PlainVitamins

Brewer's Yeast 500 mg

by GNC · tablet or pill · 500 tablets

  • Off the market since December 2022 (NIH)
  • UPC 0 48107 16108 8
  • DSLD label 74372
  • Serving 8 to 16 tablets; amounts per 8 tablets
  • 62 servings

Brewer's Yeast 500 mg by GNC lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 8 tablets, such as 0.4 mg of thiamine, 0.1 mg of riboflavin and 1.2 mg of niacin, beside 2 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on May 24, 2017.

What is in Brewer's Yeast 500 mg?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 8 tablets. 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).

Brewer's Yeast 500 mg: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 74372, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories20 Calories
Total Carbohydrates2 g1%Carbohydrate in Brewer's Yeast 500 mg against 21,979 products2 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 6 g, the median 3 g.2 g

58% of 21,979 products listing carbohydrate give more (median 3 g).

Protein2 gProtein in Brewer's Yeast 500 mg against 8,985 products2 g per serving; the middle half of products list 2 g to 24 g, the median 16 g.2 g

70% of 8,985 products listing protein give more (median 16 g).

Thiamineas Vitamin B10.4 mg26%Thiamin in Brewer's Yeast 500 mg against 9,830 products0.4 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 1.5 mg to 25 mg, the median 5 mg.DV 1.2 mg0.4 mg

93% of 9,830 products listing thiamin give more (median 5 mg).

Riboflavinas Vitamin B20.1 mg5%Riboflavin in Brewer's Yeast 500 mg against 9,824 products0.1 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 1.7 mg to 25 mg, the median 4 mg.DV 1.3 mg0.1 mg

99% of 9,824 products listing riboflavin give more (median 4 mg).

Niacin1.2 mg6%Niacin in Brewer's Yeast 500 mg against 12,413 products1.2 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 13.2 mg to 48 mg, the median 20 mg.DV 16 mgUL 35 mg1.2 mg

98% of 12,413 products listing niacin give more (median 20 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 74372 (entered May 24, 2017), 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:

  • 93% of the 9,830 products that print an amount of thiamin list more than its 0.4 mg of thiamin (median 5 mg).
  • 99% of the 9,824 products that print an amount of riboflavin list more than its 0.1 mg of riboflavin (median 4 mg).
  • 98% of the 12,413 products that print an amount of niacin list more than its 1.2 mg of niacin (median 20 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?

1 product lists the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.

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, adults and children over 6 years of age, take 8 to 16 tablets daily. May be crushed or swallowed whole. Crushed tablets may be added to milk, fruit or vegetable juices, soups, salads and cereals.
Warnings
Keep out of reach of children.
Allergens and what it does not contain
No sugar, no Starch, no artificial colors, no artificial flavors, no preservatives, no wheat, no corn, no soy, no dairy.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 74372.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Dry Debittered Brewer's Yeast.

How many labels does Brewer's Yeast 500 mg have?

3 labels are on file under this name since November 25, 2013: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 74372 (current) Entered May 24, 2017 · off the market December 13, 2022 · 500 tablets · UPC 0 48107 16108 8
  2. Label 63840 Entered August 24, 2016 · off the market May 11, 2017 · 500 tablets · UPC 0 48107 16108 8
  3. Label 27234 Entered November 25, 2013 · off the market December 14, 2016 · 500 tablets · UPC 0 48107 12162 4

DSLD also links this label to: Brewer's Yeast 500 (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 General Nutrition Corporation (distributor), Pittsburgh, PA. All GNC products.

Where next?