Vitamin B-12 1500 mcg

by GNC · capsule · 90 capsules

On the market (NIH)
UPC 0 48107 20577 5
DSLD label 224700
Serving 1 capsule

Vitamin B-12 1500 mcg by GNC lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 1,500 mcg of vitamin B12 and 49 mg of calcium. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on June 24, 2020.

What is in Vitamin B-12 1500 mcg?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 capsule. 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).

Vitamin B-12 1500 mcg: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 224700, January 2026 release)
Ingredient	Amount	% DV	Among products listing it
Vitamin B12as CyanocobalaminVitamin B-12 (Form: as Cyanocobalamin)	1,500 mcg	62,500%	Higher than 95% of 14,425 products listing vitamin B12 (median 36 mcg).
Calcium	49 mg	4%	77% of 17,831 products listing calcium give more (median 115 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 224700 (entered June 24, 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:

Its 1,500 mcg of vitamin B12 is higher than 95% of the 14,425 vitamin B12 products that print an amount; 641 list more.

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.

Triple Action Vitamin B12 1000 mcgHealth Thru Nutrition Naturally · off the market same ingredients
Vitamin B12 1000 mcgHealth Thru Nutrition Naturally · off the market same ingredients
Triple Action B-12 1,000 mcgSwanson Ultra · off the market same ingredients
Vitamin B-12 1000 mcgHealth Thru Nutrition same ingredients
B12 TurboHUM same ingredients
Vitamin B-12 1000 mcg Time ReleasedBasic Vitamins same ingredients

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 one capsule daily.
Warnings: Keep out of reach of children.; Warning: Consult your physician prior to using this product if you are pregnant, nursing, taking medication, or have a medical condition.; Discontinue use two weeks prior to surgery.
Allergens and what it does not contain: No sugar, no starch, no artificial colors, no artificial flavors, sodium free, no wheat, gluten free, no corn, no soy, no dairy. GF Gluten free
Storage: Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 224700.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Dicalcium Phosphate, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Gelatin, Hydroxypropylcellulose, Stearic Acid, Silicon Dioxide.

How many labels does Vitamin B-12 1500 mcg have?

5 labels are on file under this name since October 26, 2011: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

Label 224700 (current) Entered June 24, 2020 · on the market · 90 capsules · UPC 0 48107 20577 5
Label 74911 Entered June 23, 2017 · off the market December 13, 2022 · 90 capsules · UPC 0 48107 12138 9
Label 63605 Entered August 24, 2016 · off the market May 11, 2017 · 90 capsules · UPC 0 48107 12138 9
Label 35979 Entered August 26, 2014 · off the market July 29, 2016 · 90 capsules · UPC 0 48107 12138 9
Label 686 Entered October 26, 2011 · off the market December 13, 2022 · 90 capsules · UPC 0 48107 04078 9

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

Who makes it?

The label names General Nutrition Corporation (distributor), Pittsburgh, PA. All GNC products.