Vitamin B12 1000 mcg
by FDC · tablet or pill · 100 tablets
- Off the market since October 2023 (NIH)
- UPC FDC2403
- DSLD label 25871
- Serving 1 tablet
- 100 servings
Vitamin B12 1000 mcg by FDC lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 tablet, such as 1,000 mg of vitamin B12 and 100 mg of calcium. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on September 25, 2013.
What is in Vitamin B12 1000 mcg?
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 B-12 (Form: as Cyanocobalamin) | 1,000 mg | 16,667% | 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 | 100 mg | 10% | 53% of 17,831 products listing calcium give more (median 115 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 25871 (entered September 25, 2013), 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 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.
- Vitamin B-12 1,000 mcgSwanson same ingredients
- Vitamin B12 2500 mcgNature Made same ingredients
- Extra Strength B12 2500 mcgNature Made same ingredients
- Methyl B-12 2500 mcgGNC same ingredients
- Prolonged Release B-12 1000 mcg21st Century · off the market same ingredients
- B-12 1000 mcg21st 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.
- Directions
- Directions: Adults-take one (1) tablet daily as a dietary supplement.
- Warnings
- Warnings: If you are pregnant, nursing or taking any medications, consult your doctor before use.
- Discontinue use and consult your doctor if any adverse reactions occur.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 25871.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Microcrystalline Cellulose, Stearic Acid, Magnesium Stearate, Croscarmellose Sodium, Silicon Dioxide, Pharmaceutical Glaze.
How many labels does Vitamin B12 1000 mcg have?
One label is on file, entered on September 25, 2013.
- Label 25871 (current) Entered September 25, 2013 · off the market October 16, 2023 · 100 tablets · UPC FDC2403
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names FDC Vitamins LLC (manufacturer). All FDC products.