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Real Food B-Complex

by Swanson · capsule · 60 veggie capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 0 87614 21040 7
  • DSLD label 308729
  • Serving 2 veggie capsules
  • 30 servings

Real Food B-Complex by Swanson lists 8 ingredients, 8 with an amount per serving of 2 veggie capsules, such as 1.5 mg of thiamin, 1.7 mg of riboflavin, 20 mg NE of niacin and 2 mg of vitamin B-6. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on April 23, 2024.

What is in Real Food B-Complex?

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

Real Food B-Complex: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 308729, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Thiaminas PANMOL B-COMPLEX1.5 mg125%Thiamin in Real Food B-Complex against 9,830 products1.5 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 1.5 mg to 25 mg, the median 5 mg.DV 1.2 mg1.5 mg

66% of 9,830 products listing thiamin give more (median 5 mg).

Riboflavinas PANMOL B-COMPLEX1.7 mg131%Riboflavin in Real Food B-Complex against 9,824 products1.7 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 1.7 mg to 25 mg, the median 4 mg.DV 1.3 mg1.7 mg

64% of 9,824 products listing riboflavin give more (median 4 mg).

Niacinas PANMOL B-COMPLEX20 mg NE125%Niacin in Real Food B-Complex against 12,413 products20 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 13.2 mg to 48 mg, the median 20 mg.DV 16 mgUL 35 mg20 mg

46% of 12,413 products listing niacin give more (median 20 mg).

Vitamin B-6as PANMOL B-COMPLEX2 mg118%Vitamin B6 in Real Food B-Complex against 15,277 products2 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 2 mg to 20 mg, the median 6 mg.DV 1.7 mgUL 100 mg2 mg

69% of 15,277 products listing vitamin B6 give more (median 6 mg).

Folateas PANMOL B-COMPLEX340 mcg DFE85%
Vitamin B-12as PANMOL B-COMPLEX6 mcg250%Vitamin B12 in Real Food B-Complex against 14,425 products6 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 6 mcg to 200 mcg, the median 36 mcg.DV 2.4 mcg6 mcg

74% of 14,425 products listing vitamin B12 give more (median 36 mcg).

Biotinas PANMOL B-COMPLEX300 mcg1,000%Biotin in Real Food B-Complex against 9,447 products300 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mcg to 300 mcg, the median 200 mcg.DV 30 mcg300 mcg

Higher than 53% of 9,447 products listing biotin (median 200 mcg).

Pantothenic Acidas PANMOL B-COMPLEX10 mg200%Pantothenic Acid (Vitamin B5) in Real Food B-Complex against 10,060 products10 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 6 mg to 50 mg, the median 12 mg.DV 5 mg10 mg

52% of 10,060 products listing pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) give more (median 12 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 308729 (entered April 23, 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?

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.

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: As a dietary supplement, take two veggie capsules per day with water.
Warnings
Warning: For adults only. Keep out of reach of children.
Consult your healthcare provider before using this or any product if you are pregnant or nursing, taking medication or have a medical condition.
Do not use if seal is broken.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Vegan and non-GMO formula
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 308729.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Hypromellose, Rice Concentrate.

How many labels does Real Food B-Complex have?

3 labels are on file under this name since October 25, 2018: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 308729 (current) Entered April 23, 2024 · on the market · 60 veggie capsules · UPC 0 87614 21040 7
  2. Label 191100 Entered February 25, 2019 · off the market August 29, 2024 · 60 veggie capsules · UPC 0 87614 21040 7
  3. Label 182000 Entered October 25, 2018 · off the market September 19, 2018 · 60 veggie capsules · UPC 0 87614 21040 7

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

Who makes it?

The label names Swanson Health Products (distributor), Fargo, ND. All Swanson products.

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