg). Per day at the most servings: 200 mcg.

Vitamin B1220 mcg800%Vitamin B12 in Balance for Nerves against 14,425 products20 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 6 mcg to 200 mcg, the median 36 mcg.DV 2.4 mcg20 mcg

59% of 14,425 products listing vitamin B12 give more (median 36 mcg). Per day at the most servings: 40 mcg.

Pantothenic Acidas Vitamin B5100 mg1,667%Pantothenic Acid (Vitamin B5) in Balance for Nerves against 10,060 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 6 mg to 50 mg, the median 12 mg.DV 5 mg100 mg

Higher than 86% of 10,060 products listing pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) (median 12 mg). Per day at the most servings: 200 mg.

Magnesium70 mg19%Magnesium in Balance for Nerves against 14,003 products70 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 30 mg to 200 mg, the median 86 mg.UL 350 mgDV 420 mg70 mg

54% of 14,003 products listing magnesium give more (median 86 mg). Per day at the most servings: 140 mg.

Theanine50 mgTheanine in Balance for Nerves against 1,602 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 90 mg to 200 mg, the median 100 mg.50 mg

79% of 1,602 products listing theanine give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 100 mg.

Lemon Balm extractLemon Balm extract Note: (3:1) (equivalent to lemon balm powder 100 mg)33 mgLemon balm in Balance for Nerves against 475 products33 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 200 mg, the median 100 mg.33 mg

78% of 475 products listing lemon balm give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 66 mg.

Passionflower extractPassionflower extract Note: (4:1) (equivalent to passion flower powder 400 mg)100 mgPassionflower in Balance for Nerves against 562 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 40 mg to 200 mg, the median 100 mg.100 mg

38% of 562 products listing passionflower give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 200 mg.

Taurine550 mgTaurine in Balance for Nerves against 2,337 products550 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 110 mg to 1,000 mg, the median 500 mg.550 mg

Higher than 55% of 2,337 products listing taurine (median 500 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,100 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 275897 (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 2 servings a day, the most its directions give, the label lists 80 mg of niacin, 2.3 times the adult Tolerable Upper Intake Level.
  • 86% of the 7,022 products that print an amount of folate list more than its 100 mcg of folic acid (filed by NIH under folate) (median 400 mcg).
  • 79% of the 1,602 products that print an amount of theanine list more than its 50 mg of theanine (median 100 mg).

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?

The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Balance for Nerves's, rare ingredients counting for more.

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: Adults take 2 capsules (children 13 and over 1 capsule) once or twice a day at least 30 minutes before meals. Do not exceed recommended daily intake. Food supplements should not be used as a substitute for a varied and balanced diet and healthy lifestyle.
Warnings
Do not exceed recommended daily intake.
Food supplements should not be used as a substitute for a varied and balanced diet and healthy lifestyle.
Warning: Long-term intakes of this amount of Vitamin B6 may lead to mild tingling and numbness.
Storage: Store in a cool, dry place out of reach of children.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Free From: Artificial colours, flavourings or preservatives, dairy products, gluten, lactose, salt, soya, sugar, wheat, yeast.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 275897.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: L-Taurine, Magnesium Citrate, Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, Vitamin B5, Passionflower (Passiflora incarnata) extract, Microcrystalline Cellulose, L-Theanine, Vitamin B3, Lemon Balm (Melissa officinalis) extract, Silicon Dioxide, Vitamin B6, Magnesium Stearate, Folic Acid, Vitamin B12.

How many labels does Balance for Nerves have?

18 labels are on file under this name since December 29, 2014: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 275897 (current) Entered March 22, 2023 · on the market · 90 capsules · UPC 5 031013 104626
  2. Label 245402 Entered March 25, 2021 · on the market · 30 capsules · UPC 5 031013 104619
  3. Label 245397 Entered March 25, 2021 · on the market · 180 capsules · UPC 5 031013 104763
  4. Label 240548 Entered December 26, 2020 · off the market February 15, 2022 · 90 capsules · UPC 5 031013 104626
  5. Label 217102 Entered April 23, 2020 · on the market · 30 capsules · UPC 5 031013 104619
  6. Label 41209 Entered January 23, 2015 · on the market · 180 capsules · UPC 5 031013 104763
  7. Label 41208 Entered January 23, 2015 · off the market March 11, 2014 · 180 capsules · UPC 5 031013 104763
  8. Label 41207 Entered January 23, 2015 · off the market September 1, 2020 · 90 capsules · UPC 5 031013 104626
  9. Label 41205 Entered January 23, 2015 · off the market March 11, 2014 · 90 capsules · UPC 5 031013 104626
  10. Label 41204 Entered January 23, 2015 · off the market June 26, 2013 · 90 capsules · UPC 5 031013 104626
  11. Label 41203 Entered January 23, 2015 · on the market · 60 capsules · UPC 5 031013 105012
  12. Label 41200 Entered January 23, 2015 · off the market February 22, 2019 · 30 capsules · UPC 5 031013 104619
  13. Label 41199 Entered January 23, 2015 · off the market October 22, 2014 · 30 capsules · UPC 5 031013 104619
  14. Label 41197 Entered January 23, 2015 · off the market March 11, 2014 · 30 capsules · UPC 5 031013 104619
  15. Label 41194 Entered January 23, 2015 · off the market May 31, 2013 · 30 capsules · UPC 5 031013 104619
  16. Label 41168 Entered January 23, 2015 · off the market September 24, 2013 · 180 capsules · UPC 5 031013 104763
  17. Label 40951 Entered December 29, 2014 · off the market November 19, 2012 · 90 capsules · UPC 5 031013 104626
  18. Label 40875 Entered December 29, 2014 · off the market November 19, 2012 · 30 capsules · UPC 5 031013 104619

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

Who makes it?

The label names Higher Nature Ltd (manufacturer), Horam TN21 0GE, East Sussex, UK. All Higher Nature products.

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