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Brewer's Yeast

by Vitamin World · tablet or pill · 500 tablets

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 0 74312 70745 2
  • DSLD label 547
  • Serving 2 tablets

Brewer's Yeast by Vitamin World lists 4 ingredients, 4 with an amount per serving of 2 tablets, such as 0.12 mg of thiamine, 0.04 mg of riboflavin, 0.3 mg of niacin and 1,000 mg of Brewer's yeast. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on November 25, 2011.

What is in Brewer's Yeast?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 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: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 547, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Thiamineas Vitamin B10.12 mg8%Thiamin in Brewer's Yeast against 9,830 products0.12 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 1.5 mg to 25 mg, the median 5 mg.DV 1.2 mg0.12 mg

98% of 9,830 products listing thiamin give more (median 5 mg). Per day at the most servings: 0.36 mg.

Riboflavin0.04 mg2%Riboflavin in Brewer's Yeast against 9,824 products0.04 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 1.7 mg to 25 mg, the median 4 mg.DV 1.3 mg0.04 mg

over 99% of 9,824 products listing riboflavin give more (median 4 mg). Per day at the most servings: 0.12 mg.

Niacin0.3 mg2%Niacin in Brewer's Yeast against 12,413 products0.3 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 13.2 mg to 48 mg, the median 20 mg.DV 16 mgUL 35 mg0.3 mg

over 99% of 12,413 products listing niacin give more (median 20 mg). Per day at the most servings: 0.9 mg.

Brewer's YeastBrewer's Yeast Note: 1 g1,000 mgBrewer's Yeast in Brewer's Yeast against 52 products1,000 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 1,000 mg, the median 450 mg.1,000 mg

Higher than 60% of 52 products listing Brewer's yeast (median 450 mg). Per day at the most servings: 3,000 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 547 (entered November 25, 2011), 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:

  • 98% of the 9,830 products that print an amount of thiamin list more than its 0.12 mg of thiamin (median 5 mg).
  • over 99% of the 9,824 products that print an amount of riboflavin list more than its 0.04 mg of riboflavin (median 4 mg).
  • over 99% of the 12,413 products that print an amount of niacin list more than its 0.3 mg of niacin (median 20 mg).

The NIH database records 3 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?

6 products list 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: For adults, take two (2) tablets three times daily, preferably with meals.
Warnings
WARNING: If you are pregnant, nursing or taking any medications, consult your doctor before use. Avoid this product if you are allergic to yeast. Discontinue use and consult your doctor if any adverse reactions occur. Keep out of reach of children. Store in a cool, dry place. Do not use if seal under cap is broken or missing.
Allergens and what it does not contain
No Artificial Color, Flavor or Sweetener, No Preservatives, No Sugar, No Starch, No Milk, No Lactose, No Soy, No Fish. Sodium Free.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 547.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Croscarmellose, Vegetable Cellulose, Silica, Stearic Acid, Vegetable Magnesium Stearate.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): QUALITY ASSURED.

How many labels does Brewer's Yeast have?

One label is on file, entered on November 25, 2011.

  1. Label 547 (current) Entered November 25, 2011 · on the market · 500 tablets · UPC 0 74312 70745 2

DSLD also links this label to: Brewer's Yeast 7 1/2 grain (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 Vitamin World, Inc. (manufacturer), Ronkonkoma, NY, U.S.A.. All Vitamin World products.

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