Triple Action B-12 1,000 mcg
by Swanson Ultra · tablet or pill · 90 tablets
- Off the market since December 2023 (NIH)
- UPC 0 87614 02120 1
- DSLD label 177606
- Serving 1 tablet
Triple Action B-12 1,000 mcg by Swanson Ultra lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 tablet, such as 1,000 mcg of vitamin B12 and 50 mg of calcium. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on June 25, 2018.
What is in Triple Action 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 CyanocobalaminVitamin B-12 (Form: as Cyanocobalamin) Note: USP | 1,000 mcg | 41,667% | Higher than 89% of 14,425 products listing vitamin B12 (median 36 mcg). |
| Calciumas Calcium Carbonate, Calcium SulfateCalcium (Form: from Calcium Carbonate, and 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 177606 (entered June 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.
- 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
- Vitamin B-12 1000 mcgHealth Thru Nutrition same ingredients
- Vitamin B-12 1500 mcgGNC same ingredients
- B12 TurboHUM same ingredients
- Vitamin B-12 1000 mcg Time ReleasedBasic Vitamins 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 remaining tablet 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 177606.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Sucrose, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Mannitol, Maltodextrin, Croscarmellose Sodium, Stearic Acid, Magnesium Stearate, Beet, Natural and Artificial Cherry Flavor, modified Food Starch, Magnasweet, Citric Acid, Food Glaze, Talc, Gelatin, Kaolin, Titanium Dioxide, Beeswax, Carnauba wax.
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 Triple Action B-12 1,000 mcg have?
One label is on file, entered on June 25, 2018.
- Label 177606 (current) Entered June 25, 2018 · off the market December 5, 2023 · 90 tablets · UPC 0 87614 02120 1
DSLD also links this label to: Vitamin 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 Ultra products.