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Folic-M 5 mg

by Intensive Nutrition · tablet or pill · 50 tablets

  • Off the market since October 2023 (NIH)
  • DSLD label 23676
  • Serving 1 tablet

Folic-M 5 mg by Intensive Nutrition lists 6 ingredients, 6 with an amount per serving of 1 tablet, such as 1,000 mcg of folinic acid, 4 mg of folic acid, 10 mg of zinc and 100 mcg of vitamin B12. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on July 25, 2013.

What is in Folic-M 5 mg?

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).

Folic-M 5 mg: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 23676, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Folinic Acid1,000 mcg250%Folate in Folic-M 5 mg against 7,022 products5,000 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 200 mcg to 400 mcg, the median 400 mcg.5,000 mcg

Higher than 99% of 7,022 products listing folate (median 400 mcg).

Folic Acid4 mg1,000%
Zinc10 mg75%Zinc in Folic-M 5 mg against 13,186 products10 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 5 mg to 15 mg, the median 11 mg.DV 11 mgUL 40 mg10 mg

51% of 13,186 products listing zinc give more (median 11 mg).

Vitamin B12100 mcg16,666%Vitamin B12 in Folic-M 5 mg against 14,425 products100 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 6 mcg to 200 mcg, the median 36 mcg.DV 2.4 mcg100 mcg

Higher than 61% of 14,425 products listing vitamin B12 (median 36 mcg).

Vitamin B610 mg500%Vitamin B6 in Folic-M 5 mg against 15,277 products10 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 2 mg to 20 mg, the median 6 mg.DV 1.7 mgUL 100 mg10 mg

Higher than 55% of 15,277 products listing vitamin B6 (median 6 mg).

Vitamin C20 mg33%Vitamin C in Folic-M 5 mg against 18,583 products20 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 60 mg to 270 mg, the median 100 mg.DV 90 mgUL 2,000 mg20 mg

90% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C give more (median 100 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 23676 (entered July 25, 2013), 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?

The rows in the top or bottom tenth of the products that list the same ingredient, and any above the adult upper limit at the most servings a day the directions give:

  • Its 5,000 mcg of folinic acid (filed by NIH under folate) (2 rows of the label added together) is higher than 99% of the 7,022 folate products that print an amount; 71 list more.
  • 90% of the 18,583 products that print an amount of vitamin C list more than its 20 mg of vitamin C (median 100 mg).

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.

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: 1 tablet dissolved under the tongue per day or as recommended by your health professional.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 23676.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Dicalcium-phosphate, Xylitol, L-Leucine, Magnesium Stearate, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Syloid.

How many labels does Folic-M 5 mg have?

One label is on file, entered on July 25, 2013.

  1. Label 23676 (current) Entered July 25, 2013 · off the market October 4, 2023 · 50 tablets

Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).

Who makes it?

The label names Intensive Nutrition Inc. (manufacturer), San Leandro , CA, U.S.A.. All Intensive Nutrition products.

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