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True Food Vitamin B Complex

by Higher Nature · tablet or pill · 90 tablets

  • Off the market since May 2020 (NIH)
  • UPC 5 031013 100987
  • DSLD label 217211
  • Serving 1 tablet

True Food Vitamin B Complex by Higher Nature lists 13 ingredients, 13 with an amount per serving of 1 tablet, such as 20 mg of vitamin C, 5 mg of thiamine, 5 mg of riboflavin and 30 mg NE of niacin. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on April 23, 2020.

What is in True Food Vitamin B 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).

True Food Vitamin B Complex: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 217211, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Vitamin C20 mg25%Vitamin C in True Food Vitamin B Complex against 18,583 products20 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 60 mg to 270 mg, the median 100 mg.DV 90 mgUL 2,000 mg20 mg

90% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C give more (median 100 mg).

Thiamineas Vitamin B15 mg455%Thiamin in True Food Vitamin B Complex against 9,830 products5 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 1.5 mg to 25 mg, the median 5 mg.DV 1.2 mg5 mg

46% of 9,830 products listing thiamin give more (median 5 mg).

Riboflavinas Vitamin B25 mg357%Riboflavin in True Food Vitamin B Complex against 9,824 products5 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 1.7 mg to 25 mg, the median 4 mg.DV 1.3 mg5 mg

Higher than 51% of 9,824 products listing riboflavin (median 4 mg).

Niacinas Vitamin B330 mg NE188%Niacin in True Food Vitamin B Complex against 12,413 products30 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 13.2 mg to 48 mg, the median 20 mg.DV 16 mgUL 35 mg30 mg

Higher than 63% of 12,413 products listing niacin (median 20 mg).

Vitamin B610 mg714%Vitamin B6 in True Food Vitamin B Complex against 15,277 products10 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 2 mg to 20 mg, the median 6 mg.DV 1.7 mgUL 100 mg10 mg

Higher than 55% of 15,277 products listing vitamin B6 (median 6 mg).

Folic Acid200 mcg100%Folate in True Food Vitamin B Complex against 7,022 products200 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 200 mcg to 400 mcg, the median 400 mcg.200 mcg

71% of 7,022 products listing folate give more (median 400 mcg).

Vitamin B125 mcg200%Vitamin B12 in True Food Vitamin B Complex against 14,425 products5 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 6 mcg to 200 mcg, the median 36 mcg.DV 2.4 mcg5 mcg

84% of 14,425 products listing vitamin B12 give more (median 36 mcg).

Biotin300 mcg600%Biotin in True Food Vitamin B Complex against 9,447 products300 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mcg to 300 mcg, the median 200 mcg.DV 30 mcg300 mcg

Higher than 53% of 9,447 products listing biotin (median 200 mcg).

Pantothenic Acidas Vitamin B530 mg500%Pantothenic Acid (Vitamin B5) in True Food Vitamin B Complex against 10,060 products30 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 6 mg to 50 mg, the median 12 mg.DV 5 mg30 mg

Higher than 66% of 10,060 products listing pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) (median 12 mg).

Choline10 mg2%*Choline in True Food Vitamin B Complex against 4,738 products10 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 18 mg to 100 mg, the median 40 mg.DV 550 mgUL 3,500 mg10 mg

80% of 4,738 products listing choline give more (median 40 mg).

Inositol10 mgInositol in True Food Vitamin B Complex against 4,042 products10 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 10 mg to 80 mg, the median 30 mg.10 mg

72% of 4,042 products listing inositol give more (median 30 mg).

Paba10 mgPABA in True Food Vitamin B Complex against 1,610 products10 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 10 mg to 50 mg, the median 25 mg.10 mg

72% of 1,610 products listing PABA give more (median 25 mg).

Citrus Bioflavonoids8 mgFlavonoid in True Food Vitamin B Complex against 2,343 products8 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 100 mg, the median 50 mg.8 mg

94% of 2,343 products listing flavonoid give more (median 50 mg).

* % Daily Value computed from the printed amount and the FDA Daily Value (21 CFR 101.9); the label prints none for that row.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 217211 (entered April 23, 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:

  • 90% of the 18,583 products that print an amount of vitamin C list more than its 20 mg of vitamin C (median 100 mg).
  • 94% of the 2,343 products that print an amount of flavonoid list more than its 8 mg of citrus bioflavonoids (filed by NIH under flavonoid) (median 50 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: Adults and children over 8 years, take 1 tablet a day, with or between meals, or as your health professional advises. Do not exceed recommended daily intake.
Warnings
Food supplements should not be used as a substitute for a varied and balanced diet and healthy lifestyle.
Storage: Store in a cool, dry, steam free environment out of reach of children.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Does not contain: Artificial colours, flavourings or preservatives, dairy products, gluten, lactose, salt, wheat.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 217211.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Proprietary Mixture, natural Lithothamnion calcarea, Magnesium Citrate, Stearic Acid, Coating, Magnesium Stearate, Silicon Dioxide, Ethyl Cellulose, natural Vanilla flavour.

How many labels does True Food Vitamin B Complex have?

One label is on file, entered on April 23, 2020.

  1. Label 217211 (current) Entered April 23, 2020 · off the market May 7, 2020 · 90 tablets · UPC 5 031013 100987

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

Who makes it?

The label names Higher Nature (manufacturer), Burwash Common, East Sussex, UK. All Higher Nature products.

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