Vitamin B-125 Complex
by Swanson Premium Brand · tablet or pill · 250 tablets
- Off the market since March 2018 (NIH)
- UPC 0 87614 11689 1
- DSLD label 175457
- Serving 1 tablet
Vitamin B-125 Complex by Swanson Premium Brand lists 12 ingredients, 12 with an amount per serving of 1 tablet, such as 125 mg of thiamine, 125 mg of riboflavin, 125 mg NE of niacinamide and 125 mg of vitamin B6. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on April 25, 2018.
What is in Vitamin B-125 Complex?
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) | 125 mg | 10,417% | Higher than 99% of 9,830 products listing thiamin (median 5 mg). |
| Riboflavinas Vitamin B2 | 125 mg | 9,615% | Higher than 99% of 9,824 products listing riboflavin (median 4 mg). |
| Niacinamide | 125 mg NE | 781% | Higher than 93% of 12,413 products listing niacin (median 20 mg). 3.6 times the adult UL a day. |
| Vitamin B6as Pyridoxine HydrochlorideVitamin B-6 (Form: as Pyridoxine HCl) | 125 mg | 7,353% | Higher than over 99% of 15,277 products listing vitamin B6 (median 6 mg). 1.3 times the adult UL a day. |
| Folate | 665 mcg DFE | 166% | |
| Folic Acid | 400 mcg | ||
| Vitamin B12as CyanocobalaminVitamin B-12 (Form: as Cyanocobalamin) | 125 mcg | 5,208% | Higher than 71% of 14,425 products listing vitamin B12 (median 36 mcg). |
| Biotin | 125 mcg | 417% | 59% of 9,447 products listing biotin give more (median 200 mcg). |
| Pantothenic Acidas Calcium PantothenatePantothenic Acid (Form: as Calcium Pantothenate) | 125 mg | 2,500% | Higher than 92% of 10,060 products listing pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) (median 12 mg). |
| Choline Bitartrate | 125 mg | 23%* | Higher than 81% of 4,738 products listing choline (median 40 mg). |
| Inositol | 125 mg | Higher than 86% of 4,042 products listing inositol (median 30 mg). | |
| Paba | 125 mg | Higher than 95% of 1,610 products listing PABA (median 25 mg). |
* % 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 175457 (entered April 25, 2018), 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 125 mg of thiamin is higher than 99% of the 9,830 thiamin products that print an amount; 110 list more.
- Its 125 mg of riboflavin is higher than 99% of the 9,824 riboflavin products that print an amount; 92 list more.
- At 1 serving a day, the most its directions give, the label lists 125 mg of niacin, 3.6 times the adult Tolerable Upper Intake Level.
- At 1 serving a day, the most its directions give, the label lists 125 mg of vitamin B6, 1.3 times the adult Tolerable Upper Intake Level.
- Its 125 mg of pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) is higher than 92% of the 10,060 pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) products that print an amount; 724 list more.
- Its 125 mg of paba (filed by NIH under PABA) is higher than 95% of the 1,610 PABA products that print an amount; 80 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.
- B-125 Complex High Potency FormulaSwanson same ingredients
- B-125Source Naturals same ingredients
- B-125 ComplexSwanson same ingredients
- B-Complex 125The Vitamin Shoppe same ingredients
- B100 Complex With Folic AcidSundown Naturals · off the market same ingredients
- Mega B-100 Timed ReleaseVitamin World 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
- Suggested Use: As a dietary supplement, take one tablet per day with water.
- Warnings
- Do not use if seal is broken.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 175457.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Calcium Carbonate, Stearic Acid, Croscarmellose Sodium, Rice Flour, Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, Dicalcium Phosphate, Magnesium Stearate, Hydroxypropyl Cellulose, Triacetin, Silica, Carnauba wax.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Guaranteed for purity & potency.
How many labels does Vitamin B-125 Complex have?
2 labels are on file under this name since April 25, 2018: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 175457 (current) Entered April 25, 2018 · off the market March 15, 2018 · 250 tablets · UPC 0 87614 11689 1
- Label 175449 Entered April 25, 2018 · off the market December 3, 2019 · 100 tablets · UPC 0 87614 11688 4
DSLD also links this label to: B-125 Complex High Potency Formula (image difference, same product), B-125 Complex High Potency Formula (package size difference, same product), B-125 Complex High Potency Formula (package size difference, same product), B-125 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 Swanson Health Products (distributor), Fargo, ND. All Swanson Premium Brand products.