Biotin 500 mcg
by The Vitamin Shoppe · capsule · 300 veggie capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 7 66536 01960 1
- DSLD label 184048
- Serving 1 veggie capsule
Biotin 500 mcg by The Vitamin Shoppe lists one ingredient: 500 mcg of biotin per serving of 1 veggie capsule. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on January 7, 2019.
What is in Biotin 500 mcg?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 veggie 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 | 1,670% | Higher than 79% of 9,447 products listing biotin (median 200 mcg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 184048 (entered January 7, 2019), 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 mcgVitamer Laboratories 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
- Directions: Take one (1) veggie capsule daily, preferably with a meal.
- Warnings
- Warning: Consult your healthcare provider prior to use if you are pregnant, nursing, taking any medication or have any medical conditions.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Tamper Evident Do not use if outer seal is broken or missing.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Gluten free Dairy free Soy free Nut free Does not contain: Gluten, Sugar, Salt, Artificial Colors or Flavors.
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 184048.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Microcrystalline Cellulose, Vegetable capsule, Silicon Dioxide, organic Carnauba Wax.
How many labels does Biotin 500 mcg have?
2 labels are on file under this name since November 21, 2018: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 184048 (current) Entered January 7, 2019 · on the market · 300 veggie capsules · UPC 7 66536 01960 1
- Label 183700 Entered November 21, 2018 · on the market · 300 capsules · UPC 7 66536 01169 8
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Vitamin Shoppe, Inc. (distributor), Secaucus, NJ. All The Vitamin Shoppe products.