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Methyl B-12

by NHC Natural Healthy Concepts · tablet or pill · 60 tablets

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 6 47732 92533 3
  • DSLD label 256151
  • Serving 1 tablet
  • 60 servings

Methyl B-12 by NHC Natural Healthy Concepts lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 1 tablet, such as 1,700 mcg DFE of folate and 5,000 mcg of vitamin B12. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on October 22, 2021.

What is in Methyl B-12?

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).

Methyl B-12: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 256151, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Folate1,700 mcg DFE425%
Quatrefolic (6S)-5-Methyltetrahydrofolic Acid, Glucosamine Salt1,000 mcg5-methyltetrahydrofolate glucosamine in Methyl B-12 against 176 products1,000 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 300 mcg to 800 mcg, the median 593 mcg.1,000 mcg

Higher than 82% of 176 products listing 5-methyltetrahydrofolate glucosamine (median 593 mcg).

Vitamin B12as MethylcobalaminVitamin B12 (Form: as Methylcobalamin)5,000 mcg208,333%Vitamin B12 in Methyl B-12 against 14,425 products5,000 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 6 mcg to 200 mcg, the median 36 mcg.DV 2.4 mcg5,000 mcg

Higher than 98% of 14,425 products listing vitamin B12 (median 36 mcg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 256151 (entered October 22, 2021), 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 5,000 mcg of vitamin B12 is higher than 98% of the 14,425 vitamin B12 products that print an amount; 151 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?

1 product lists 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: 1 tablet per day or as recommended by your health care professional.
Warnings
If you are pregnant or nursing, consult your physician before taking this product.
As with all dietary supplements, some individuals may not tolerate or may be allergic to the ingredients used. Please read the ingredient panel carefully prior to ingestion. Cease taking this product and consult your physician if you have negative reactions upon ingestion.
Caution: This product contains a desiccant. For best results, keep the desiccant in the bottle until all contents are consumed. Do not eat desiccant.
Keep out of reach of children.
This product was sealed for your protection. Do not use if outer logoed neck seal or inner-seal is missing or damaged.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Formulated to be free of allergens derived from: gluten, yeast, artificial colors and flavors.
Storage
Keep container tightly closed. Store at room temperature.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 256151.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Isomalt, Cane Sugar, Natural, Croscarmellose Sodium, Potassium Bicarbonate, natural Cherry flavor, Sodium Stearyl Fumarate, Stearic Acid, Citric Acid, Silicon Dioxide, Bilberry extract.

How many labels does Methyl B-12 have?

One label is on file, entered on October 22, 2021.

  1. Label 256151 (current) Entered October 22, 2021 · on the market · 60 tablets · UPC 6 47732 92533 3

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

Who makes it?

The label names NHC (distributor), Appleton, WI. All NHC Natural Healthy Concepts products.

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