Blood Builder Iron
by MegaFood · tablet or pill · 90 tablets
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 0 51494 10195 7
- DSLD label 299928
- Serving 1 tablet
- 90 servings
Blood Builder Iron by MegaFood lists 9 ingredients, 6 with an amount per serving of 1 tablet, such as 15 mg of vitamin C, 680 mcg DFE of folate, 30 mcg of vitamin B12 and 26 mg of iron; 3 sit inside a blend without their own amounts. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on November 22, 2023.
What is in Blood Builder Iron?
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vitamin Cas Ascorbic Acid | 15 mg | 17% | 93% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C give more (median 100 mg). |
| Folateas Folic Acid | 680 mcg DFE | 170% | |
| Folic Acid | 408 mcg | ||
| Vitamin B12as Cyanocobalamin | 30 mcg | 1,250% | 51% of 14,425 products listing vitamin B12 give more (median 36 mcg). |
| Ironas Iron Bisglycinatefermented iron bisglycinate | 26 mg | 144% | Higher than 88% of 6,910 products listing iron (median 5 mg). |
| Beetorganic | 125 mg | Higher than 52% of 850 products listing beet (median 100 mg). | |
| Food Blend | 36 mg | ||
| Brown Riceorganic | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Orangeorganic | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Broccoliorganic | in the blend, no amount given |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 299928 (entered November 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:
- 93% of the 18,583 products that print an amount of vitamin C list more than its 15 mg of vitamin C (median 100 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?
2 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Blood BuilderMegaFood same ingredients
- Blood Builder MinisMegaFood same ingredients
- Methyl B12MegaFood 5 shared, 61% alike
- Ultra C 400 mgMegaFood 5 shared, 47% alike
- Iron ResponseInnate Response Formulas 5 shared, 46% alike
- Iron Blood Maker 9 in 1 Iron Advanced ComplexKAPPA NUTRITION 6 shared, 42% alike
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: Adults take 1 tablet daily with a beverage. May be taken any time of day, even on an empty stomach.
- Once open, consume within three months.
- Warnings
- Warning: Accidental overdose of iron-containing products is a leading cause of fatal poisoning in children under six. Keep this product out of reach of children. In case of accidental overdose, call a doctor or poison control center immediately.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Made without milk, peanuts, tree nuts, soy, wheat, fish, shellfish and sesame.
- Tested for 125+ Pesticides Herbicides Made without 9 food allergens Glyphosate Residue free detoxproject.org Gluten free
- Non GMO Project Verified nongmoproject.org
- Storage
- Store tightly sealed in a cool place and avoid exposure to moisture.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 299928.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Rice Protein, Autolyzed Yeast Extract, Brown Rice, Yeast, Stearic Acid, Rice Protein, Silicon Dioxide, autolyzed Yeast extract, Hypromellose.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Certified Vegan Vegan.org Glyphosate Residue free detoxproject.org Certified B Corporations OK (Kosher).
How many labels does Blood Builder Iron have?
3 labels are on file under this name since November 22, 2023: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 299928 (current) Entered November 22, 2023 · on the market · 90 tablets · UPC 0 51494 10195 7
- Label 299927 Entered November 22, 2023 · on the market · 60 tablets · UPC 0 51494 10171 1
- Label 299926 Entered November 22, 2023 · on the market · 30 tablets · UPC 0 51494 10170 4
DSLD also links this label to: Blood Builder (image difference, same product), Blood Builder (image difference, same product), Blood Builder (image difference, same product), Blood Builder (image difference, same product), Blood Builder (image 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 MegaFood (manufacturer), Manchester, NH. All MegaFood products.