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Vitamin B12 500

by ProCaps Laboratories · capsule · 720 easy-to-swallow capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 527267
  • DSLD label 331616
  • Serving 1 capsule
  • 720 servings

Vitamin B12 500 by ProCaps Laboratories lists 11 ingredients, 11 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 60 mg of vitamin C, 5 mg of vitamin B1, 5 mg of vitamin B2 and 5 mg of niacin. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on May 21, 2025.

What is in Vitamin B12 500?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 capsule. 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 B12 500: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 331616, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Vitamin Cas Calcium Ascorbate60 mg67%Vitamin C in Vitamin B12 500 against 18,583 products60 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 60 mg to 270 mg, the median 100 mg.DV 90 mgUL 2,000 mg60 mg

65% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C give more (median 100 mg).

Vitamin B1as Thiamine Hydrochloride5 mg417%Thiamin in Vitamin B12 500 against 9,830 products5 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 1.5 mg to 25 mg, the median 5 mg.DV 1.2 mg5 mg

46% of 9,830 products listing thiamin give more (median 5 mg).

Vitamin B2as Riboflavin5 mg385%Riboflavin in Vitamin B12 500 against 9,824 products5 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 1.7 mg to 25 mg, the median 4 mg.DV 1.3 mg5 mg

Higher than 51% of 9,824 products listing riboflavin (median 4 mg).

Niacinas Niacinamide5 mg31%Niacin in Vitamin B12 500 against 12,413 products5 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 13.2 mg to 48 mg, the median 20 mg.DV 16 mgUL 35 mg5 mg

89% of 12,413 products listing niacin give more (median 20 mg).

Pantothenic Acidas Calcium Pantothenate5 mg100%Pantothenic Acid (Vitamin B5) in Vitamin B12 500 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).

Vitamin B6as Pyridoxine Hydrochloride5 mg294%Vitamin B6 in Vitamin B12 500 against 15,277 products5 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 2 mg to 20 mg, the median 6 mg.DV 1.7 mgUL 100 mg5 mg

51% of 15,277 products listing vitamin B6 give more (median 6 mg).

Vitamin B12as Methylcobalaminprotected coenzyme B12500 mcg20,833%Vitamin B12 in Vitamin B12 500 against 14,425 products500 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 6 mcg to 200 mcg, the median 36 mcg.DV 2.4 mcg500 mcg

Higher than 82% of 14,425 products listing vitamin B12 (median 36 mcg).

Folateas L-5-Methyltetrahydrofolate33 mcg DFE8%
Biotin50 mcg167%Biotin in Vitamin B12 500 against 9,447 products50 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mcg to 300 mcg, the median 200 mcg.DV 30 mcg50 mcg

73% of 9,447 products listing biotin give more (median 200 mcg).

Calciumas Calcium Ascorbate, Calcium Carbonate50 mg4%Calcium in Vitamin B12 500 against 17,831 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 252 mg, the median 115 mg.DV 1,300 mgUL 2,500 mg50 mg

72% of 17,831 products listing calcium give more (median 115 mg).

Magnesiumas Magnesium Oxide25 mg6%Magnesium in Vitamin B12 500 against 14,003 products25 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 30 mg to 200 mg, the median 86 mg.UL 350 mgDV 420 mg25 mg

77% of 14,003 products listing magnesium give more (median 86 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 331616 (entered May 21, 2025), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD or its label image (PDF). 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:

  • 89% of the 12,413 products that print an amount of niacin list more than its 5 mg of niacin (median 20 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?

3 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
Suggested Use Consume one capsule daily. You can increase your intake as required or as guided by your physician.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Contains no additives or common allergens Contains no milk, soy, yeast, corn, wheat, gluten, sodium, salt, sugar, fat, cholesterol, color, preservative, common allergens, genetically modified (GMO) ingredients or manufacturing additives.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 331616.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Gelatin, Proprietary Protective Methyl B12 Matrix.

How many labels does Vitamin B12 500 have?

9 labels are on file under this name since January 25, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 331616 (current) Entered May 21, 2025 · on the market · 720 easy-to-swallow capsules · UPC 527267
  2. Label 320299 Entered November 22, 2024 · off the market February 14, 2025 · 720 easy-to-swallow capsules · UPC 527267
  3. Label 275294 Entered October 24, 2022 · off the market December 13, 2023 · 720 easy to swallow capsules · UPC 527267
  4. Label 248632 Entered May 22, 2021 · off the market February 4, 2022 · 720 easy to swallow capsules · UPC 527267
  5. Label 220795 Entered May 22, 2020 · off the market March 19, 2021 · 720 easy to swallow capsules · UPC 527267
  6. Label 179055 Entered July 25, 2018 · off the market April 2, 2020 · 720 easy-to-swallow capsules
  7. Label 69491 Entered January 25, 2017 · off the market January 30, 2018 · 720 easy to swallow capsules
  8. Label 30249 Entered February 26, 2014 · off the market January 3, 2017 · 720 easy to swallow capsules
  9. Label 4701 Entered January 25, 2012 · on the market · 360 easy to swallow capsules

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

Who makes it?

The label names ProCaps Labs (manufacturer), Henderson, NV. All ProCaps Laboratories products.

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