Methyl Folate 400 mcg
by Carlson · capsule · 60 vegetable capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 0 88395 26410 8
- DSLD label 209228
- Serving 1 capsule
- 60 servings
Methyl Folate 400 mcg by Carlson lists one ingredient: 400 mcg DFE of folate per serving of 1 capsule. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on December 22, 2019.
What is in Methyl Folate 400 mcg?
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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Folateas (6S)-5 Methylfolate, Glucosamine saltFolate (Form: from (6S)-5 Methylfolate, Glucosamine salt (Alt. Name: Quatrefolic)) | 400 mcg DFE | 100% |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 209228 (entered December 22, 2019), 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.
- Folic Acid 800GNC · off the market same ingredients
- Folic AcidHealth Resources · off the market same ingredients
- Folic Acid 800 mcgVitaCeutical Labs same ingredients
- Natural Folic Acid 400 mcgWindmill · off the market same ingredients
- Folic Acid 800 mcgWindmill · off the market same ingredients
- Natural Folic Acid 400 mcgEqualine 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: Adults and pregnant or lactating women: Take one capsule once daily at mealtime.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Gluten-free No artificial preservatives
Source: label statements in DSLD label 209228.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Microcrystalline Cellulose, Magnesium Stearate, Silicon Dioxide, Hypromellose capsule.
How many labels does Methyl Folate 400 mcg have?
2 labels are on file under this name since November 21, 2019: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 209228 (current) Entered December 22, 2019 · on the market · 60 vegetable capsules · UPC 0 88395 26410 8
- Label 209231 Entered November 21, 2019 · on the market · 120 vegetarian capsules · UPC 0 88395 26420 7
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Carlson Div. of J.R. Carlson Laboratories, Inc. (distributor), Arlington Heights, IL. All Carlson products.