Biotin 500 mcg
by Vitamer Laboratories · capsule · 30 capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 7 19985 20725 9
- DSLD label 67473
- Serving 1 capsule
- 30 servings
Biotin 500 mcg by Vitamer Laboratories lists one ingredient: 500 mcg of biotin per serving of 1 capsule. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on December 23, 2016.
What is in Biotin 500 mcg?
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biotin | 500 mcg | 167% | Higher than 79% of 9,447 products listing biotin (median 200 mcg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 67473 (entered December 23, 2016), 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?
Every amount on this label with a position sits within the middle 80% of the products that list the same ingredient.
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.
- Biotin 500 mcgVitaCeutical Labs same ingredients
- Biotin 500 mcgThe Vitamin Shoppe same ingredients
- Biotin 500 mcgBIOVEA same ingredients
- Biotin 500 mcgVillage Vitality same ingredients
- Biotin 500 mcgCountry Life same ingredients
- Biotin 500 mcgNature's Pride · 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: Take one capsule daily with food.
- Warnings
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Contains no artificial colors, flavors or preservatives; no wheat, gluten, milk, eggs, peanuts, tree nuts, soy, crustacean shellfish or fish.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 67473.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Cellulose, Capsule, Silicon Dioxide, Magnesium Stearate.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Double Verified Gluten Free.
How many labels does Biotin 500 mcg have?
4 labels are on file under this name since September 25, 2013: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 67474 Entered December 23, 2016 · off the market August 11, 2021 · 60 vegetarian capsules · UPC 7 19985 20931 4
- Label 67473 (current) Entered December 23, 2016 · on the market · 30 capsules · UPC 7 19985 20725 9
- Label 53519 Entered November 24, 2015 · off the market October 29, 2016 · 30 capsules · UPC 7 19985 20725 9
- Label 23353 Entered September 25, 2013 · off the market October 21, 2015 · 30 capsules · UPC 7 19985 20725 9
DSLD also links this label to: Biotin 5,000 mcg (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 Vitamer Laboratories (manufacturer). All Vitamer Laboratories products.