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Pantothenic Acid B5 500 mg

by Jarrow Formulas · capsule · 100 veggie capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 7 90011 18010 4
  • DSLD label 307707
  • Serving 1 capsule
  • 100 servings

Pantothenic Acid B5 500 mg by Jarrow Formulas lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 500 mg of pantothenic acid and 49 mg of calcium. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on January 24, 2024.

What is in Pantothenic Acid B5 500 mg?

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).

Pantothenic Acid B5 500 mg: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 307707, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Pantothenic Acidas D-Calcium Pantothenate500 mg10,000%Pantothenic Acid (Vitamin B5) in Pantothenic Acid B5 500 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-Pantothenate49 mg4%Calcium in Pantothenic Acid B5 500 mg against 17,831 products49 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 252 mg, the median 115 mg.DV 1,300 mgUL 2,500 mg49 mg

77% of 17,831 products listing calcium give more (median 115 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 307707 (entered January 24, 2024), 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?

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
Suggested use: Adults take 1 capsule once a day with a meal or as directed by your qualified healthcare professional.
Warnings
Warning: Consult a healthcare professional before using this product if you are pregnant, nursing, under the age of 18, are taking medication or have a medical condition; if adverse reactions occur, discontinue use.
Warning: Consult a healthcare professional before using this product if you are pregnant, nursing, under the age of 18, are taking medication or have a medical condition; if adverse reactions occur, discontinue use. Keep out of the reach of children.
Do not use if safety seal is damaged or missing.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Non-GMO Gluten free
No wheat, gluten, soybeans, dairy, egg, fish/shellfish, peanuts/tree nuts or sesame. Non GMO Project Verified nongmoproject.org
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 307707.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Hydroxypropylmethylcellulose, Water, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Magnesium Stearate.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Non GMO Project Verified nongmoproject.org.

How many labels does Pantothenic Acid B5 500 mg have?

9 labels are on file under this name since March 23, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 307707 (current) Entered January 24, 2024 · on the market · 100 veggie capsules · UPC 7 90011 18010 4
  2. Label 264975 Entered June 16, 2022 · off the market January 4, 2024 · 100 veggie caps · UPC 7 90011 18010 4
  3. Label 243095 Entered January 22, 2021 · off the market October 15, 2021 · 100 veggie caps · UPC 7 90011 18010 4
  4. Label 211866 Entered December 22, 2019 · off the market January 4, 2024 · 100 veggie caps · UPC 7 90011 18010 4
  5. Label 199837 Entered April 25, 2019 · off the market October 23, 2019 · 100 veggie caps · UPC 7 90011 18010 4
  6. Label 50669 Entered September 25, 2015 · off the market July 24, 2018 · 100 capsules · UPC 7 90011 18010 4
  7. Label 37926 Entered October 10, 2014 · off the market July 4, 2015 · 100 capsules · UPC 7 90011 18010 4
  8. Label 29133 Entered January 24, 2014 · off the market September 4, 2014 · 100 capsules · UPC 7 90011 18010 4
  9. Label 7275 Entered March 23, 2012 · off the market December 13, 2013 · 100 capsules · UPC 7 90011 18010 4

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

Who makes it?

The label names Jarrow Formulas, Inc. (distributor), Sherman Oaks, CA. All Jarrow Formulas products.

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