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Vitamin B-Complex

by Optimum · tablet or pill · 100 tablets

  • On the market (NIH)
  • DSLD label 206129
  • Serving 1 tablet

Vitamin B-Complex by Optimum lists 6 ingredients, 6 with an amount per serving of 1 tablet, such as 2 mg of thiamine, 2 mg of riboflavin, 15 mg of niacin and 2 mg of vitamin B6. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on August 23, 2019.

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 206129, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Thiamineas Thiamine MononitrateThiamin (Form: from Thiamine Mononitrate)2 mg133%Thiamin in Vitamin B-Complex against 9,830 products2 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 1.5 mg to 25 mg, the median 5 mg.DV 1.2 mg2 mg

60% of 9,830 products listing thiamin give more (median 5 mg).

Riboflavin2 mg118%Riboflavin in Vitamin B-Complex against 9,824 products2 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 1.7 mg to 25 mg, the median 4 mg.DV 1.3 mg2 mg

60% of 9,824 products listing riboflavin give more (median 4 mg).

Niacinas NiacinamideNiacin (Form: from Niacinamide)15 mg75%Niacin in Vitamin B-Complex against 12,413 products15 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 13.2 mg to 48 mg, the median 20 mg.DV 16 mgUL 35 mg15 mg

71% of 12,413 products listing niacin give more (median 20 mg).

Vitamin B6as Pyridoxine HydrochlorideVitamin B-6 (Form: from Pyridoxine Hydrochloride)2 mg100%Vitamin B6 in Vitamin B-Complex against 15,277 products2 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 2 mg to 20 mg, the median 6 mg.DV 1.7 mgUL 100 mg2 mg

69% of 15,277 products listing vitamin B6 give more (median 6 mg).

Vitamin B12as CyanocobalaminVitamin B-12 (Form: as Cyanocobalamin)2 mcg33%Vitamin B12 in Vitamin B-Complex against 14,425 products2 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 6 mcg to 200 mcg, the median 36 mcg.DV 2.4 mcg2 mcg

93% of 14,425 products listing vitamin B12 give more (median 36 mcg).

Pantothenic Acidas Calcium PantothenatePantothenic Acid (Form: from Calcium Pantothenate)5 mg50%Pantothenic Acid (Vitamin B5) in Vitamin B-Complex against 10,060 products5 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 6 mg to 50 mg, the median 12 mg.DV 5 mg5 mg

77% of 10,060 products listing pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) give more (median 12 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 206129 (entered August 23, 2019), 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:

  • 93% of the 14,425 products that print an amount of vitamin B12 list more than its 2 mcg of vitamin B12 (median 36 mcg).

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: As a dietary supplement, take one tablet daily or as directed by your healthcare practitioner.
Warnings
Warning: Keep out of the reach of children.
Do not use if printed seal under cap is missing or damaged.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Gluten Free
Storage
Storage: Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 206129.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Dextrose, Croscarmellose Sodium, Magnesium Stearate, Silicon Dioxide, Hypromellose, Polyethylene Glycol, Hydroxypropyl Cellulose, Carnauba wax.

How many labels does Vitamin B-Complex have?

One label is on file, entered on August 23, 2019.

  1. Label 206129 (current) Entered August 23, 2019 · on the market · 100 tablets

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

Who makes it?

The label names Magno-Humphries Labs (manufacturer, distributor), Tigard, OR, U.S.A.. All Optimum products.

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