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Unique B-12

by DC · tablet or pill · 90 veg tablets

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC XOO1MIOEZR
  • DSLD label 266680
  • Serving 1 to 2 tablets; amounts per 1 tablet
  • 90 servings

Unique B-12 by DC lists 5 ingredients, 5 with an amount per serving of 1 tablet, such as 5 mg of vitamin B6, 800 mcg DFE of folate, 1,000 mcg of vitamin B12 and 25 mcg of biotin. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on February 23, 2022.

What is in Unique B-12?

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).

Unique B-12: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 266680, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Vitamin B6as Pyridoxine Hydrochloride5 mg294%Vitamin B6 in Unique B-12 against 15,277 products5 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 2 mg to 20 mg, the median 6 mg.DV 1.7 mgUL 100 mg5 mg

51% of 15,277 products listing vitamin B6 give more (median 6 mg).

Folate800 mcg DFE200%
Folic Acid400 mcg
Vitamin B12as Methylcobalamin1,000 mcg41,667%Vitamin B12 in Unique B-12 against 14,425 products1,000 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 6 mcg to 200 mcg, the median 36 mcg.DV 2.4 mcg1,000 mcg

Higher than 89% of 14,425 products listing vitamin B12 (median 36 mcg).

Biotin25 mcg83%Biotin in Unique B-12 against 9,447 products25 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mcg to 300 mcg, the median 200 mcg.DV 30 mcg25 mcg

92% of 9,447 products listing biotin give more (median 200 mcg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 266680 (entered February 23, 2022), 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?

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 9,447 products that print an amount of biotin list more than its 25 mcg of biotin (median 200 mcg).

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: As a dietary supplement, take 1 or 2 tablets daily. Allow tablet to dissolve under tongue.
Warnings
Tamper Evident: Do not use this product if imprinted foil seal under cap is broken or missing.
Keep out of reach of children.
Caution: If you are pregnant or nursing do not take this product.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Gluten free

Source: label statements in DSLD label 266680.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Mannitol, natural Cherry flavor, Vegetable Stearic Acid, Vegetable Cellulose, L-Ascorbic Acid, Vegetable Magnesium Stearate, Silica, Stevia.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Quali Pure; Keep tightly closed. Store at room temperature: 59 degrees-86 degrees F (15 degrees to 30 degrees C).

How many labels does Unique B-12 have?

7 labels are on file under this name since February 25, 2021: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 266680 (current) Entered February 23, 2022 · on the market · 90 veg tablets · UPC XOO1MIOEZR
  2. Label 266679 Entered February 23, 2022 · on the market · 90 veg tablets · UPC XOO1MIOEZR
  3. Label 266675 Entered February 23, 2022 · on the market · 90 veg tablets · UPC X001MIOEZR
  4. Label 266021 Entered February 23, 2022 · on the market · 90 veg tablets · UPC 0 52301 32990 8
  5. Label 266020 Entered February 23, 2022 · on the market · 90 veg tablets · UPC 0 52301 32990 8
  6. Label 266018 Entered February 23, 2022 · on the market · 90 veg tablets · UPC 0 52301 32990 8
  7. Label 244709 Entered February 25, 2021 · on the market · 90 veg tablets · UPC 0 52301 32990 8

DSLD also links this label to: Unique B-12 (image difference, same product), Unique B-12 (image difference, same product), Unique B-12 (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 Dee Cee Laboratories, Inc. (manufacturer), White House, TN. All DC products.

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