Essential Multi Vitamin
by Juvenon · tablet or pill · 60 tablets
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 8 53108 00025 6
- DSLD label 50131
- Serving 2 tablets
- 30 servings
Essential Multi Vitamin by Juvenon lists 26 ingredients, 26 with an amount per serving of 2 tablets, such as 5,000 IU of vitamin A, 250 mg of vitamin C, 400 IU (10 mcg) of vitamin D3 and 200 IU of vitamin E. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on September 25, 2015.
What is in Essential Multi Vitamin?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 tablets. 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 Aas Beta-Carotene, Retinyl PalmitateVitamin A (Form: as 60% Beta Carotene, and Retinyl Palmitate) | 5,000 IU | 1,000% | This amount is far outside what other labels list for vitamin A, or disagrees with the label's own %DV: possibly a unit or transcription slip in the database. Check the label image on DSLD. |
| Vitamin Cas Ascorbic Acid | 250 mg | 417% | Higher than 68% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C (median 100 mg). |
| Vitamin D3as Cholecalciferol | 400 IU (10 mcg) | 100% | 57% of 14,175 products listing vitamin D give more (median 15 mcg). |
| Vitamin Eas DL-Alpha-Tocopheryl AcetateVitamin E (Form: as DL-Alpha Tocopheryl Acetate) | 200 IU | 667% | Higher than 82% of 6,459 products listing vitamin E (median 30 IU). |
| Vitamin Kas Phytonadione | 125 mcg | 156% | Higher than 86% of 4,607 products listing vitamin K (median 80 mcg). |
| Vitamin B1as Thiamine MononitrateVitamin B1 (Form: from Thiamine Mononitrate) | 3 mg | 200% | 53% of 9,830 products listing thiamin give more (median 5 mg). |
| Vitamin B2as Riboflavin | 3.4 mg | 200% | 51% of 9,824 products listing riboflavin give more (median 4 mg). |
| Vitamin B3as Niacin | 20 mg | 100% | 46% of 12,413 products listing niacin give more (median 20 mg). |
| Vitamin B6as Pyridoxine HydrochlorideVitamin B6 (Form: from Pyridoxine HCl) | 4 mg | 200% | 59% of 15,277 products listing vitamin B6 give more (median 6 mg). |
| D-Biotin | 300 mcg | 100% | Higher than 53% of 9,447 products listing biotin (median 200 mcg). |
| Vitamin B5as D-Calcium PantothenateVitamin B5 (Form: from D-Calcium Pantothenate) | 10 mg | 100% | 52% of 10,060 products listing pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) give more (median 12 mg). |
| Calciumas Dicalcium PhosphateCalcium (Form: from Dicalcium Phosphate) | 62 mg | 6% | 68% of 17,831 products listing calcium give more (median 115 mg). |
| Phosphorusas Dicalcium PhosphatePhosphorus (Form: from Dicalcium Phosphate) | 48 mg | 5% | 73% of 3,786 products listing phosphorus give more (median 90 mg). |
| Iodineas Potassium IodideIodine (Form: from Potassium Iodide) | 150 mcg | 100% | 15% of 6,382 products listing iodine give more (median 150 mcg). |
| Zincas Zinc OxideZinc (Form: from Zinc Oxide) | 22 mg | 147% | Higher than 83% of 13,186 products listing zinc (median 11 mg). |
| Seleniumas L-SelenomethionineSelenium (Form: from L-Selenomethionine) | 100 mcg | 143% | Higher than 65% of 7,658 products listing selenium (median 55 mcg). |
| Copperas Cupric OxideCopper (Form: from Cupric Oxide) | 2 mg | 100% | Higher than 66% of 6,468 products listing copper (median 1 mg). |
| Manganeseas Manganese SulfateManganese (Form: from Manganese Sulfate) | 2 mg | 100% | 38% of 7,016 products listing manganese give more (median 2 mg). |
| Chromiumas Chromium PicolinateChromium (Form: from Chromium Picolinate (Alt. Name: Chromax)) | 120 mcg | 100% | Higher than 54% of 7,825 products listing chromium (median 100 mcg). |
| Molybdenumas Sodium MolybdateMolybdenum (Form: from Sodium Molybdate) | 25 mcg | 33% | 72% of 4,390 products listing molybdenum give more (median 50 mcg). |
| Chlorideas Potassium ChlorideChloride (Form: from Potassium Chloride) | 72 mg | 2% | 51% of 1,476 products listing chloride give more (median 75 mg). |
| Potassiumas Potassium ChloridePotassium (Form: from Potassium Chloride) | 80 mg | 2% | 59% of 11,614 products listing potassium give more (median 99 mg). |
| Vanadiumas Vanadyl SulfateVanadium (Form: from Vanadyl Sulfate) | 10 mcg | 60% of 1,744 products listing vanadium give more (median 25 mcg). | |
| Nickelas Nickel Amino Acid ChelateNickel (Form: from Nickel Amino Acid Chelate) | 5 mcg | 9% of 317 products listing nickel give more (median 5 mcg). | |
| Boronas Boron Amino Acid ChelateBoron (Form: from Boron Amino Acid Chelate) | 150 mg | This amount is far outside what other labels list for boron, or disagrees with the label's own %DV: possibly a unit or transcription slip in the database. Check the label image on DSLD. | |
| Silicaas Silicon DioxideSilica (Form: as Silicon Dioxide) (Alt. Name: Syloid(R) 244) | 17 mg | Higher than 80% of 1,220 products listing silicon (median 4 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 50131 (entered September 25, 2015), 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?
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:
- 60% of the 1,744 products that print an amount of vanadium list more than its 10 mcg of vanadium (median 25 mcg).
- 9% of the 317 products that print an amount of nickel list more than its 5 mcg of nickel (median 5 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?
The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Essential Multi Vitamin's, rare ingredients counting for more.
- Multi-Pro 32XAST Sports Science 26 shared, 89% alike
- High Potency Complete SeniorHealthSen$e · off the market 26 shared, 88% alike
- Women's Multivitamin/Multimineralup&up 26 shared, 85% alike
- Spectravite Ultra Women's Health SeniorCVS Pharmacy 26 shared, 85% alike
- Women's Multivitamin/Multimineral Ultimate Women's 50+up&up · off the market 26 shared, 85% alike
- Complete Ultra Women's Health Women Age 50+Equate 26 shared, 85% 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
- Directions: Adults- take two (2) tablets per day with food, as a dietary supplement or as directed by your doctor.
- Warnings
- Contains: Soybean products
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Do not use if clear safety seal around the cap is broken or missing.
- Storage
- Store at room temperature in a cool dry place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 50131.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Microcrystalline Cellulose, Gelatin, Croscarmellose Sodium, Dicalcium Phosphate, Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, Stearic Acid, Magnesium Stearate, Calcium Sulfate, Titanium Dioxide, Starch, Maltodextrin, Triacetin, Propylene Glycol.
How many labels does Essential Multi Vitamin have?
2 labels are on file under this name since November 21, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 50131 (current) Entered September 25, 2015 · on the market · 60 tablets · UPC 8 53108 00025 6
- Label 15235 Entered November 21, 2012 · off the market December 1, 2013 · 60 tablets · UPC 8 53108 00025 6
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Juvenon (distributor), Incline Village, NV. All Juvenon products.