Vitamin B12 500 mcg
by Nature Made · tablet or pill · 200 tablets
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 0 31604 01079 9
- DSLD label 271310
- Serving 1 tablet
- 200 servings
Vitamin B12 500 mcg by Nature Made lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 tablet, such as 500 mcg of vitamin B12 and 80 mg of calcium. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on July 21, 2022.
What is in Vitamin B12 500 mcg?
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 B12as Cyanocobalamin | 500 mcg | 20,833% | Higher than 82% of 14,425 products listing vitamin B12 (median 36 mcg). |
| Calciumas Calcium Carbonate, Dibasic Calcium Phosphate | 80 mg | 6% | 62% of 17,831 products listing calcium give more (median 115 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 271310 (entered July 21, 2022), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD or its label image (PDF). 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-12 500 mcgMason Natural same ingredients
- B-12 500 mcg21st Century same ingredients
- B12 Cyanocobalamin 500 mcgWindmill Natural Vitamins same ingredients
- B-12 (Cyanocobalamin) 500 mcgWindmill Natural Vitamins · off the market same ingredients
- Vitamin B12 500 mcgSolgar same ingredients
- Vitamin B-12 500 mcgPlus Pharma 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
- Suggested use: Adults, take one tablet daily with water and a meal.
- Warnings
- Store tightly closed, in a cool, dry place, out of reach of children.
- Do not use if imprinted seal under cap is broken or missing.
- Caution: If you are taking medication, consult your physician before use.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- No color added No artificial flavors No preservatives Gluten free
Source: label statements in DSLD label 271310.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Cellulose Gel, Maltodextrin, Croscarmellose Sodium, Magnesium Stearate.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): USP Verified Dietary Supplement. Listed with: USP Verified mark (a seal is the label's claim; the certifier's own list confirms it).
How many labels does Vitamin B12 500 mcg have?
3 labels are on file under this name since July 25, 2018: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 271310 (current) Entered July 21, 2022 · on the market · 200 tablets · UPC 0 31604 01079 9
- Label 179415 Entered July 25, 2018 · off the market December 16, 2022 · 100 tablets · UPC 0 31604 01290 8
- Label 179332 Entered July 25, 2018 · off the market December 14, 2021 · 200 tablets · UPC 0 31604 01079 9
DSLD also links this label to: Vitamin B-12 500 mcg Supplement (image difference, same product), Vitamin B-12 500 mcg Supplement (package size difference, same product), Vitamin B-12 500 mcg Supplement (package size difference, same product), Vitamin B-12 500 mg Supplement (package size difference, same product), Vitamin B-12 500 mcg (package size difference, same product), Vitamin B-12 Vitamin 500 mcg (image difference, same product).
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Nature Made Nutritional Products (distributor), West Hills, CA. All Nature Made products.