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Direct B-12

by Foster Regal · tablet or pill · 90 veg tablets

  • On the market (NIH)
  • DSLD label 260026
  • Serving 1 to 2 tablets; amounts per 1 tablet
  • 90 servings

Direct B-12 by Foster Regal lists 4 ingredients, 4 with an amount per serving of 1 tablet, such as 5 mg of vitamin B6, 400 mcg of folic acid, 1,000 mcg of vitamin B12 and 25 mcg of biotin. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on February 23, 2022.

What is in Direct B-12?

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).

Direct B-12: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 260026, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Vitamin B6as Pyridoxine Hydrochloride5 mg250%Vitamin B6 in Direct B-12 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).

Folic Acid400 mcg100%Folate in Direct B-12 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).

Vitamin B12as Methylcobalamin1,000 mcg16,666%Vitamin B12 in Direct B-12 against 14,425 products1,000 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 6 mcg to 200 mcg, the median 36 mcg.DV 2.4 mcg1,000 mcg

Higher than 89% of 14,425 products listing vitamin B12 (median 36 mcg).

Biotin25 mcg8%Biotin in Direct B-12 against 9,447 products25 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mcg to 300 mcg, the median 200 mcg.DV 30 mcg25 mcg

92% of 9,447 products listing biotin give more (median 200 mcg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 260026 (entered February 23, 2022), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD or its label image (PDF). 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:

  • 92% of the 9,447 products that print an amount of biotin list more than its 25 mcg of biotin (median 200 mcg).

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.

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 1 or 2 tablets daily. Allow tablet to dissolve under tongue.
Warnings
Tamper evident: Do not use this product if imprinted foil seal under cap is broken or missing.
Keep out of reach of children.
Caution: If you are pregnant or nursing, consult your physician before taking this product.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Gluten free
Storage
Keep tightly closed. Store at room temperature: 59 degrees - 86 degrees F (15 degrees to 30 degrees C).

Source: label statements in DSLD label 260026.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Mannitol, natural Cherry flavor, Vegetable Stearic Acid, Vegetable Cellulose, L-Ascorbic Acid, Vegetable Magnesium Stearate, Silica, Stevia.

How many labels does Direct B-12 have?

One label is on file, entered on February 23, 2022.

  1. Label 260026 (current) Entered February 23, 2022 · on the market · 90 veg tablets

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

Who makes it?

The label names Foster Regal Laboratories (distributor), White House, TN. All Foster Regal products.

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