Balanced B-50 Complex
by Optimum · tablet or pill · 60 tablets
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 0 43292 56351 8
- DSLD label 239979
- Serving 1 tablet
Balanced B-50 Complex by Optimum lists 8 ingredients, 8 with an amount per serving of 1 tablet, such as 50 mg of thiamine, 50 mg of riboflavin, 50 mg of niacin and 50 mg of vitamin B6. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on November 21, 2020.
What is in Balanced B-50 Complex?
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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thiamineas Thiamine MononitrateThiamin (Form: from Thiamine Mononitrate) | 50 mg | 3,330% | Higher than 82% of 9,830 products listing thiamin (median 5 mg). |
| Riboflavin | 50 mg | 2,940% | Higher than 86% of 9,824 products listing riboflavin (median 4 mg). |
| Niacinas NiacinamideNiacin (Form: as Niacinamide) | 50 mg | 250% | Higher than 75% of 12,413 products listing niacin (median 20 mg). 1.4 times the adult UL a day. |
| Vitamin B6as Pyridoxine HydrochlorideVitamin B-6 (Form: from Pyridoxine Hydrochloride) | 50 mg | 2,500% | Higher than 87% of 15,277 products listing vitamin B6 (median 6 mg). |
| Folateas Folic Acid | 50 mcg | 15% | 94% of 7,022 products listing folate give more (median 400 mcg). |
| Vitamin B12as CyanocobalaminVitamin B-12 (Form: as Cyanocobalamin) | 50 mcg | 830% | Higher than 51% of 14,425 products listing vitamin B12 (median 36 mcg). |
| Biotin | 50 mcg | 15% | 73% of 9,447 products listing biotin give more (median 200 mcg). |
| Pantothenic Acidas Calcium PantothenatePantothenic Acid (Form: from Calcium Pantothenate) | 500 mg | 500% | This amount is far outside what other labels list for pantothenic acid (vitamin B5), or disagrees with the label's own %DV: possibly a unit or transcription slip in the database. Check the label image on DSLD. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 239979 (entered November 21, 2020), 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:
- 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.
- 94% of the 7,022 products that print an amount of folate list more than its 50 mcg of folate (median 400 mcg).
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.
- Vitamin B-50 B-ComplexRite Aid same ingredients
- High Potency B Complex 50Equaline same ingredients
- Vitamin B-50Safeway Care same ingredients
- Timed Release B-50 Vitamin B-ComplexGood 'N Natural · off the market same ingredients
- Vitamin B Complexup&up same ingredients
- Mega B-50 Timed ReleaseVitamin World 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
- Directions: As a dietary supplement, take one tablet daily with a meal or as directed by your healthcare practitioner.
- Warnings
- Warning: Keep out of the reach of children.
- Do not use if printed seal under cap is missing or damaged.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Gluten free
- Storage
- Storage: Store at room temperature.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 239979.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Microcrystalline Cellulose, Calcium Phosphate, Stearic Acid, Croscarmellose Sodium, Magnesium Stearate, Silicon Dioxide, Hypromellose, Hydroxypropyl Cellulose, Polyethylene Glycol, Carnauba wax.
How many labels does Balanced B-50 Complex have?
One label is on file, entered on November 21, 2020.
- Label 239979 (current) Entered November 21, 2020 · on the market · 60 tablets · UPC 0 43292 56351 8
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Magno-Humphries Labs (manufacturer, distributor), Tigard, OR, U.S.A.. All Optimum products.