Folate 5,000
by Pure Encapsulations · capsule · 60 capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 7 66298 10801 8
- DSLD label 293963
- Serving 1 capsule
- 60 servings
Folate 5,000 by Pure Encapsulations lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 8,333 mcg DFE of metafolin. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on August 23, 2023.
What is in Folate 5,000?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 capsule. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Metafolinas Folate | 8,333 mcg DFE | 2,083% | |
| 5-Mthf | 5,000 mcg |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 293963 (entered August 23, 2023), 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?
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.
- Folic Acid 800GNC · off the market same ingredients
- Folic AcidHealth Resources · off the market same ingredients
- Folic Acid 800 mcgVitaCeutical Labs same ingredients
- Natural Folic Acid 400 mcgWindmill · off the market same ingredients
- Folic Acid 800 mcgWindmill · off the market same ingredients
- Natural Folic Acid 400 mcgEqualine 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
- Recommendations: As a dietary supplement, take 1 capsule daily, with a meal, or as directed by a health professional.
- Warnings
- Warning: Use only under medical supervision.
- Warning: If you are pregnant or lactating, have any health condition or are taking any medication, consult your health professional before use.
- Keep out of the reach of children.
- Use only if safety seal is intact.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Certified Gluten-Free by the Gluten-Free Certification Organization, www.gluten.org
- Gluten-free, non-GMO & hypoallergenic
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 293963.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Plant Fiber, Cellulose, Water.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): GFCO.org (Gluten-Free Certification Organization). Listed with: Certified gluten-free (GFCO) (a seal is the label's claim; the certifier's own list confirms it).
How many labels does Folate 5,000 have?
5 labels are on file under this name since January 7, 2019: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 293963 (current) Entered August 23, 2023 · on the market · 60 capsules · UPC 7 66298 10801 8
- Label 261614 Entered February 23, 2022 · off the market July 21, 2022 · 60 capsules · UPC 7 66298 10801 8
- Label 246099 Entered March 25, 2021 · off the market July 21, 2022 · 60 capsules · UPC 7 66298 10801 8
- Label 218819 Entered April 23, 2020 · off the market October 19, 2018 · 60 capsules · UPC 7 66298 10801 8
- Label 182889 Entered January 7, 2019 · off the market December 16, 2020 · 60 capsules · UPC 7 66298 10801 8
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Pure Encapsulations (manufacturer), Sudbury, MA. All Pure Encapsulations products.