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Pantothenic Acid 250 mg

by Nature's Way · capsule · 100 capsules

  • Off the market since October 2019 (NIH)
  • UPC 0 33674 40491 1
  • DSLD label 79747
  • Serving 2 capsules
  • 50 servings

Pantothenic Acid 250 mg by Nature's Way lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 2 capsules, such as 500 mg of pantothenic acid and 42 mg of calcium. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on October 21, 2017.

What is in Pantothenic Acid 250 mg?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 capsules. 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).

Pantothenic Acid 250 mg: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 79747, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Pantothenic Acidas D-Calcium PantothenatePantothenic Acid (Form: as D-Calcium Pantothenate)500 mg5,000%Pantothenic Acid (Vitamin B5) in Pantothenic Acid 250 mg against 10,060 products500 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 6 mg to 50 mg, the median 12 mg.DV 5 mg500 mg

Higher than 98% of 10,060 products listing pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) (median 12 mg).

Calciumas Calcium D-PantothenateCalcium (Form: as D-Calcium Pantothenate)42 mg4%Calcium in Pantothenic Acid 250 mg against 17,831 products42 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 252 mg, the median 115 mg.DV 1,300 mgUL 2,500 mg42 mg

79% of 17,831 products listing calcium give more (median 115 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 79747 (entered October 21, 2017), 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 500 mg of pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) is higher than 98% of the 10,060 pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) products that print an amount; 58 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?

6 products list 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
Recommendation: Take 2 capsules daily, preferably with food.
Warnings
Keep out of reach of children.
Safety sealed with printed outer shrinkwrap and inner seal. Do not use if either is broken or missing.
If pregnant, nursing or taking any medications, consult a healthcare professional before use.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Gluten free. No sugar, salt, yeast, wheat, corn, soy, dairy products, artificial colors, flavors or preservatives.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 79747.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Cellulose, Gelatin, Magnesium Stearate.

How many labels does Pantothenic Acid 250 mg have?

One label is on file, entered on October 21, 2017.

  1. Label 79747 (current) Entered October 21, 2017 · off the market October 1, 2019 · 100 capsules · UPC 0 33674 40491 1

DSLD also links this label to: Pantothenic Acid (image difference, same product), Pantothenic Acid (image difference, same product), Pantothenic Acid (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's Way Brands, LLC (manufacturer), Green Bay, WI. All Nature's Way products.

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