Extra Strength Methyl B-12 10,000 mcg
by NOW · lozenge · 60 lozenges
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 7 33739 00501 4
- DSLD label 70256
- Serving 1 lozenge
Extra Strength Methyl B-12 10,000 mcg by NOW lists one ingredient: 10 mg of vitamin B12 per serving of 1 lozenge. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on January 25, 2017.
What is in Extra Strength Methyl B-12 10,000 mcg?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 lozenge. 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 MethylcobalaminVitamin B-12 (Form: as Methylcobalamin) Note: 10,000 mcg | 10 mg | 416,667% | Higher than over 99% of 14,425 products listing vitamin B12 (median 36 mcg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 70256 (entered January 25, 2017), 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:
- Its 10,000 mcg of vitamin B12 is higher than over 99% of the 14,425 vitamin B12 products that print an amount; 92 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?
6 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Methyl B-12 10,000 mcgNOW · off the market same ingredients
- B-12 10,000 mcg Delicious Cherry FlavorVitaSorb same ingredients
- Methylcobalamin B-12 10,000 mcgSuperior Source same ingredients
- Methyl B12 10,000 mcgProtocol For Life Balance same ingredients
- B12 Methylcobalamin 10,000 mcg Cherry FlavorNatural Factors same ingredients
- Methyl B-12 10,000 mcgBiophix 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.
- Directions
- Suggested Usage: Take 1 lozenge daily. Chew lozenge or hold in mouth until dissolved and swallow.
- Warnings
- Caution: For adults only.
- Consult physician if pregnant/nursing, taking medication, or have a medical condition.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Not manufactured with wheat, gluten, soy, milk, egg, fish, shellfish or tree nut ingredients. Produced in a GMP facility that processes other ingredients containing these allergens.
- Do Not Eat Freshness Packet. Keep in Bottle.
- Contains Xylitol, do not feed to pets.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Not manufactured with wheat, gluten, soy, milk, egg, fish, shellfish or tree nut ingredients.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 70256.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Xylitol, Sorbitol, Cellulose, Citric Acid, Stearic Acid, Natural Flavors.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): GMP QUALITY ASSURED.
How many labels does Extra Strength Methyl B-12 10,000 mcg have?
2 labels are on file under this name since July 24, 2015: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 70256 (current) Entered January 25, 2017 · on the market · 60 lozenges · UPC 7 33739 00501 4
- Label 47889 Entered July 24, 2015 · off the market November 30, 2016 · 60 lozenges · UPC 7 33739 00501 4
DSLD also links this label to: Methyl B-12 10,000 mcg (image difference, same product).
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names NOW Foods (manufacturer), Bloomingdale, IL. All NOW products.