Homocysteine Guard
by Carlson · tablet or pill · 120 tablets
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 0 88395 04331 4
- DSLD label 54602
- Serving 1 tablet
Homocysteine Guard by Carlson lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 1 tablet, such as 25 mg of vitamin B6, 800 mcg of folate and 400 mcg of vitamin B12. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on December 23, 2015.
What is in Homocysteine Guard?
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 B-6 (Form: as Pyridoxine HCl) | 25 mg | 1,250% | Higher than 76% of 15,277 products listing vitamin B6 (median 6 mg). |
| Folateas Folic Acid | 800 mcg | 200% | Higher than 81% of 7,022 products listing folate (median 400 mcg). |
| Vitamin B12as CyanocobalaminVitamin B-12 (Form: as Cyanocobalamin) | 400 mcg | 6,666% | Higher than 81% of 14,425 products listing vitamin B12 (median 36 mcg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 54602 (entered December 23, 2015), 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-Sure ComplexDouglas Laboratories same ingredients
- Female Y CapsulesDouglas Laboratories · off the market same ingredients
- Rx Support DiabetesBronson Laboratories same ingredients
- Active B TrioProThera · off the market same ingredients
- BioActive Vitamin BTerry Naturally same ingredients
- Active Bio-BEuroMedica · 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: Take one tablet daily with water, juice or food.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Preservative-free. Salt-free. Soy-free. Milk-free. Wheat-free. Sugar-free. Corn-free.
- Gluten-free.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 54602.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Dicalcium Phosphate, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Hydroxypropyl Cellulose, Croscarmellose Sodium, Stearic Acid, Magnesium Stearate, Silicon Dioxide.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Keep bottle tightly closed. Store away from heat and moisture.
How many labels does Homocysteine Guard have?
One label is on file, entered on December 23, 2015.
- Label 54602 (current) Entered December 23, 2015 · on the market · 120 tablets · UPC 0 88395 04331 4
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Carlson Division of J.R. Carlson Laboratories, Inc. (distributor), Arlington Heights, IL. All Carlson products.