Folic Acid 400 mcg
by The Vitamin Shoppe · tablet or pill · 100 tablets
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 7 66536 01527 6
- DSLD label 55610
- Serving 1 tablet
Folic Acid 400 mcg by The Vitamin Shoppe lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 tablet, such as 30 mg of calcium and 400 mcg of folic acid. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on January 25, 2016.
What is in Folic Acid 400 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calciumas Dicalcium PhosphateCalcium (Form: as Dicalcium Phosphate) | 30 mg | 3% | 84% of 17,831 products listing calcium give more (median 115 mg). |
| Folic Acid | 400 mcg | 100% | 24% of 7,022 products listing folate give more (median 400 mcg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 55610 (entered January 25, 2016), 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.
- MegaFolinicSource Naturals same ingredients
- Folic AcidSchiff same ingredients
- Folic Acid 1000 mcgNatural Factors same ingredients
- Folic Acid 400 mcgNatural Factors same ingredients
- Folic Acid 1000 mcgBest Naturals same ingredients
- Folic Acid 1000 mcgGNC 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: As a dietary supplement, take one (1) tablet daily, preferably with a meal.
- Warnings
- WARNING: Consult your healthcare provider prior to use if you are pregnant, nursing, taking any medication or have any medical conditions.
- KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.
- TAMPER EVIDENT Do not use if outer seal is broken or missing.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- gluten free dairy free soy free nut free
- Does not contain: Yeast, Corn, Wheat, Gluten, Sugar, Salt, Soy, Dairy, Citrus, Fish, Animal Derivatives, Preservatives, Artificial Colors or Flavors.
- Storage
- STORE IN A COOL, DRY PLACE.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 55610.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Dicalcium Phosphate, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Stearic Acid, Magnesium Stearate, Croscarmellose Sodium, Silicon Dioxide, Hypromellose, Glycerin, Water, Carnauba wax.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): V SUITABLE FOR MOST VEGETARIANS.
How many labels does Folic Acid 400 mcg have?
4 labels are on file under this name since April 25, 2014: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 55678 Entered January 25, 2016 · off the market May 4, 2020 · 300 tablets · UPC 7 66536 02169 7
- Label 55610 (current) Entered January 25, 2016 · on the market · 100 tablets · UPC 7 66536 01527 6
- Label 32306 Entered April 25, 2014 · off the market December 4, 2015 · 300 tablets · UPC 7 66536 02169 7
- Label 32299 Entered April 25, 2014 · off the market December 4, 2015 · 100 tablets · UPC 7 66536 01527 6
DSLD also links this label to: Folic Acid 400 mcg 680 mcg DFE (package size 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 Vitamin Shoppe, Inc. (distributor), Secaucus, NJ. All The Vitamin Shoppe products.