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Bee Pollen Complex

by The Vitamin Shoppe · tablet or pill · 100 tablets

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 7 66536 01113 1
  • DSLD label 221366
  • Serving 1 tablet

Bee Pollen Complex by The Vitamin Shoppe lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 1 tablet, such as 1,000 mg of bee pollen powder, 5 mg of bee propolis extract and 2.86 mg of royal jelly extract. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on May 22, 2020.

What is in Bee Pollen Complex?

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).

Bee Pollen Complex: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 221366, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Bee Pollen powder1,000 mgBee Pollen in Bee Pollen Complex against 240 products1,000 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 62.5 mg to 900 mg, the median 265 mg.1,000 mg

Higher than 76% of 240 products listing bee pollen (median 265 mg).

Bee Propolis extractBee Propolis extract Note: (2:1) (equivalent to 10 mg powder)5 mgPropolis in Bee Pollen Complex against 260 products5 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 400 mg, the median 150 mg.5 mg

92% of 260 products listing propolis give more (median 150 mg).

Royal Jelly extractRoyal Jelly extract Note: (3.5:1) (equivalent to 10 mg powder)2.86 mgRoyal Jelly in Bee Pollen Complex against 242 products2.86 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 20 mg to 472.5 mg, the median 100 mg.2.86 mg

94% of 242 products listing royal jelly give more (median 100 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 221366 (entered May 22, 2020), 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:

  • 92% of the 260 products that print an amount of propolis list more than its 5 mg of bee propolis extract (filed by NIH under propolis) (median 150 mg).
  • 94% of the 242 products that print an amount of royal jelly list more than its 2.86 mg of royal jelly (median 100 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?

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
Directions: Take one (1) tablet daily, preferably with a meal.
Warnings
Warning: Do not use if you are allergic or hypersensitive to bee products.
Keep out of reach of children.
Tamper evident Do not use if outer seal is broken or missing.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Gluten-free Dairy-free Soy-free Nut-free
Does not contain: Gluten, sugar, salt, preservatives, artificial colors or flavors.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 221366.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Dicalcium Phosphate, Stearic Acid, Magnesium Stearate, Silicon Dioxide, Aqueous Coating.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Quality Promise Tested & Trusted.

How many labels does Bee Pollen Complex have?

4 labels are on file under this name since January 25, 2016: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 221366 (current) Entered May 22, 2020 · on the market · 100 tablets · UPC 7 66536 01113 1
  2. Label 221239 Entered May 22, 2020 · on the market · 300 tablets · UPC 7 66536 01114 8
  3. Label 55292 Entered January 25, 2016 · off the market May 4, 2020 · 300 tablets · UPC 7 66536 01114 8
  4. Label 55289 Entered January 25, 2016 · off the market May 4, 2020 · 100 tablets · UPC 7 66536 01113 1

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

Who makes it?

The label names The Vitamin Shoppe (distributor), Secaucus, NJ. All The Vitamin Shoppe products.

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