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Balanced B-Complex

by Nature's Sunshine · tablet or pill · 120 tablets

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 0 99904 01625 5
  • DSLD label 277983
  • Serving 1 tablet
  • 120 servings

Balanced B-Complex by Nature's Sunshine lists 12 ingredients, 12 with an amount per serving of 1 tablet, such as 4 mg of thiamine, 6 mg of riboflavin, 50 mg of niacin and 8 mg of vitamin B6. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on October 24, 2022.

What is in Balanced B-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).

Balanced B-Complex: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 277983, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Thiamineas Thiamine Mononitrate, Vitamin B14 mg333%Thiamin in Balanced B-Complex against 9,830 products4 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 1.5 mg to 25 mg, the median 5 mg.DV 1.2 mg4 mg

51% of 9,830 products listing thiamin give more (median 5 mg).

Riboflavinas Vitamin B26 mg462%Riboflavin in Balanced B-Complex against 9,824 products6 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 1.7 mg to 25 mg, the median 4 mg.DV 1.3 mg6 mg

Higher than 57% of 9,824 products listing riboflavin (median 4 mg).

Niacinas Niacinamide50 mg313%Niacin in Balanced B-Complex against 12,413 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 13.2 mg to 48 mg, the median 20 mg.DV 16 mgUL 35 mg50 mg

Higher than 75% of 12,413 products listing niacin (median 20 mg). 1.4 times the adult UL a day.

Vitamin B6as Pyridoxine Hydrochloride8 mg471%Vitamin B6 in Balanced B-Complex against 15,277 products8 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 2 mg to 20 mg, the median 6 mg.DV 1.7 mgUL 100 mg8 mg

Higher than 53% of 15,277 products listing vitamin B6 (median 6 mg).

Folate667 mcg DFE167%
Folic Acid400 mcg
Vitamin B12as Cyanocobalamin50 mcg2,083%Vitamin B12 in Balanced B-Complex against 14,425 products50 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 6 mcg to 200 mcg, the median 36 mcg.DV 2.4 mcg50 mcg

Higher than 51% of 14,425 products listing vitamin B12 (median 36 mcg).

Biotin100 mcg333%Biotin in Balanced B-Complex against 9,447 products100 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mcg to 300 mcg, the median 200 mcg.DV 30 mcg100 mcg

61% of 9,447 products listing biotin give more (median 200 mcg).

Pantothenic Acidas D-Calcium Pantothenate40 mg800%Pantothenic Acid (Vitamin B5) in Balanced B-Complex against 10,060 products40 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 6 mg to 50 mg, the median 12 mg.DV 5 mg40 mg

Higher than 70% of 10,060 products listing pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) (median 12 mg).

Cholineas Choline Bitartrate6.5 mg1%Choline in Balanced B-Complex against 4,738 products6.5 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 18 mg to 100 mg, the median 40 mg.DV 550 mgUL 3,500 mg6.5 mg

90% of 4,738 products listing choline give more (median 40 mg).

Calciumas Dicalcium Phosphate115 mg9%Calcium in Balanced B-Complex against 17,831 products115 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 252 mg, the median 115 mg.DV 1,300 mgUL 2,500 mg115 mg

50% of 17,831 products listing calcium give more (median 115 mg).

Phosphorusas Dicalcium Phosphate80 mg6%Phosphorus in Balanced B-Complex against 3,786 products80 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 45 mg to 200 mg, the median 90 mg.DV 1,250 mgUL 4,000 mg80 mg

53% of 3,786 products listing phosphorus give more (median 90 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 277983 (entered October 24, 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:

  • 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.
  • 90% of the 4,738 products that print an amount of choline list more than its 6.5 mg of choline (median 40 mg).

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?

The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Balanced B-Complex'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
Recommended Use: Take 1 tablet daily with a meal.
Warnings
Do not use if inner seal is missing or damaged.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 277983.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Cellulose, Stearic Acid, Inositol, Para-Amino Benzoic Acid, Magnesium Stearate, Cabbage, Brown Rice.

How many labels does Balanced B-Complex have?

3 labels are on file under this name since January 25, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 277983 (current) Entered October 24, 2022 · on the market · 120 tablets · UPC 0 99904 01625 5
  2. Label 207250 Entered October 23, 2019 · off the market January 21, 2022 · 120 tablets · UPC 0 99904 01625 5
  3. Label 4575 Entered January 25, 2012 · off the market February 27, 2019 · 120 tablets · UPC 0 99904 01625 5

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

Who makes it?

The label names Nature's Sunshine Products, Inc. (manufacturer), Spanish Fork, UT. All Nature's Sunshine products.

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