B Complex with Folic, B-6 & B-12
by Essential Being · tablet or pill · 32 tablets
- On the market (NIH)
- DSLD label 276385
- Serving 1 tablet
- 32 servings
B Complex with Folic, B-6 & B-12 by Essential Being lists 7 ingredients, 7 with an amount per serving of 1 tablet, such as 1.5 mg of thiamine, 1.7 mg of riboflavin, 20 mg of niacin and 2 mg of vitamin B6. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on September 22, 2022.
What is in B Complex with Folic, B-6 & 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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thiamineas Thiamine Hydrochloride, Vitamin B1 | 1.5 mg | 100% | 66% of 9,830 products listing thiamin give more (median 5 mg). |
| Riboflavinas Vitamin B2 | 1.7 mg | 100% | 64% of 9,824 products listing riboflavin give more (median 4 mg). |
| Niacinas Niacinamide | 20 mg | 100% | 46% of 12,413 products listing niacin give more (median 20 mg). |
| Vitamin B6as Pyridoxine Hydrochloride | 2 mg | 100% | 69% of 15,277 products listing vitamin B6 give more (median 6 mg). |
| Folateas Folic Acid | 400 mcg | 100% | 24% of 7,022 products listing folate give more (median 400 mcg). |
| Vitamin B12as Cyanocobalamin | 6 mg | 250% | This amount is far outside what other labels list for vitamin B12, or disagrees with the label's own %DV: possibly a unit or transcription slip in the database. Check the label image on DSLD. |
| Calciumas Dicalcium Phosphate | 10 mg | 1% | 96% of 17,831 products listing calcium give more (median 115 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 276385 (entered September 22, 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:
- 96% of the 17,831 products that print an amount of calcium list more than its 10 mg of calcium (median 115 mg).
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 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.
- B Super ComplexNature's Measure same ingredients
- High Potency B ComplexRexall Sundown Naturalist · off the market same ingredients
- B-ComplexRexall same ingredients
- B Complex with Folic, B-6 & B-12Healthy Sense · off the market same ingredients
- Super B ComplexNature's Measure same ingredients
- B-Complex21st Century 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.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Guaranteed no added: Sugar, starch, yeast, soy, corn, wheat, dairy, gluten, egg, fragrance, artificial colors or flavors and preservatives.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Cellulose, Dicalcium Phosphate, Stearic Acid, Magnesium Stearate, Pharmaceutical Glaze.
How many labels does B Complex with Folic, B-6 & B-12 have?
One label is on file, entered on September 22, 2022.
- Label 276385 (current) Entered September 22, 2022 · on the market · 32 tablets
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names FLP, LLC (manufacturer), Tempe, AZ. All Essential Being products.