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Balance B-50

by Swanson Premium Brand · capsule · 250 capsules

  • Off the market since July 2018 (NIH)
  • UPC 0 87614 01058 8
  • DSLD label 175759
  • Serving 1 capsule

Balance B-50 by Swanson Premium Brand lists 12 ingredients, 12 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 50 mg of thiamine, 50 mg of riboflavin, 50 mg NE of niacinamide and 50 mg of vitamin B6. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on April 25, 2018.

What is in Balance B-50?

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).

Balance B-50: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 175759, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Thiamineas Thiamine Hydrochloride, Vitamin B1Thiamin (Form: as Thiamin HCl) (Alt. Name: Vitamin B-1) Note: USP50 mg4,167%Thiamin in Balance B-50 against 9,830 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 1.5 mg to 25 mg, the median 5 mg.DV 1.2 mg50 mg

Higher than 82% of 9,830 products listing thiamin (median 5 mg).

Riboflavinas Vitamin B2Riboflavin (Alt. Name: Vitamin B-2) Note: USP50 mg3,846%Riboflavin in Balance B-50 against 9,824 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 1.7 mg to 25 mg, the median 4 mg.DV 1.3 mg50 mg

Higher than 86% of 9,824 products listing riboflavin (median 4 mg).

NiacinamideNiacinamide Note: USP50 mg NE313%Niacin in Balance B-50 against 12,413 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 13.2 mg to 48 mg, the median 20 mg.DV 16 mgUL 35 mg50 mg

Higher than 75% of 12,413 products listing niacin (median 20 mg). 1.4 times the adult UL a day.

Vitamin B6as Pyridoxine HydrochlorideVitamin B-6 (Form: as Pyridoxine HCl) Note: USP50 mg2,941%Vitamin B6 in Balance B-50 against 15,277 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 2 mg to 20 mg, the median 6 mg.DV 1.7 mgUL 100 mg50 mg

Higher than 87% of 15,277 products listing vitamin B6 (median 6 mg).

Folate665 mcg DFE166%
Folic Acid400 mcg
Vitamin B12as CyanocobalaminVitamin B-12 (Form: as Cyanocobalamin) Note: USP50 mcg2,083%Vitamin B12 in Balance B-50 against 14,425 products50 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 6 mcg to 200 mcg, the median 36 mcg.DV 2.4 mcg50 mcg

Higher than 51% of 14,425 products listing vitamin B12 (median 36 mcg).

BiotinBiotin Note: USP50 mcg167%Biotin in Balance B-50 against 9,447 products50 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mcg to 300 mcg, the median 200 mcg.DV 30 mcg50 mcg

73% of 9,447 products listing biotin give more (median 200 mcg).

Pantothenic Acidas D-Calcium PantothenatePantothenic Acid (Form: as D-Calcium Pantothenate) Note: USP50 mg1,000%Pantothenic Acid (Vitamin B5) in Balance B-50 against 10,060 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 6 mg to 50 mg, the median 12 mg.DV 5 mg50 mg

Higher than 72% of 10,060 products listing pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) (median 12 mg).

Cholineas Choline BitartrateCholine (Form: from Choline Bitartrate) Note: FCC50 mg9%Choline in Balance B-50 against 4,738 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 18 mg to 100 mg, the median 40 mg.DV 550 mgUL 3,500 mg50 mg

Higher than 54% of 4,738 products listing choline (median 40 mg).

InositolInositol Note: FCC50 mgInositol in Balance B-50 against 4,042 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 10 mg to 80 mg, the median 30 mg.50 mg

Higher than 55% of 4,042 products listing inositol (median 30 mg).

PabaPABA (Alt. Name: Para-Aminobenzoic Acid) Note: USP50 mgPABA in Balance B-50 against 1,610 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 10 mg to 50 mg, the median 25 mg.50 mg

Higher than 62% of 1,610 products listing PABA (median 25 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 175759 (entered April 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?

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:

  • At 1 serving a day, the most its directions give, the label lists 50 mg of niacin, 1.4 times the adult Tolerable Upper Intake Level.

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 one capsule per day with water.
Warnings
Do not use if seal is broken.
Keep out of reach of children.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 175759.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Gelatin, Rice Flour, Magnesium Stearate, Silica.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Guaranteed purity & potency.

How many labels does Balance B-50 have?

6 labels are on file under this name since October 25, 2013: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 175759 (current) Entered April 25, 2018 · off the market July 30, 2018 · 250 capsules · UPC 0 87614 01058 8
  2. Label 175758 Entered April 25, 2018 · off the market August 1, 2018 · 100 capsules · UPC 0 87614 01057 1
  3. Label 78602 Entered September 21, 2017 · off the market October 11, 2017 · 250 capsules · UPC 0 87614 01058 8
  4. Label 78597 Entered September 21, 2017 · off the market November 2, 2017 · 100 capsules · UPC 0 87614 01057 1
  5. Label 26600 Entered October 25, 2013 · off the market June 30, 2017 · 100 capsules · UPC 0 87614 01057 1
  6. Label 26596 Entered October 25, 2013 · off the market June 21, 2017 · 250 capsules · UPC 0 87614 01058 8

DSLD also links this label to: Balance B-50 Complex (package size difference, same product), Balance B-50 Complex (image difference, same product), Balance B-50 Complex (package size difference, same product), Balance B-50 Complex (package size 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 Swanson Health Products (distributor), Fargo, ND. All Swanson Premium Brand products.

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