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Vitamin B Complex

by FDC · tablet or pill · 100 tablets

  • Off the market since October 2023 (NIH)
  • UPC FDC2663
  • DSLD label 25870
  • Serving 1 tablet
  • 100 servings

Vitamin B Complex by FDC lists 7 ingredients, 7 with an amount per serving of 1 tablet, such as 3 mg of thiamine, 6 mg of riboflavin, 1 mg of niacin and 20 mcg of vitamin B6. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on September 25, 2013.

What is in Vitamin B 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).

Vitamin B Complex: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 25870, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Thiamineas Thiamine Mononitrate, Vitamin B1Thiamin (Form: as thiamine mononitrate) (Alt. Name: Vitamin B-1)3 mg200%Thiamin in Vitamin B Complex against 9,830 products3 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 1.5 mg to 25 mg, the median 5 mg.DV 1.2 mg3 mg

53% of 9,830 products listing thiamin give more (median 5 mg).

Riboflavinas Vitamin B26 mg353%Riboflavin in Vitamin B Complex against 9,824 products6 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 1.7 mg to 25 mg, the median 4 mg.DV 1.3 mg6 mg

Higher than 57% of 9,824 products listing riboflavin (median 4 mg).

Niacinas NiacinamideNiacin (Form: as Niacinamide)1 mg5%Niacin in Vitamin B Complex against 12,413 products1 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 13.2 mg to 48 mg, the median 20 mg.DV 16 mgUL 35 mg1 mg

98% of 12,413 products listing niacin give more (median 20 mg).

Vitamin B6as Pyridoxine HydrochlorideVitamin B-6 (Form: as Pyridoxine HCl)20 mcg1%Vitamin B6 in Vitamin B Complex against 15,277 products0.02 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 2 mg to 20 mg, the median 6 mg.DV 1.7 mgUL 100 mg0.02 mg

over 99% of 15,277 products listing vitamin B6 give more (median 6 mg).

Folateas Folic Acid2 mcg1%Folate in Vitamin B Complex against 7,022 products2 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 200 mcg to 400 mcg, the median 400 mcg.2 mcg

over 99% of 7,022 products listing folate give more (median 400 mcg).

Vitamin B12as CyanocobalaminVitamin B-12 (Form: as Cyanocobalamin)5 mcg83%Vitamin B12 in Vitamin B Complex against 14,425 products5 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 6 mcg to 200 mcg, the median 36 mcg.DV 2.4 mcg5 mcg

84% of 14,425 products listing vitamin B12 give more (median 36 mcg).

Pantothenic Acidas D-Calcium PantothenatePantothenic Acid (Form: as D-Calcium Pantothenate)40 mcg1%Pantothenic Acid (Vitamin B5) in Vitamin B Complex against 10,060 products0.04 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 6 mg to 50 mg, the median 12 mg.DV 5 mg0.04 mg

over 99% of 10,060 products listing pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) give more (median 12 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 25870 (entered September 25, 2013), 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:

  • 98% of the 12,413 products that print an amount of niacin list more than its 1 mg of niacin (median 20 mg).
  • over 99% of the 15,277 products that print an amount of vitamin B6 list more than its 0.02 mg of vitamin B6 (median 6 mg).
  • over 99% of the 7,022 products that print an amount of folate list more than its 2 mcg of folate (median 400 mcg).
  • over 99% of the 10,060 products that print an amount of pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) list more than its 0.04 mg of pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) (median 12 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.

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: Adults-take one (1) tablet daily as a dietary supplement.
Warnings
Warnings: If you are pregnant, nursing or taking any medications, consult your doctor before use.
Discontinue use and consult your doctor if any adverse reactions occur..
Contains: Milk (whey) and Yeast (brewer's yeast).

Source: label statements in DSLD label 25870.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Brewer's Yeast, Whey, Dicalcium Phosphate, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Stearic Acid, Croscarmellose Sodium, Silicon Dioxide, Magnesium Stearate, Pharmaceutical Glaze.

How many labels does Vitamin B Complex have?

One label is on file, entered on September 25, 2013.

  1. Label 25870 (current) Entered September 25, 2013 · off the market October 16, 2023 · 100 tablets · UPC FDC2663

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

Who makes it?

The label names FDC Vitamins LLC (manufacturer). All FDC products.

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