Forever B12 Plus
by Forever · tablet or pill · 60 tablets
- On the market (NIH)
- DSLD label 13185
- Serving 1 to 2 tablets; amounts per 1 tablet
Forever B12 Plus by Forever lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 tablet, such as 500 mcg of vitamin B12 and 400 mcg of folic acid. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on December 21, 2012.
What is in Forever B12 Plus?
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vitamin B12as CyanocobalaminVitamin B12 (Form: as Cyanocobalamin) | 500 mcg | 8,330% | Higher than 82% of 14,425 products listing vitamin B12 (median 36 mcg). |
| 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 13185 (entered December 21, 2012), 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.
- Sublingual Vitamin B12 500 mcg With Folic Acid - Natural Cherry FlavorCountry Life · off the market same ingredients
- Sublingual Vitamin B12 500 mcg Cherry FlavorCountry Life · off the market same ingredients
- Vitamin B12 With Folic Acid 500 mcg Cherry FlavorCountry Life · off the market same ingredients
- Cobafol-500MBi Nutraceuticals same ingredients
- Vitamin B12 with Folate 500 mcg Cherry FlavorCountry Life same ingredients
- Nutrisorb Methyl FolGuardBioCare 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 or two tablets daily, preferably after meals.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 13185.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Dextrose, Dicalcium Phosphate, Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Stearic Acid, Silica, Magnesium Stearate.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): KL.
How many labels does Forever B12 Plus have?
One label is on file, entered on December 21, 2012.
- Label 13185 (current) Entered December 21, 2012 · on the market · 60 tablets
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Forever Living (manufacturer). All Forever products.