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Purely-B

by North American Herb & Spice · powder · 14.1 ounces

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 6 35824 00522 3
  • DSLD label 270037
  • Serving 14 to 28 g (1-2 Tablespoons); amounts per 14 g
  • 28 servings

Purely-B by North American Herb & Spice lists 13 ingredients, 9 with an amount per serving of 14 g, such as 1 mg of thiamine, 0.3 mg of riboflavin, 6 mg of niacin and 1 mg of pantothenic acid; 4 sit inside a blend without their own amounts, beside 9 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on June 16, 2022.

What is in Purely-B?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 14 g. 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).

Purely-B: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 270037, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories46 Calories
Calories from Fat18 Calories
Total Fat2 g3%Fat (unspecified) in Purely-B against 11,965 products2 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 2.5 g, the median 1.5 g.2 g

Higher than 56% of 11,965 products listing fat (unspecified) (median 1.5 g).

Saturated Fat0 g
Trans Fat0 g
Cholesterol0 mg
Sodium136 mg5%Sodium in Purely-B against 14,514 products136 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 15 mg to 142 mg, the median 55 mg.136 mg

Higher than 73% of 14,514 products listing sodium (median 55 mg).

Total Carbohydrates5 g2%Carbohydrate in Purely-B against 21,979 products5 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 6 g, the median 3 g.5 g

Higher than 65% of 21,979 products listing carbohydrate (median 3 g).

Dietary Fiber2 g8%Fiber in Purely-B against 6,987 products2 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 4 g, the median 2 g.2 g

38% of 6,987 products listing fiber give more (median 2 g).

Sugar1 gSugar in Purely-B against 11,807 products1 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 4 g, the median 2 g.1 g

69% of 11,807 products listing sugar give more (median 2 g).

Protein2 g4%Protein in Purely-B against 8,985 products2 g per serving; the middle half of products list 2 g to 24 g, the median 16 g.2 g

70% of 8,985 products listing protein give more (median 16 g).

Vitamin Ano amount given0%
Vitamin Cno amount given21%
Ironno amount given6%
Calciumno amount given0%
Thiamine1 mg70%Thiamin in Purely-B against 9,830 products1 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 1.5 mg to 25 mg, the median 5 mg.DV 1.2 mg1 mg

84% of 9,830 products listing thiamin give more (median 5 mg).

Riboflavin0.3 mg20%Riboflavin in Purely-B against 9,824 products0.3 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 1.7 mg to 25 mg, the median 4 mg.DV 1.3 mg0.3 mg

95% of 9,824 products listing riboflavin give more (median 4 mg).

Niacin6 mg30%Niacin in Purely-B against 12,413 products6 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 13.2 mg to 48 mg, the median 20 mg.DV 16 mgUL 35 mg6 mg

88% of 12,413 products listing niacin give more (median 20 mg).

Pantothenic Acid1 mg12%Pantothenic Acid (Vitamin B5) in Purely-B against 10,060 products1 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 6 mg to 50 mg, the median 12 mg.DV 5 mg1 mg

97% of 10,060 products listing pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) give more (median 12 mg).

Vitamin B60.3 mg15%Vitamin B6 in Purely-B against 15,277 products0.3 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 2 mg to 20 mg, the median 6 mg.DV 1.7 mgUL 100 mg0.3 mg

98% of 15,277 products listing vitamin B6 give more (median 6 mg).

Biotin8 mcg2%Biotin in Purely-B against 9,447 products8 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mcg to 300 mcg, the median 200 mcg.DV 30 mcg8 mcg

98% of 9,447 products listing biotin give more (median 200 mcg).

Folic Acid124 mcg30%Folate in Purely-B against 7,022 products124 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 200 mcg to 400 mcg, the median 400 mcg.124 mcg

86% of 7,022 products listing folate give more (median 400 mcg).

Vitamin B12Contains less than 2% of the daily value of this nutrient0.03 mcg2%

This amount is far outside what other labels list for vitamin B12, or disagrees with the label's own %DV: possibly a unit or transcription slip in the database. Check the label image on DSLD.

Choline41 mg8%Choline in Purely-B against 4,738 products41 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 18 mg to 100 mg, the median 40 mg.DV 550 mgUL 3,500 mg41 mg

Higher than 52% of 4,738 products listing choline (median 40 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 270037 (entered June 16, 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?

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:

  • 95% of the 9,824 products that print an amount of riboflavin list more than its 0.3 mg of riboflavin (median 4 mg).
  • 97% of the 10,060 products that print an amount of pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) list more than its 1 mg of pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) (median 12 mg).
  • 98% of the 15,277 products that print an amount of vitamin B6 list more than its 0.3 mg of vitamin B6 (median 6 mg).
  • 98% of the 9,447 products that print an amount of biotin list more than its 8 mcg of biotin (median 200 mcg).

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
Directions: Take 1 to 2 tablespoons daily in juice, milk, or smoothies. Mix 1 or 2 T. in hot or cold cereal, soup, and entrees. Add to most any recipe to increase nutritional value. Great in yogurt and even desserts.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Unlike other B vitamin supplements, the nutrients in Purely-B are 100% natural-no synthetics are added. Nor is this corrupted by feeding synthetic vitamins to yeast, as is done with imitation whole food supplements.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 270037.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Rice Bran, Rice Germ, TORULA YEAST, Royal Jelly powder, Chaga, Maca, Grape.

How many labels does Purely-B have?

One label is on file, entered on June 16, 2022.

  1. Label 270037 (current) Entered June 16, 2022 · on the market · 14.1 ounces · UPC 6 35824 00522 3

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

Who makes it?

The label names North American Herb & Spice (distributor), Lake Forest, IL. All North American Herb & Spice products.

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