Eligen B12
by Emisphere · tablet or pill · 30 tablets
- Off the market since November 2023 (NIH)
- UPC 8 52062 0030 6
- DSLD label 239334
- Serving 1 tablet
- 30 servings
Eligen B12 by Emisphere lists one ingredient: 1,000 mcg of vitamin B12 per serving of 1 tablet. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on November 21, 2020.
What is in Eligen 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vitamin B12as CyanocobalaminVitamin B12 (Form: as Cyanocobalamin) | 1,000 mcg | 16,666% | Higher than 89% of 14,425 products listing vitamin B12 (median 36 mcg). |
| Sodiumas Salcaprozate SodiumSodium (Form: as Salcaprozate Sodium) | 7.7 mg | 1% | 88% of 14,514 products listing sodium give more (median 55 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 239334 (entered November 21, 2020), 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 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.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Dibasic Calcium Phosphate, Povidone, Magnesium Stearate.
How many labels does Eligen B12 have?
One label is on file, entered on November 21, 2020.
- Label 239334 (current) Entered November 21, 2020 · off the market November 1, 2023 · 30 tablets · UPC 8 52062 0030 6
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Emisphere Technologies, Inc. (manufacturer, distributor), Roseland, NJ. All Emisphere products.