Brewer's Yeast 500 mg
by Swanson Premium Brand · tablet or pill · 500 tablets
- Off the market since November 2023 (NIH)
- UPC 0 87614 01835 5
- DSLD label 202735
- Serving 2 tablets
- 250 servings
Brewer's Yeast 500 mg by Swanson Premium Brand lists 6 ingredients, 6 with an amount per serving of 2 tablets, such as 0.14 mg of thiamin, 1 mg of riboflavin, 0.3 mg NE of niacin and 0.02 mg of vitamin B6. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on May 28, 2019.
What is in Brewer's Yeast 500 mg?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 tablets. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thiaminas Brewer's Yeast, Thiamine MononitrateThiamin (Form: from Thiamin Mononitrate, and Brewer's Yeast) (Alt. Name: Vitamin B-1) | 0.14 mg | 12% | 98% of 9,830 products listing thiamin give more (median 5 mg). |
| Riboflavinas Brewer's Yeast, RiboflavinRiboflavin (Form: from Riboflavin, and Brewer's Yeast) (Alt. Name: Vitamin B-2) | 1 mg | 77% | 84% of 9,824 products listing riboflavin give more (median 4 mg). |
| Niacinas Brewer's YeastNiacin (Form: from Brewer's Yeast) | 0.3 mg NE | 2% | over 99% of 12,413 products listing niacin give more (median 20 mg). |
| Vitamin B6as Pyridoxine HydrochlorideVitamin B-6 (Form: from Pyridoxine HCl) | 0.02 mg | 1% | over 99% of 15,277 products listing vitamin B6 give more (median 6 mg). |
| Vitamin B12as CyanocobalaminVitamin B-12 (Form: as Cyanocobalamin) | 1,000 mcg | 41,667% | Higher than 89% of 14,425 products listing vitamin B12 (median 36 mcg). |
| Brewer's Yeast | 1 g | Higher than 60% of 52 products listing Brewer's yeast (median 450 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 202735 (entered May 28, 2019), 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:
- 98% of the 9,830 products that print an amount of thiamin list more than its 0.14 mg of thiamin (median 5 mg).
- over 99% of the 12,413 products that print an amount of niacin list more than its 0.3 mg of niacin (median 20 mg).
- over 99% of the 15,277 products that print an amount of vitamin B6 list more than its 0.02 mg of vitamin B6 (median 6 mg).
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?
The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Brewer's Yeast 500 mg's, rare ingredients counting for more.
- Brewer's Yeast 7 1/2 Grains With Vitamin B 12Solgar · off the market 5 shared, 82% alike
- Brewer's Yeast 7 1/2 grains with Vitamin B12Solgar 5 shared, 82% alike
- Brewer's YeastVitamin World 4 shared, 78% alike
- Brewer's Yeast 7 1/2 grainVitamin World · off the market 4 shared, 78% alike
- Brewer's YeastGood 'N Natural · off the market 4 shared, 78% alike
- Brewer's Yeast 680 mgMajor 4 shared, 78% alike
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 tablets 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 202735.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Microcrystalline Cellulose, Stearic Acid, Croscarmellose Sodium, Silica, Magnesium Stearate, Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose.
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 Brewer's Yeast 500 mg have?
2 labels are on file under this name since May 24, 2018: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 202735 (current) Entered May 28, 2019 · off the market November 28, 2023 · 500 tablets · UPC 0 87614 01835 5
- Label 176676 Entered May 24, 2018 · off the market October 4, 2018 · 500 tablets · UPC 0 87614 01835 5
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.