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Prenatal Essentials

by Doctor's Best · softgel capsule · 120 veggie softgels

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 7 53950 00513 6
  • DSLD label 271093
  • Serving 4 veggie softgels
  • 30 servings

Prenatal Essentials by Doctor's Best lists 6 ingredients, 6 with an amount per serving of 4 veggie softgels, such as 600 mcg DFE of folate, 2.8 mcg of vitamin B12, 550 mg of choline and 27 mg of iron. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on June 16, 2022.

What is in Prenatal Essentials?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 4 veggie softgels. 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).

Prenatal Essentials: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 271093, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Folateas (6S)-5-Methyltetrahydrofolic Acid, Glucosamine Salt, Quatrefolic600 mcg DFE100%
Folic Acid360 mcg
Vitamin B12as Methylcobalamin2.8 mcg100%Vitamin B12 in Prenatal Essentials against 14,425 products2.8 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 6 mcg to 200 mcg, the median 36 mcg.DV 2.4 mcg2.8 mcg

90% of 14,425 products listing vitamin B12 give more (median 36 mcg).

Cholineas Choline L(+) Bitartrate550 mg100%Choline in Prenatal Essentials against 4,738 products550 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 18 mg to 100 mg, the median 40 mg.DV 550 mgUL 3,500 mg550 mg

Higher than 97% of 4,738 products listing choline (median 40 mg).

Ironas Ferrous Bisglycinate Chelate27 mg100%Iron in Prenatal Essentials against 6,910 products27 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 1.2 mg to 18 mg, the median 5 mg.DV 18 mgUL 45 mg27 mg

Higher than 88% of 6,910 products listing iron (median 5 mg).

DHAas Algal (Schizochytrium sp.) Oil250 mgDHA in Prenatal Essentials against 3,627 products250 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 104 mg to 400 mg, the median 232 mg.250 mg

Higher than 55% of 3,627 products listing DHA (median 232 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 271093 (entered June 16, 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:

  • 90% of the 14,425 products that print an amount of vitamin B12 list more than its 2.8 mcg of vitamin B12 (median 36 mcg).
  • Its 550 mg of choline is higher than 97% of the 4,738 choline products that print an amount; 119 list more.

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 Prenatal Essentials's, rare ingredients counting for more.

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 Adult Use: Take 4 softgels with food or as directed by a nutritionally informed physician.
Warnings
Warning: Accidental overdose of iron-containing products is a leading cause of fatal poisoning in children under 6. Keep this product out of reach of children. In a case of accidental overdose, call a doctor or poison control center immediately.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Non-GMO Gluten free Soy free
Storage
Store in a cool dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 271093.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Food Starch - Modified, Carrageenan, Sorbitol, Glycerin, purified Water, Red Iron Oxide, Black Iron Oxide, Sunflower Oil, yellow Beeswax, Sunflower Lecithin.

How many labels does Prenatal Essentials have?

One label is on file, entered on June 16, 2022.

  1. Label 271093 (current) Entered June 16, 2022 · on the market · 120 veggie softgels · UPC 7 53950 00513 6

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

Who makes it?

The label names Doctor's Best, Inc. (distributor), California. All Doctor's Best products.

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