Vitamin B-1
by Indiana Botanic Gardens · tablet or pill · 100 tablets
- Off the market since June 2015 (NIH)
- UPC 7 03308 84017 9
- DSLD label 3829
- Serving 1 tablet
Vitamin B-1 by Indiana Botanic Gardens lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 1 tablet, such as 250 mg of thiamine, 18 mg of calcium and 14 mg of phosphorus. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on December 23, 2011.
What is in Vitamin B-1?
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thiamineas Thiamine Hydrochloride, Vitamin B1Thiamin (Form: as Thiamin HCl) (Alt. Name: Vitamin B-1) | 250 mg | 16,667% | Higher than over 99% of 9,830 products listing thiamin (median 5 mg). |
| Calciumas Dicalcium PhosphateCalcium (Form: as Dicalcium Phosphate) | 18 mg | 2% | 93% of 17,831 products listing calcium give more (median 115 mg). |
| Phosphorusas Dicalcium PhosphatePhosphorus (Form: as Dicalcium Phosphate) | 14 mg | 1% | 96% of 3,786 products listing phosphorus give more (median 90 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 3829 (entered December 23, 2011), 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:
- Its 250 mg of thiamin is higher than over 99% of the 9,830 thiamin products that print an amount; 37 list more.
- 93% of the 17,831 products that print an amount of calcium list more than its 18 mg of calcium (median 115 mg).
- 96% of the 3,786 products that print an amount of phosphorus list more than its 14 mg of phosphorus (median 90 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?
2 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Vitamin B-1 50 mgRugby same ingredients
- Allithiamine (Vitamin B1) 50 mgEcological Formulas · off the market same ingredients
- Calcium Hydroxyapatite Caps 250 mgNOW · off the market 2 shared, 68% alike
- Dicalcium Phosphate (DCP)PureBulk.com 2 shared, 68% alike
- Cal ApatiteMetagenics 2 shared, 68% alike
- Cal Apatite 1000Metagenics 2 shared, 68% alike
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 1 tablet daily, as a dietary supplement, or as directed by a physician.
- Warnings
- KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN
- Warning: If you are taking any medications or are pregnant or nursing do not use prior to consulting a physician.
- For your protection, this container has an outer safety seal. (Do not accept if missing or broken.)
- Storage
- Best if used by date on bottle.
- Store in a dry, cool place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 3829.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Microcrystalline Cellulose, Stearic Acid, Dicalcium Phosphate, Croscarmellose Sodium, Magnesium Stearate, Aqueous Film Coating.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): IBG INDIANA BOTANIC GARDENS(R).
How many labels does Vitamin B-1 have?
One label is on file, entered on December 23, 2011.
- Label 3829 (current) Entered December 23, 2011 · off the market June 5, 2015 · 100 tablets · UPC 7 03308 84017 9
DSLD also links this label to: Vitamin B-1 250 mg (image difference, same product), Vitamin B-1 250 mg (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 Indiana Botanic Gardens, Inc. (distributor), Hobart, IN. All Indiana Botanic Gardens products.