Homocysteine Blocker
by The Vitamin Shoppe · tablet or pill · 200 tablets
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 7 66536 01776 8
- DSLD label 35990
- Serving 1 to 3 tablets; amounts per 1 tablet
Homocysteine Blocker by The Vitamin Shoppe lists 4 ingredients, 4 with an amount per serving of 1 tablet, such as 25 mg of vitamin B6, 400 mcg of folic acid, 250 mcg of vitamin B12 and 500 mg of trimethylglycine. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on August 26, 2014.
What is in Homocysteine Blocker?
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 B6as Pyridoxine HydrochlorideVitamin B6 (Form: as Pyridoxine HCl) | 25 mg | 1,250% | Higher than 76% of 15,277 products listing vitamin B6 (median 6 mg). |
| Folic Acid | 400 mcg | 100% | 24% of 7,022 products listing folate give more (median 400 mcg). |
| Vitamin B12as CyanocobalaminVitamin B12 (Form: as Cyanocobalamin) | 250 mcg | 4,167% | Higher than 77% of 14,425 products listing vitamin B12 (median 36 mcg). |
| Trimethylglycineas Betaine AnhydrousTrimethylglycine (Form: as Betaine Anhydrous) (Alt. Name: TMG) | 500 mg | Higher than 55% of 731 products listing betaine (median 250 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 35990 (entered August 26, 2014), 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.
- Heart-Food PlusHealth Resources · off the market same ingredients
- Homocysteine RegulatorsNOW same ingredients
- Cardio SAPNFH same ingredients
- Homocysteine FormulaBluebonnet same ingredients
- Activated HomocysteineSwanson same ingredients
- Homocysteine FormulaSwanson Premium Brand · 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 one (1) to three (3) tablets daily, preferably with meals.
- Warnings
- TAMPER EVIDENT Do not use if outer seal is broken or missing.
- WARNING: Consult your healthcare provider prior to use if you have a renal disorder, are pregnant, nursing, taking any medication or have any medical conditions.
- KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- gluten free dairy free soy free nut free
- Does not contain: Yeast, Corn, Wheat, Gluten, Salt, Soy, Dairy, Fish, Preservatives, Artificial Colors or Flavors.
- Storage
- STORE IN A COOL, DRY PLACE.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 35990.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Dicalcium Phosphate, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Stearic Acid, Magnesium Stearate, purified Water, Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, Polyethylene Glycol.
How many labels does Homocysteine Blocker have?
One label is on file, entered on August 26, 2014.
- Label 35990 (current) Entered August 26, 2014 · on the market · 200 tablets · UPC 7 66536 01776 8
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Vitamin Shoppe, Inc. (distributor), Secaucus, NJ. All The Vitamin Shoppe products.