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Vitamin B-12 Lozenges

by Nutri-West · lozenge · 60 lozenges

  • On the market (NIH)
  • DSLD label 29023
  • Serving 1 lozenge

Vitamin B-12 Lozenges by Nutri-West lists 4 ingredients, 4 with an amount per serving of 1 lozenge, such as 1,000 mcg of vitamin B12, 400 mcg of folic acid, 10 mg of stomach and 10 mg of liver. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on January 24, 2014.

What is in Vitamin B-12 Lozenges?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 lozenge. 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 Lozenges: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 29023, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Vitamin B121,000 mcg16,300%Vitamin B12 in Vitamin B-12 Lozenges against 14,425 products1,000 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 6 mcg to 200 mcg, the median 36 mcg.DV 2.4 mcg1,000 mcg

Higher than 89% of 14,425 products listing vitamin B12 (median 36 mcg).

Folic Acid400 mcg100%Folate in Vitamin B-12 Lozenges 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).

Stomach10 mgStomach in Vitamin B-12 Lozenges against 35 products10 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 10 mg to 42.5 mg, the median 20 mg.10 mg

63% of 35 products listing stomach give more (median 20 mg).

Liver10 mgLiver in Vitamin B-12 Lozenges against 221 products10 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 1,000 mg, the median 250 mg.10 mg

92% of 221 products listing liver give more (median 250 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 29023 (entered January 24, 2014), 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:

  • 92% of the 221 products that print an amount of liver list more than its 10 mg of liver (median 250 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?

The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Vitamin B-12 Lozenges'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
Directions for use: One lozenge daily or as directed.
Warnings
TAMPER RESISTANT OUTER SEAL - DO NOT USE IF BROKEN.
KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Contains no starch, salt, wheat, corn, yeast, soy, milk, or preservatives.
Storage
Store in cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 29023.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Fructose, Maltodextrin, Sorbitol.

How many labels does Vitamin B-12 Lozenges have?

One label is on file, entered on January 24, 2014.

  1. Label 29023 (current) Entered January 24, 2014 · on the market · 60 lozenges

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

Who makes it?

The label names Nutri-West (manufacturer), Douglas, Wy. All Nutri-West products.

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