Mega Stress 100
by Only Natural · tablet or pill · 30 tablets
- Off the market since October 2023 (NIH)
- UPC 7-27413-00350-2
- DSLD label 37741
- Serving 1 tablet
Mega Stress 100 by Only Natural lists 15 ingredients, 15 with an amount per serving of 1 tablet, such as 500 mg of vitamin C, 100 mg of vitamin B1, 100 mg of vitamin B2 and 40 mg of vitamin B-3. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on October 10, 2014.
What is in Mega Stress 100?
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 Cas Acerola, Green Pepper, Rose HipsVitamin C (Form: with Rose Hips, Acerola, and Green Pepper) (Alt. Name: Ascorbic Acid) | 500 mg | 833% | Higher than 81% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C (median 100 mg). |
| Vitamin B1as Thiamine | 100 mg | 6,666% | Higher than 94% of 9,830 products listing thiamin (median 5 mg). |
| Vitamin B2as Riboflavin | 100 mg | 5,882% | Higher than 96% of 9,824 products listing riboflavin (median 4 mg). |
| Vitamin B-3as Niacin/Niacinamide | 40 mg | 200% | Higher than 71% of 12,413 products listing niacin (median 20 mg). 1.1 times the adult UL a day. |
| Vitamin B5as Pantothenic Acid | 100 mg | 1,000% | Higher than 86% of 10,060 products listing pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) (median 12 mg). |
| Vitamin B6as Pyridoxine | 100 mg | 5,000% | Higher than 96% of 15,277 products listing vitamin B6 (median 6 mg). |
| Vitamin B12as Hydroxocobalamin | 500 mcg | 8% | This amount is far outside what other labels list for vitamin B12, or disagrees with the label's own %DV: possibly a unit or transcription slip in the database. Check the label image on DSLD. |
| Biotin | 150 mcg | 50% | 51% of 9,447 products listing biotin give more (median 200 mcg). |
| Folic Acidas Folacin | 400 mcg | 100% | 24% of 7,022 products listing folate give more (median 400 mcg). |
| Cholineas Choline Citrate | 100 mg | 18% | Higher than 72% of 4,738 products listing choline (median 40 mg). |
| Inositolas CornInositol (Form: from Corn) | 100 mg | Higher than 76% of 4,042 products listing inositol (median 30 mg). | |
| Para-Aminobenzoic Acid | 100 mg | Higher than 86% of 1,610 products listing PABA (median 25 mg). | |
| Lemon Bioflavonoid Complex | 250 mg | Higher than 88% of 2,343 products listing flavonoid (median 50 mg). | |
| Rice Bran concentrate | 100 mg | 63% of 115 products listing rice bran give more (median 200 mg). | |
| Hepatrin Complex TM | 100 mg | ||
| Hepatrin Complex TMHepatrin Complex TM Note: providing | no amount given | ||
| desiccated Liver | 50 mg | 74% of 221 products listing liver give more (median 250 mg). | |
| Intrin | 50 mg |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 37741 (entered October 10, 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?
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 100 mg of vitamin B1 (filed by NIH under thiamin) is higher than 94% of the 9,830 thiamin products that print an amount; 163 list more.
- Its 100 mg of vitamin B2 (filed by NIH under riboflavin) is higher than 96% of the 9,824 riboflavin products that print an amount; 110 list more.
- At 1 serving a day, the most its directions give, the label lists 40 mg of niacin, 1.1 times the adult Tolerable Upper Intake Level.
- Its 100 mg of vitamin B6 is higher than 96% of the 15,277 vitamin B6 products that print an amount; 173 list more.
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 Mega Stress 100's, rare ingredients counting for more.
- Stress Vitamin B Complex With Vitamin CNature's Harmony 13 shared, 80% alike
- B-Complex Super StrengthKAL 12 shared, 76% alike
- Super Stress B-Complex With C-500Nature's Bounty 13 shared, 75% alike
- Timed Release Stress B Plus C-500Good 'N Natural · off the market 13 shared, 75% alike
- Timed Release Stress B Complex With C 500Vitamin World · off the market 13 shared, 75% alike
- True Food Vitamin B ComplexHigher Nature · off the market 13 shared, 75% 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
- Suggested Use: Take one (1) tablet daily, preferably with food or as recommended by your health care practitioner.
- Warnings
- KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN
- TAMPER RESISTANT - DO NOT USE IF SEAL IS DAMAGED OR MISSING
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- GUARANTEED FREE OF: artificial flavor & color, dairy, preservatives, salt, soy, gluten, starch, sugar, wheat,
- Storage
- STORE IN A COOL, DRY PLACE
Source: label statements in DSLD label 37741.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Vegetable Stearate, Vegetable Cellulose, Di-Calcium Phosphate, Pharmaceutical Glaze.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): ONLY NATURAL Est.1986.
How many labels does Mega Stress 100 have?
2 labels are on file under this name since October 10, 2014: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 37741 (current) Entered October 10, 2014 · off the market October 17, 2023 · 30 tablets · UPC 7-27413-00350-2
- Label 37740 Entered October 10, 2014 · off the market October 17, 2023 · 60 tablets · UPC 7-27413-00351-9
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Only Natural, Inc. (manufacturer), Island Park, NY, U.S.A.. All Only Natural products.