PlainVitamins

Metabolic Complex

by MBi Nutraceuticals · capsule · 60 capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 3 58301 17817 2
  • DSLD label 231641
  • Serving 1 to 2 capsules; amounts per 1 capsule
  • 60 servings

Metabolic Complex by MBi Nutraceuticals lists 8 ingredients, 8 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 2 mg of thiamine hydrochloride, 10 mg of pyridoxine hydrochloride, 10 mg of pantothenic acid and 300 mg of kelp. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on August 23, 2020.

What is in Metabolic Complex?

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

Metabolic Complex: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 231641, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Thiamine Hydrochloride2 mg133%Thiamin in Metabolic Complex against 9,830 products2 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 1.5 mg to 25 mg, the median 5 mg.DV 1.2 mg2 mg

60% of 9,830 products listing thiamin give more (median 5 mg).

Pyridoxine Hydrochloride10 mg500%Vitamin B6 in Metabolic Complex against 15,277 products10 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 2 mg to 20 mg, the median 6 mg.DV 1.7 mgUL 100 mg10 mg

Higher than 55% of 15,277 products listing vitamin B6 (median 6 mg).

Pantothenic Acid10 mg100%Pantothenic Acid (Vitamin B5) in Metabolic Complex against 10,060 products10 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 6 mg to 50 mg, the median 12 mg.DV 5 mg10 mg

52% of 10,060 products listing pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) give more (median 12 mg).

KelpKelp Note: Atlantic300 mgKelp in Metabolic Complex against 333 products300 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 20 mg to 100 mg, the median 50 mg.300 mg

Higher than 86% of 333 products listing kelp (median 50 mg).

Bovine Thyroid Tissue60 mgThyroid in Metabolic Complex against 60 products60 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 31.88 mg to 142.5 mg, the median 100 mg.60 mg

55% of 60 products listing thyroid give more (median 100 mg).

Adrenal Tissue25 mgAdrenals in Metabolic Complex against 218 products25 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 30 mg to 200 mg, the median 100 mg.25 mg

77% of 218 products listing adrenals give more (median 100 mg).

Spleen Tissue15 mgSpleen in Metabolic Complex against 106 products15 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 20 mg to 200 mg, the median 45 mg.15 mg

81% of 106 products listing spleen give more (median 45 mg).

Thymus Tissue15 mgThymus in Metabolic Complex against 122 products15 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 198.75 mg, the median 50.5 mg.15 mg

81% of 122 products listing thymus give more (median 50.5 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 231641 (entered August 23, 2020), 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?

The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Metabolic Complex's, rare ingredients counting for more.

  • Tri-40Progressive Professional from Progressive Laboratories 4 shared, 62% alike
  • TG 100 Natural GlandularsAllergy Research Group 4 shared, 57% alike
  • Mil AdregenMiller Pharmacal Group 5 shared, 52% alike
  • Thyro ComplexPL Progressive Laboratories · off the market 4 shared, 52% alike
  • Thyro ComplexProgressive Professional from Progressive Laboratories 4 shared, 52% alike
  • ImmoPlex GlandularNutriCology · off the market 3 shared, 43% alike

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
Recommendation: One to two capsules daily following meals or as directed by your health care professional.
Warnings
Warning: Keep out of the reach of children.
If tamper resistant seals are broken do not use this product.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 231641.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Calcium Phosphate, Herbal Base, Rice Flour extract, Silica.

How many labels does Metabolic Complex have?

One label is on file, entered on August 23, 2020.

  1. Label 231641 (current) Entered August 23, 2020 · on the market · 60 capsules · UPC 3 58301 17817 2

Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).

Who makes it?

The label names MBi Nutraceuticals (manufacturer), Lindon, UT. All MBi Nutraceuticals products.

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