Super B
by Young Living Essential Oils · tablet or pill · 60 tablets
- On the market (NIH)
- DSLD label 273852
- Serving 2 tablets
- 30 servings
Super B by Young Living Essential Oils lists 15 ingredients, 14 with an amount per serving of 2 tablets, such as 25 mg of thiamine, 25 mg of riboflavin, 35 mg of niacin and 25 mg of vitamin B6; 1 sits inside a blend without its own amount. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on August 23, 2022.
What is in Super B?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 tablets. 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 | 25 mg | 2,083% | Higher than 72% of 9,830 products listing thiamin (median 5 mg). |
| Riboflavin | 25 mg | 1,923% | Higher than 75% of 9,824 products listing riboflavin (median 4 mg). |
| Niacinas Niacinamide, Nicotinic Acid | 35 mg | 219% | Higher than 69% of 12,413 products listing niacin (median 20 mg). |
| Vitamin B6as Pyridoxine Hydrochloride | 25 mg | 1,471% | Higher than 76% of 15,277 products listing vitamin B6 (median 6 mg). |
| Folate | 667 mcg DFE | 167% | |
| Folic Acid | 400 mcg | ||
| Vitamin B12as Methylcobalamin | 100 mcg | 4,167% | Higher than 61% of 14,425 products listing vitamin B12 (median 36 mcg). |
| Biotin | 150 mcg | 500% | 51% of 9,447 products listing biotin give more (median 200 mcg). |
| Pantothenic Acidas D-Calcium Pantothenate | 15 mg | 300% | Higher than 51% of 10,060 products listing pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) (median 12 mg). |
| Calciumas Dicalcium Phosphate | 143 mg | 11% | Higher than 57% of 17,831 products listing calcium (median 115 mg). |
| Magnesiumas Magnesium Bisglycinate ChelateMagnesium (Form: as Magnesium Bisglycinate Chelate) | 10 mg | 2% | 91% of 14,003 products listing magnesium give more (median 86 mg). |
| Zincas Zinc Bisglycinate Chelate | 3 mg | 27% | 84% of 13,186 products listing zinc give more (median 11 mg). |
| Seleniumas Selenium Glycinate | 50 mcg | 91% | 56% of 7,658 products listing selenium give more (median 55 mcg). |
| Manganeseas Manganese Bisglycinate Chelate | 0.65 mg | 28% | 85% of 7,016 products listing manganese give more (median 2 mg). |
| Proprietary Super B Blend | 30 mg | ||
| Paba | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Nutmeg (Myristica fragrans) seed OilNutmeg (Myristica fragrans) seed Oil PlantPart: seed Genus: Myristica Species: fragrans Note: 100% pure, therapeutic-grade essential oil | in the blend, no amount given |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 273852 (entered August 23, 2022), 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:
- 91% of the 14,003 products that print an amount of magnesium list more than its 10 mg of magnesium (median 86 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 Super B's, rare ingredients counting for more.
- Stress Management SystemAltrum 11 shared, 74% alike
- Super Nu-Thera CapletsKirkman 14 shared, 66% alike
- Super Nu-Thera With 25 mg P5P CapletsKirkman · off the market 14 shared, 66% alike
- Super Nu-Thera with Extra P5PKirkman · off the market 14 shared, 66% alike
- Super Nu-Thera with P5P and Extra CalciumKirkman 14 shared, 66% alike
- Bioactive CompleteLife Extension · off the market 10 shared, 65% alike
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
- Take 2 tablets daily with a meal.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 273852.
What else is on the label?
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Seed to Seal Young Living quality commitment Est. 1994.
How many labels does Super B have?
2 labels are on file under this name since October 23, 2019: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 273852 (current) Entered August 23, 2022 · on the market · 60 tablets
- Label 208298 Entered October 23, 2019 · on the market · 60 tablets
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Young Living Essential Oils (manufacturer). All Young Living Essential Oils products.