Folic Acid
by Bronson · tablet or pill · 250 tablets
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 7 16563 09702 8
- DSLD label 8429
- Serving 1 tablet
Folic Acid by Bronson lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 tablet, such as 800 mcg of folate and 78 mg of calcium. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on April 26, 2012.
What is in Folic Acid?
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Folateas Folic Acid | 800 mcg | 200% | Higher than 81% of 7,022 products listing folate (median 400 mcg). |
| Calciumas Calcium CarbonateCalcium (Form: as Calcium Carbonate) | 78 mg | 8% | 64% of 17,831 products listing calcium give more (median 115 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 8429 (entered April 26, 2012), 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.
- Folic Acid 400 mcgWindmill Natural Vitamins same ingredients
- Folic Acid 400 mcgNature Made same ingredients
- Folic Acid 800 mcgAvPAK same ingredients
- Folic Acid 800 mcgWindmill Natural Vitamins same ingredients
- Folic Acid 1000 mcgGNC same ingredients
- Folic Acid 800 mcgGNC 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: As a dietary supplement for adults, 1 tablet daily or as directed by a health professional.
- Warnings
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Storage
- Store at room temperature. Protect from light.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 8429.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Microcrystalline Cellulose, Magnesium Stearate, Croscarmellose Sodium, aqueous film coating.
How many labels does Folic Acid have?
2 labels are on file under this name since April 26, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 8429 (current) Entered April 26, 2012 · on the market · 250 tablets · UPC 7 16563 09702 8
- Label 8427 Entered April 26, 2012 · on the market · 100 tablets · UPC 7 16563 09701 1
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Bronson Laboratories (manufacturer), Lindon, UT. All Bronson products.