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Vegan B12

by MegaFood · tablet or pill · 30 tablets

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 0 51494 12001 9
  • DSLD label 265249
  • Serving 1 tablet
  • 30 servings

Vegan B12 by MegaFood lists 5 ingredients, 5 with an amount per serving of 1 tablet, such as 20 mg of vitamin B6, 680 mcg DFE of folate, 500 mcg of vitamin B12 and 100 mg of beet. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on May 19, 2022.

What is in Vegan B12?

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).

Vegan B12: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 265249, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Vitamin B6as Pyridoxine HCl20 mg1,176%Vitamin B6 in Vegan B12 against 15,277 products20 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 2 mg to 20 mg, the median 6 mg.DV 1.7 mgUL 100 mg20 mg

Higher than 71% of 15,277 products listing vitamin B6 (median 6 mg).

Folateas Broccoli, Folic Acid680 mcg DFE170%
Folic Acid400 mcg
Vitamin B12as Cyanocobalamin500 mcg20,833%Vitamin B12 in Vegan B12 against 14,425 products500 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 6 mcg to 200 mcg, the median 36 mcg.DV 2.4 mcg500 mcg

Higher than 82% of 14,425 products listing vitamin B12 (median 36 mcg).

Beetorganic100 mgBeet in Vegan B12 against 850 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 10.63 mg to 500 mg, the median 100 mg.100 mg

48% of 850 products listing beet give more (median 100 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 265249 (entered May 19, 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?

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?

The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Vegan B12's, rare ingredients counting for more.

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: 1 tablet daily. May be taken anytime throughout the day, even on an empty stomach.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Non GMO Project Verified nongmoproject.org Glyphosate Residue free detoxproject.org Tested 125+ Pesticides & herbicides NSF Certified Gluten-free Dairy free Soy free

Source: label statements in DSLD label 265249.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Cellulose, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Silica, Stearic Acid.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): To learn about our seals, please visit megafood.com/standards. Certified B Corporation Non GMO Project Verified nongmoproject.org Glyphosate Residue free detoxproject.org Tested 125+ Pesticides & herbicides NSF Certified Gluten-free V Certified Vegan Vegan.org OK (Kosher). Listed with: Certified gluten-free (GFCO), Certified Vegan (Vegan Action), NSF certified (contents or GMP) (a seal is the label's claim; the certifier's own list confirms it).

How many labels does Vegan B12 have?

4 labels are on file under this name since March 25, 2015: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 265249 (current) Entered May 19, 2022 · on the market · 30 tablets · UPC 0 51494 12001 9
  2. Label 251305 Entered June 23, 2021 · off the market October 25, 2022 · 30 tablets · UPC 0 51494 12001 9
  3. Label 63048 Entered July 25, 2016 · off the market May 4, 2021 · 30 tablets · UPC 0 51494 12001 9
  4. Label 43480 Entered March 25, 2015 · off the market November 1, 2015 · 30 tablets · UPC 0 51494 12001 9

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

Who makes it?

The label names MegaFood (manufacturer), Manchester, NH. All MegaFood products.

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