PlainVitamins

Essentials

by body togs · capsule · 120 capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 7 10928 96025 5
  • DSLD label 236960
  • Serving 2 capsules
  • 60 servings

Essentials by body togs lists 27 ingredients, 26 with an amount per serving of 2 capsules, such as 45 mg of vitamin C, 12.5 mcg (500 IU) of vitamin D, 0.6 mg of thiamine and 0.6 mg of riboflavin; 1 sits inside a blend without its own amount. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on September 25, 2020.

What is in Essentials?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 capsules. 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).

Essentials: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 236960, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Vitamin Cas Ascorbic Acid45 mg50%Vitamin C in Essentials against 18,583 products45 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 60 mg to 270 mg, the median 100 mg.DV 90 mgUL 2,000 mg45 mg

80% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 90 mg.

Vitamin Das CholecalciferolVitamin D (Form: as Cholecalciferol)12.5 mcg (500 IU)63%Vitamin D in Essentials against 14,175 products12.5 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 10 mcg to 25 mcg, the median 15 mcg.DV 20 mcgUL 100 mcg12.5 mcg

53% of 14,175 products listing vitamin D give more (median 15 mcg). Per day at the most servings: 25 mcg.

Vitamin Eas Mixed TocopherolsVitamin E (Form: as Mixed Tocopherols)no amount given112%
Thiamineas Thiamine HydrochlorideThiamin (Form: as Thiamine HCl)0.6 mg50%Thiamin in Essentials against 9,830 products0.6 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 1.5 mg to 25 mg, the median 5 mg.DV 1.2 mg0.6 mg

89% of 9,830 products listing thiamin give more (median 5 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1.2 mg.

Riboflavin0.6 mg50%Riboflavin in Essentials against 9,824 products0.6 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 1.7 mg to 25 mg, the median 4 mg.DV 1.3 mg0.6 mg

89% of 9,824 products listing riboflavin give more (median 4 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1.2 mg.

Niacinas NiacinamideNiacin (Form: as Niacinamide)8 mg50%Niacin in Essentials against 12,413 products8 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 13.2 mg to 48 mg, the median 20 mg.DV 16 mgUL 35 mg8 mg

85% of 12,413 products listing niacin give more (median 20 mg). Per day at the most servings: 16 mg.

Vitamin B6as Pyridoxine HydrochlorideVitamin B6 (Form: as Pyridoxine HCl)5 mg294%Vitamin B6 in Essentials against 15,277 products5 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 2 mg to 20 mg, the median 6 mg.DV 1.7 mgUL 100 mg5 mg

51% of 15,277 products listing vitamin B6 give more (median 6 mg). Per day at the most servings: 10 mg.

Folateas (6S)-5-Methyltetrahydrofolic Acid, Glucosamine SaltFolate (Form: as (6S)-5-Methyltetrahydrofolic Acid, Glucosamine Salt) (Alt. Name: Quatrefolic)400 mcg100%Folate in Essentials against 7,022 products400 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 200 mcg to 400 mcg, the median 400 mcg.400 mcg

24% of 7,022 products listing folate give more (median 400 mcg). Per day at the most servings: 800 mcg.

Vitamin B12as MethylcobalaminVitamin B12 (Form: as Methylcobalamin)25 mcg1,042%Vitamin B12 in Essentials against 14,425 products25 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 6 mcg to 200 mcg, the median 36 mcg.DV 2.4 mcg25 mcg

54% of 14,425 products listing vitamin B12 give more (median 36 mcg). Per day at the most servings: 50 mcg.

Biotin100 mcg334%Biotin in Essentials 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). Per day at the most servings: 200 mcg.

Pantothenic Acidas Calcium D-PantothenatePantothenic Acid (Form: as Calcium-D-Pantothenate)5 mg100%Pantothenic Acid (Vitamin B5) in Essentials against 10,060 products5 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 6 mg to 50 mg, the median 12 mg.DV 5 mg5 mg

77% of 10,060 products listing pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) give more (median 12 mg). Per day at the most servings: 10 mg.

Calciumas Calcium CarbonateCalcium (Form: as Calcium Carbonate)200 mg16%Calcium in Essentials against 17,831 products200 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 252 mg, the median 115 mg.DV 1,300 mgUL 2,500 mg200 mg

Higher than 64% of 17,831 products listing calcium (median 115 mg). Per day at the most servings: 400 mg.

Iodineas Potassium IodideIodine (Form: as Potassium Iodide)100 mcg67%Iodine in Essentials against 6,382 products100 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 75 mcg to 150 mcg, the median 150 mcg.DV 150 mcgUL 1,100 mcg100 mcg

59% of 6,382 products listing iodine give more (median 150 mcg). Per day at the most servings: 200 mcg.

Magnesiumas Magnesium OxideMagnesium (Form: as Magnesium Oxide)100 mg24%Magnesium in Essentials against 14,003 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 30 mg to 200 mg, the median 86 mg.UL 350 mgDV 420 mg100 mg

Higher than 51% of 14,003 products listing magnesium (median 86 mg). Per day at the most servings: 200 mg.

Zincas Zinc CitrateZinc (Form: as Zinc Citrate)7.5 mg68%Zinc in Essentials against 13,186 products7.5 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 5 mg to 15 mg, the median 11 mg.DV 11 mgUL 40 mg7.5 mg

63% of 13,186 products listing zinc give more (median 11 mg). Per day at the most servings: 15 mg.

Seleniumas L-SelenomethionineSelenium (Form: as L-Selenomethionine)100 mcg182%Selenium in Essentials against 7,658 products100 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 27 mcg to 100 mcg, the median 55 mcg.DV 55 mcgUL 400 mcg100 mcg

Higher than 65% of 7,658 products listing selenium (median 55 mcg). Per day at the most servings: 200 mcg.

Copperas Copper GlycinateCopper (Form: as Copper Glycinate)1 mg111%Copper in Essentials against 6,468 products1 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 mg to 2 mg, the median 1 mg.DV 0.9 mgUL 10 mg1 mg

40% of 6,468 products listing copper give more (median 1 mg). Per day at the most servings: 2 mg.

Manganeseas Manganese CitrateManganese (Form: as Manganese Citrate)1 mg44%Manganese in Essentials against 7,016 products1 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 1 mg to 3.92 mg, the median 2 mg.DV 2.3 mgUL 11 mg1 mg

70% of 7,016 products listing manganese give more (median 2 mg). Per day at the most servings: 2 mg.

Chromiumas Chromium PicolinateChromium (Form: as Chromium Picolinate)100 mcg286%Chromium in Essentials against 7,825 products100 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 45 mcg to 200 mcg, the median 100 mcg.DV 35 mcg100 mcg

47% of 7,825 products listing chromium give more (median 100 mcg). Per day at the most servings: 200 mcg.

Molybdenumas Molybdenum CitrateMolybdenum (Form: as Molybdenum Citrate)50 mcg111%Molybdenum in Essentials against 4,390 products50 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mcg to 75 mcg, the median 50 mcg.DV 45 mcgUL 2,000 mcg50 mcg

41% of 4,390 products listing molybdenum give more (median 50 mcg). Per day at the most servings: 100 mcg.

L-Carnitineas L-Carnitine TartrateL-Carnitine (Form: as L-Carnitine Tartrate)200 mgL-Carnitine in Essentials against 1,338 products200 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 110.5 mg to 1,000 mg, the median 500 mg.200 mg

69% of 1,338 products listing L-carnitine give more (median 500 mg). Per day at the most servings: 400 mg.

Green Tea leaf extract111 mgGreen Tea in Essentials against 2,595 products111 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 250 mg, the median 100 mg.111 mg

Higher than 54% of 2,595 products listing green tea (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 222 mg.

N-Acetyl-L-Cysteine50 mgN-Acetyl Cysteine in Essentials against 1,259 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 55 mg to 500 mg, the median 150 mg.50 mg

75% of 1,259 products listing N-acetyl cysteine give more (median 150 mg). Per day at the most servings: 100 mg.

Lutein2.5 mgLutein in Essentials against 2,493 products2.5 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 mg to 10 mg, the median 3 mg.2.5 mg

51% of 2,493 products listing lutein give more (median 3 mg). Per day at the most servings: 5 mg.

Boronas Boron CitrateBoron (Form: as Boron Citrate)1.5 mgBoron in Essentials against 3,339 products1.5 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 0.3 mg to 2 mg, the median 1 mg.UL 20 mg1.5 mg

Higher than 58% of 3,339 products listing boron (median 1 mg). Per day at the most servings: 3 mg.

Zeaxanthin0.5 mgZeaxanthin in Essentials against 1,215 products0.5 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 0.4 mg to 2 mg, the median 1 mg.0.5 mg

61% of 1,215 products listing zeaxanthin give more (median 1 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1 mg.

Vanadiumas Vanadium CitrateVanadium (Form: as Vanadium Citrate)100 mcgVanadium in Essentials against 1,744 products100 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 10 mcg to 100 mcg, the median 25 mcg.UL 1,800 mcg100 mcg

Higher than 75% of 1,744 products listing vanadium (median 25 mcg). Per day at the most servings: 200 mcg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 236960 (entered September 25, 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:

  • 89% of the 9,830 products that print an amount of thiamin list more than its 0.6 mg of thiamin (median 5 mg).
  • 89% of the 9,824 products that print an amount of riboflavin list more than its 0.6 mg of riboflavin (median 4 mg).

The NIH database records 2 servings 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 Essentials'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
Directions: As a dietary supplement, take two capsules twice daily between meals or as directed by your medical provider to help support a healthy weight. For best results use with body togs Diet and body togs Appetite Control Supplement.
Warnings
Warnings: Consult a medical provider before using if pregnant, nursing or on any medications.
Do not use if inner seal is missing or broken.
Keep out of the reach of children.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 236960.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Hypromellose capsule, Magnesium Stearate.

How many labels does Essentials have?

One label is on file, entered on September 25, 2020.

  1. Label 236960 (current) Entered September 25, 2020 · on the market · 120 capsules · UPC 7 10928 96025 5

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

Who makes it?

The label names BodyTogs, LLC (manufacturer, distributor), Dawson, MN. All body togs products.

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