Folic Acid 800 mcg
by Swanson · capsule · 250 capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 0 87614 01035 9
- DSLD label 202282
- Serving 1 capsule
Folic Acid 800 mcg by Swanson lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 1,335 mcg DFE of folate. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on June 24, 2019.
What is in Folic Acid 800 mcg?
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Folate | 1,335 mcg DFE | 333% | |
| Folic Acid | 800 mcg |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 202282 (entered June 24, 2019), 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
- 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
- Suggested use: As a dietary supplement, take one capsule per day with water.
- Warnings
- Warning: For adults only.
- Consult your physician before using this or any product if you are pregnant or nursing, taking medication or have a medical condition.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Do not use if seal is broken.
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 202282.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Rice Flour, Gelatin, Calcium Palmitate.
How many labels does Folic Acid 800 mcg have?
2 labels are on file under this name since June 24, 2019: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 212752 Entered January 25, 2020 · off the market December 3, 2019 · 250 capsules · UPC 0 87614 01035 9
- Label 202282 (current) Entered June 24, 2019 · on the market · 250 capsules · UPC 0 87614 01035 9
DSLD also links this label to: Folic Acid 800 mcg (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 Swanson Health Products (distributor), Fargo, ND. All Swanson products.