Folic Acid 400 mcg
by Carlson · tablet or pill · 300 vegetarian tablets
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 0 88395 02653 9
- DSLD label 242267
- Serving 1 tablet
- 300 servings
Folic Acid 400 mcg by Carlson lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 tablet, such as 680 mcg of folate. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on January 22, 2021.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Folate | 680 mcg | 170% | Higher than 81% of 7,022 products listing folate (median 400 mcg). |
| Folic Acid | 400 mcg |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 242267 (entered January 22, 2021), 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.
- Folic Acid 800GNC · off the market same ingredients
- Folic AcidHealth Resources · off the market same ingredients
- Folic Acid 800 mcgVitaCeutical Labs same ingredients
- Folic Acid 800 mcgWindmill · off the market same ingredients
- Folic AcidOL Olympian Labs same ingredients
- FolacalThorne Research · off the market 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 and pregnant women: take one tablet daily at mealtime.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Gluten-free No artificial preservatives
- Storage
- Keep bottle tightly closed. Store away from heat & moisture.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 242267.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Microcrystalline Cellulose, Croscarmellose Sodium, Stearic Acid, Silicon Dioxide, Magnesium Stearate.
How many labels does Folic Acid 400 mcg have?
3 labels are on file under this name since December 23, 2015: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 242267 (current) Entered January 22, 2021 · on the market · 300 vegetarian tablets · UPC 0 88395 02653 9
- Label 209232 Entered November 21, 2019 · off the market December 4, 2020 · 300 tablets · UPC 0 88395 02653 9
- Label 54350 Entered December 23, 2015 · off the market June 14, 2018 · 300 tablets · UPC 0 88395 02653 9
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Carlson Division of J.R. Carlson Laboratories, Inc. (distributor), Arlington Heights, IL. All Carlson products.