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High Potency Activated B-Complex

by Swanson Ultra · capsule · 60 veggie capsules

  • Off the market since September 2018 (NIH)
  • UPC 0 87614 02533 9
  • DSLD label 176608
  • Serving 1 veggie capsule

High Potency Activated B-Complex by Swanson Ultra lists 11 ingredients, 11 with an amount per serving of 1 veggie capsule, such as 54.4 mg of thiamine, 50 mg of riboflavin, 100 mg of niacin and 50 mg of vitamin B-6. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on April 25, 2018.

What is in High Potency Activated B-Complex?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 veggie 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).

High Potency Activated B-Complex: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 176608, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Thiamineas Benfotiamine, Vitamin B1Thiamin (Form: as Benfotiamine) (Alt. Name: Vitamin B-1)54.4 mg3,627%Thiamin in High Potency Activated B-Complex against 9,830 products54.4 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 1.5 mg to 25 mg, the median 5 mg.DV 1.2 mg54.4 mg

Higher than 91% of 9,830 products listing thiamin (median 5 mg).

Riboflavinas Riboflavin 5-PhosphateRiboflavin (Form: as Riboflavin 5'-Phosphate)50 mg2,941%Riboflavin in High Potency Activated B-Complex against 9,824 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 1.7 mg to 25 mg, the median 4 mg.DV 1.3 mg50 mg

Higher than 86% of 9,824 products listing riboflavin (median 4 mg).

Niacinas Inositol HexanicotinateNiacin (Form: as Inositol Hexanicotinate)100 mg500%Niacin in High Potency Activated B-Complex against 12,413 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 13.2 mg to 48 mg, the median 20 mg.DV 16 mgUL 35 mg100 mg

Higher than 88% of 12,413 products listing niacin (median 20 mg). 2.9 times the adult UL a day.

Vitamin B-6as Pyridoxal 5-PhosphateVitamin B-6 (Form: as Pyridoxal 5-Phosphate)50 mg2,500%Vitamin B6 in High Potency Activated B-Complex against 15,277 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 2 mg to 20 mg, the median 6 mg.DV 1.7 mgUL 100 mg50 mg

Higher than 87% of 15,277 products listing vitamin B6 (median 6 mg).

Folateas Quatrefolic [6S]-5-Methyltetrahydrofolic AcidFolate (Form: as Quatrefolic [6S]-5-Methyltetrahydrofolic Acid Note: equivalent to 1.6 mg of [6S]-5-Methyltetrahydrofolic Acid, Glucosamine Salt)800 mcg200%Folate in High Potency Activated B-Complex against 7,022 products800 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 200 mcg to 400 mcg, the median 400 mcg.800 mcg

Higher than 81% of 7,022 products listing folate (median 400 mcg).

Vitamin B12as MethylcobalaminVitamin B-12 (Form: as Methylcobalamin)500 mcg8,333%Vitamin B12 in High Potency Activated B-Complex against 14,425 products500 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 6 mcg to 200 mcg, the median 36 mcg.DV 2.4 mcg500 mcg

Higher than 82% of 14,425 products listing vitamin B12 (median 36 mcg).

Biotin50 mcg17%Biotin in High Potency Activated B-Complex against 9,447 products50 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mcg to 300 mcg, the median 200 mcg.DV 30 mcg50 mcg

73% of 9,447 products listing biotin give more (median 200 mcg).

Cholineas Choline Dihydrogen CitrateCholine (Form: as Choline Dihydrogen Citrate)50 mg9%*Choline in High Potency Activated B-Complex against 4,738 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 18 mg to 100 mg, the median 40 mg.DV 550 mgUL 3,500 mg50 mg

Higher than 54% of 4,738 products listing choline (median 40 mg).

Paba50 mgPABA in High Potency Activated B-Complex against 1,610 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 10 mg to 50 mg, the median 25 mg.50 mg

Higher than 62% of 1,610 products listing PABA (median 25 mg).

Pantethineas Pantesin PantethinePantethine (Form: from 55% Pantesin Pantethine) Note: Coenzyme A precursor50 mg1,000%*Pantothenic Acid (Vitamin B5) in High Potency Activated B-Complex against 10,060 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 6 mg to 50 mg, the median 12 mg.DV 5 mg50 mg

Higher than 72% of 10,060 products listing pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) (median 12 mg).

Inositolas Inositol HexanicotinateInositol (Form: from Inositol Hexanicotinate)25 mgInositol in High Potency Activated B-Complex against 4,042 products25 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 10 mg to 80 mg, the median 30 mg.25 mg

53% of 4,042 products listing inositol give more (median 30 mg).

* % Daily Value computed from the printed amount and the FDA Daily Value (21 CFR 101.9); the label prints none for that row.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 176608 (entered April 25, 2018), 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 54.4 mg of thiamin is higher than 91% of the 9,830 thiamin products that print an amount; 900 list more.
  • At 1 serving a day, the most its directions give, the label lists 100 mg of niacin, 2.9 times the adult Tolerable Upper Intake Level.

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.

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 veggie capsule per day with water.
Warnings
Do not use if seal is broken.
Keep out of reach of children.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 176608.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Cellulose, May contain one or more of the following.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): V Vegetarian formula Guaranteed purity & potency.

How many labels does High Potency Activated B-Complex have?

One label is on file, entered on April 25, 2018.

  1. Label 176608 (current) Entered April 25, 2018 · off the market September 19, 2018 · 60 veggie capsules · UPC 0 87614 02533 9

DSLD also links this label to: Activated B-Complex High Potency and Bioavailability (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 Ultra products.

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