Formula 512
by DC · tablet or pill · 100 tablets
- Off the market since August 2021 (NIH)
- DSLD label 244980
- Serving 1 tablet
Formula 512 by DC lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 tablet, such as 400 mcg of folic acid and 1,000 mcg of vitamin B12. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on April 22, 2021.
What is in Formula 512?
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Folic Acid | 400 mcg | 100% | 24% of 7,022 products listing folate give more (median 400 mcg). |
| Vitamin B12as CyanocobalaminVitamin B12 (Form: as Cyanocobalamin) | 1,000 mcg | 16,667% | Higher than 89% of 14,425 products listing vitamin B12 (median 36 mcg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 244980 (entered April 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.
- B-12 1000 mcg Sugar Free Cherry FlavorGNC · off the market same ingredients
- B-12 Blast RaspberryBricker Labs · off the market same ingredients
- Sublingual - 12 PlusDouglas Laboratories same ingredients
- Methyl B12 PlusPureFormulas · off the market same ingredients
- Sublingual-12 PlusPureFormulas · off the market same ingredients
- Vitamin B12 1000 mcg with Folic AcidBIOVEA · 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: As a dietary supplement, take 1 tablet daily. Allow tablet to dissolve under tongue.
- Warnings
- Tamper Evident: Do not use this product if imprinted foil seal under cap is broken or missing.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Caution: If you are pregnant or nursing do not take this product.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Gluten free
- Storage
- Keep tightly closed. Store at room temperature: 59 degrees - 86 degrees F (15 degrees to 30 degrees C).
Source: label statements in DSLD label 244980.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Mannitol, natural Cherry flavor, Stearic Acid, Vegetable Cellulose, Vegetable Magnesium Stearate, L-Ascorbic Acid, Silica, Stevia.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Quali Pure.
How many labels does Formula 512 have?
One label is on file, entered on April 22, 2021.
- Label 244980 (current) Entered April 22, 2021 · off the market August 24, 2021 · 100 tablets
DSLD also links this label to: Formula 512 Natural Cherry Flavor (image difference, same product), Formula 512 Natural Cherry Flavor (image difference, same product), Formula 512 Natural Cherry Flavor (image difference, same product), Formula 512 Natural Cherry Flavored Tablet (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 Dee Cee Laboratories, Inc. (manufacturer), White House, TN. All DC products.