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B-Complex

by Vitamer Laboratories · tablet or pill · 60 vegetarian tablets

  • Off the market since October 2016 (NIH)
  • UPC 7 19985 24031 7
  • DSLD label 53668
  • Serving 2 tablets
  • 30 servings

B-Complex by Vitamer Laboratories lists 29 ingredients, 12 with an amount per serving of 2 tablets, such as 15 mg of thiamine, 20 mg of riboflavin, 25 mg of niacin and 20 mg of vitamin B6; 17 sit inside a blend without their own amounts. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on November 24, 2015.

What is in B-Complex?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 tablets. 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).

B-Complex: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 53668, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Thiamineas Thiamine MononitrateThiamin (Form: as Thiamin Mononitrate)15 mg1,000%Thiamin in B-Complex against 9,830 products15 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 1.5 mg to 25 mg, the median 5 mg.DV 1.2 mg15 mg

Higher than 66% of 9,830 products listing thiamin (median 5 mg).

Riboflavin20 mg1,176%Riboflavin in B-Complex against 9,824 products20 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 1.7 mg to 25 mg, the median 4 mg.DV 1.3 mg20 mg

Higher than 72% of 9,824 products listing riboflavin (median 4 mg).

Niacinas Niacinamide, Nicotinic AcidNiacin (Form: as Niacinamide, Nicotinic Acid)25 mg125%Niacin in B-Complex against 12,413 products25 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 13.2 mg to 48 mg, the median 20 mg.DV 16 mgUL 35 mg25 mg

Higher than 56% of 12,413 products listing niacin (median 20 mg).

Vitamin B6as Pyridoxine HydrochlorideVitamin B6 (Form: as Pyridoxine HCl)20 mg1,000%Vitamin B6 in B-Complex 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).

Folic Acid400 mcg100%Folate in B-Complex against 7,022 products400 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 200 mcg to 400 mcg, the median 400 mcg.400 mcg

24% of 7,022 products listing folate give more (median 400 mcg).

Vitamin B12as Cobalamin150 mcg2,500%Vitamin B12 in B-Complex against 14,425 products150 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 6 mcg to 200 mcg, the median 36 mcg.DV 2.4 mcg150 mcg

Higher than 72% of 14,425 products listing vitamin B12 (median 36 mcg).

Biotin300 mcg100%Biotin in 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 Calcium PantothenatePantothenic Acid (Form: as Calcium Pantothenate)50 mg500%Pantothenic Acid (Vitamin B5) in B-Complex against 10,060 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 6 mg to 50 mg, the median 12 mg.DV 5 mg50 mg

Higher than 72% of 10,060 products listing pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) (median 12 mg).

Calciumas Dibasic Calcium PhosphateCalcium (Form: as Dibasic Calcium Phosphate)100 mg10%Calcium in B-Complex against 17,831 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 252 mg, the median 115 mg.DV 1,300 mgUL 2,500 mg100 mg

53% of 17,831 products listing calcium give more (median 115 mg).

Cholineas Choline BitartrateCholine (Form: as Choline Bitartrate)10 mg2%*Choline in 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 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 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).

Phytonutrient Blend (Combination)1,000 mg
Brown Rice Branin the blend, no amount given
Bee Pollenin the blend, no amount given
Barley Grassin the blend, no amount given
Lemon Bioflavonoid Complexin the blend, no amount given
Apple Pectinin the blend, no amount given
Parsleyin the blend, no amount given
Cabbagein the blend, no amount given
Safflower Oilin the blend, no amount given
dried Applein the blend, no amount given
Carrotin the blend, no amount given
Broccoliin the blend, no amount given
Prunein the blend, no amount given
Chlorellain the blend, no amount given
Spirulinain the blend, no amount given
Kelpin the blend, no amount given
Fennelin the blend, no amount given
Gingerin the blend, no amount given

* % 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 53668 (entered November 24, 2015), 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; 17 ingredients sit inside a blend, so their amounts cannot be compared.

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?

1 product lists 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
Suggested Use: Take two tablets daily with food.
Warnings
Keep out of reach of children.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Contains no artificial colors, flavors or preservatives; no wheat, gluten, milk, eggs, peanuts, tree nuts, soy, crustacean shellfish or fish.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 53668.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Cellulose, modified Cellulose Gum, Stearic Acid, Silica, Magnesium Stearate, Guar Gum, Glycerin, Sodium Copper Chlorophyllin.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Double Verified Gluten Free.

How many labels does B-Complex have?

One label is on file, entered on November 24, 2015.

  1. Label 53668 (current) Entered November 24, 2015 · off the market October 29, 2016 · 60 vegetarian tablets · UPC 7 19985 24031 7

DSLD also links this label to: Phytonutrient Based B-Complex (package size difference, same product), Phytonutrient Based B-Complex (image difference, same product), Phytonutrient Based B-Complex (package size 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 Vitamer Laboratories (manufacturer). All Vitamer Laboratories products.

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