Folic Acid 800 mcg
by NOW · tablet or pill · 250 tablets
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 7 33739 00476 5
- DSLD label 314345
- Serving 1 tablet
- 250 servings
Folic Acid 800 mcg by NOW lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 1 tablet, such as 1,360 mcg DFE of folate and 25 mcg of vitamin B12. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on July 25, 2024.
What is in Folic Acid 800 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FolateDFE=Dietary Folate Equivalent | 1,360 mcg DFE | 340% | |
| Folic Acid | 800 mcg | ||
| Vitamin B12as Cyanocobalamin | 25 mcg | 1,042% | 54% of 14,425 products listing vitamin B12 give more (median 36 mcg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 314345 (entered July 25, 2024), 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 800 mcg With 25 mcg Vitamin B-12Vitabase same ingredients
- Folic Acid With B-12 800 mcgMeijer Naturals same ingredients
- Folic Acid 800 mcgPhysician's Preference · off the market same ingredients
- Folic Acid 800 mcgNew Sun same ingredients
- Folic Acid With Vitamin B-12 800 mcgNOW · off the market same ingredients
- Folic Acid 800 mcg With Vitamin B-12Martin Avenue Pharmacy 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 tablet daily with a meal.
- 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.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Non-GMO
- Not manufactured with wheat, gluten, soy, milk, egg, fish, shellfish or tree nut ingredients.
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place after opening.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 314345.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Microcrystalline Cellulose, Stearic Acid, Magnesium Stearate.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Triangle K (Kosher); GMP Quality Assured Crescent H (Halal).
How many labels does Folic Acid 800 mcg have?
2 labels are on file under this name since June 23, 2017: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 314345 (current) Entered July 25, 2024 · on the market · 250 tablets · UPC 7 33739 00476 5
- Label 74069 Entered June 23, 2017 · off the market February 12, 2024 · 250 tablets · UPC 7 33739 00476 5
DSLD also links this label to: Folic Acid With Vitamin B-12 800 mcg (image difference, same product), Folic Acid 800 mcg With Vitamin B-12 (image difference, same product), Folic Acid 800 mcg With Vitamin B-12 (image difference, same product), Folic Acid 800 mcg With Vitamin B-12 (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.