Vitamin B-12 2500 mcg Berry Blast
by GNC · gummy or jelly · 60 delicious soft chews
- On the market (NIH)
- DSLD label 228076
- Serving 1 to 2 chews; amounts per 1 chew
Vitamin B-12 2500 mcg Berry Blast by GNC lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 chew, such as 2,500 mcg of vitamin B12, beside 3 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on June 24, 2020.
What is in Vitamin B-12 2500 mcg Berry Blast?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 chew. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 15 Calories | ||
| Total Carbohydrates | 4 g | 1% | Higher than 53% of 21,979 products listing carbohydrate (median 3 g). |
| Total Sugars | 0 g | ||
| Added Sugars | 0 g | 0% | |
| Sugar Alcohols | 2 g | 40% of 706 products listing sugar alcohol give more (median 2 g). | |
| Vitamin B12as CyanocobalaminVitamin B-12 (Form: as Cyanocobalamin) | 2,500 mcg | 104,167% | Higher than 96% of 14,425 products listing vitamin B12 (median 36 mcg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 228076 (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 2,500 mcg of vitamin B12 is higher than 96% of the 14,425 vitamin B12 products that print an amount; 400 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?
2 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Vitamin B-12 2,000 mcg Cherry FlavoredNature's Way same ingredients
- Vitamin B-12 5000 mcg Fast-Dissolving Lozenges CherryGNC same ingredients
- Vitamin B-12 1000 mcg Lozenges CherryGNC 4 shared, 83% alike
- Vitamin B-12 Lozenges 1000 mcg CherryGNC 4 shared, 83% alike
- Liquid Iron Apple Cinnamon FlavoredIntegrative Therapeutics 4 shared, 69% alike
- Liquid Sunshine Vitamin D3 5000 IU Tropical Citrus FlavorNatures Plus · off the market 3 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
- Directions: As a dietary supplement, take one to two soft chews daily.
- Warnings
- Contains: Soybeans.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- No sugar, gluten free. GF Gluten Free
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 228076.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Isomalt, Maltitol syrup, Corn Syrup, Solids, modified Potato Starch, Soy Lecithin, Natural flavors, Palm Oil, Citric Acid, Malic Acid, Glycerin, Carrageenan, Fruit and Vegetable Juice, Stevia extract.
How many labels does Vitamin B-12 2500 mcg Berry Blast have?
3 labels are on file under this name since August 26, 2014: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 228076 (current) Entered June 24, 2020 · on the market · 60 delicious soft chews
- Label 75178 Entered June 23, 2017 · off the market December 13, 2022 · 60 delicious soft chews · UPC 0 48107 11848 8
- Label 36177 Entered August 26, 2014 · off the market May 11, 2017 · 60 delicious soft chews · UPC 0 48107 11848 8
DSLD also links this label to: Vitamin B-12 2500 mcg Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough (flavor difference), Vitamin B-12 2500 mcg Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough (flavor difference).
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.