Vitamin B-12 1,000 mcg
by Swanson · tablet or pill · 90 tablets
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 0 87614 02120 1
- DSLD label 308789
- Serving 1 tablet
- 90 servings
Vitamin B-12 1,000 mcg by Swanson lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 tablet, such as 1,000 mg of vitamin B12 and 50 mg of calcium. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on May 23, 2024.
What is in Vitamin B-12 1,000 mcg?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 tablet. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vitamin B12as CyanocobalaminUSP | 1,000 mg | 41,667% | 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. |
| Calciumas Calcium Carbonate, Calcium Sulfate | 50 mg | 4% | 72% of 17,831 products listing calcium give more (median 115 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 308789 (entered May 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.
- Vitamin B12 1000 mcgFDC · off the market same ingredients
- Vitamin B-12 1500 mcgGNC same ingredients
- Triple Action Vitamin B12 1000 mcgHealth Thru Nutrition Naturally · off the market same ingredients
- Vitamin B12 1000 mcgHealth Thru Nutrition Naturally · off the market same ingredients
- Triple Action B-12 1,000 mcgSwanson Ultra · off the market same ingredients
- Vitamin B-12 1000 mcgHealth Thru Nutrition 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, partially dissolve one tablet under the tongue until the cherry flavor is gone, then swallow the remaining tablet with water.
- Warnings
- Warning: For adults only. Keep out of reach of children.
- Consult your physician before using this or any product if you are pregnant, nursing, taking medication or have a medical condition.
- Do not use if seal is broken.
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 308789.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Sucrose, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Mannitol, Maltodextrin, Croscarmellose Sodium, Stearic Acid, Magnesium Stearate, Beet Juice, natural and artificial Cherry flavor, Food Starch, Modified, Natural Flavors, Citric Acid, Food Glaze, Talc, Gelatin, Kaolin, Titanium Dioxide, Beeswax, Carnauba Wax.
How many labels does Vitamin B-12 1,000 mcg have?
One label is on file, entered on May 23, 2024.
- Label 308789 (current) Entered May 23, 2024 · on the market · 90 tablets · UPC 0 87614 02120 1
DSLD also links this label to: Triple Action B-12 1,000 mcg (image 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 products.