Cataplex B12
by SP Standard Process · tablet or pill · 90 tablets
- Off the market since August 2025 (NIH)
- UPC 8 12122 01019 1
- DSLD label 256423
- Serving 1 tablet
- 90 servings
Cataplex B12 by SP Standard Process lists 12 ingredients, 1 with an amount per serving of 1 tablet, such as 6 mcg of vitamin B12; 11 sit inside a blend without their own amounts. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on October 22, 2021.
What is in Cataplex B12?
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 2 Calories | ||
| Vitamin B12 | 6 mcg | 100% | 74% of 14,425 products listing vitamin B12 give more (median 36 mcg). |
| Proprietary Blend | 360 mg | ||
| Bovine Liver | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Carrot | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Sweet Potato | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Calcium Lactate | in the blend, no amount given | The label names the compound (Calcium Lactate); its amount is likely the compound's weight, not the calcium it holds, so it is not placed among other products. | |
| Porcine Stomach | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Parenchyma | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Bovine Spleen | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Ovine Spleen | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Bovine Adrenal Cytosol extract | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Oat Flour | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Ascorbic Acid | in the blend, no amount given |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 256423 (entered October 22, 2021), 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; 11 ingredients sit inside a blend, so their amounts cannot be compared.
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?
The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Cataplex B12's, rare ingredients counting for more.
- Folic Acid B12SP Standard Process · off the market 10 shared, 68% alike
- GscPL Progressive Laboratories · off the market 5 shared, 43% alike
- GscProgressive Professional from Progressive Laboratories 5 shared, 43% 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: One tablet per day, or as directed.
- Warnings
- Caution: This product is processed in a facility that manufactures other products containing soy, milk, egg, wheat, peanut, tree nuts, fish, and shellfish.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- GF Gluten-free
Source: label statements in DSLD label 256423.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Cellulose, Honey, Dicalcium Phosphate, Cyanocobalamin.
How many labels does Cataplex B12 have?
One label is on file, entered on October 22, 2021.
- Label 256423 (current) Entered October 22, 2021 · off the market August 15, 2025 · 90 tablets · UPC 8 12122 01019 1
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Standard Process Inc. (manufacturer), Palmyra, WI. All SP Standard Process products.