Real Food Folic Acid 1,000 mcg
by Swanson · capsule · 100 veg caps
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 0 87614 21041 4
- DSLD label 182055
- Serving 1 veggie capsule
Real Food Folic Acid 1,000 mcg by Swanson lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 veggie capsule, such as 1,665 mcg DFE of folate. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on October 25, 2018.
What is in Real Food Folic Acid 1,000 mcg?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 veggie 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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Folateas organic Orgen-FA Citrus limon extractFolate (Form: from organic Orgen-FA Citrus limon extract PlantPart: peel Genus: Citrus Species: limon) | 1,665 mcg DFE | 416% | |
| Folic Acid | 1,000 mcg |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 182055 (entered October 25, 2018), 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?
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.
- Folic Acid 800GNC · off the market same ingredients
- Folic AcidHealth Resources · off the market same ingredients
- Folic Acid 800 mcgVitaCeutical Labs same ingredients
- Natural Folic Acid 400 mcgWindmill · off the market same ingredients
- Folic Acid 800 mcgWindmill · off the market same ingredients
- Natural Folic Acid 400 mcgEqualine 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: As a dietary supplement, take one veggie capsule per day with water.
- Warnings
- Warning: For adults only.
- Consult your physician before using this or any product if you are pregnant or nursing, taking medication, or if you have a medical condition.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Do not use if seal is broken.
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 182055.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Rice extract Blend, Hypromellose.
How many labels does Real Food Folic Acid 1,000 mcg have?
One label is on file, entered on October 25, 2018.
- Label 182055 (current) Entered October 25, 2018 · on the market · 100 veg caps · UPC 0 87614 21041 4
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.