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B Vitamins Review 2024

Summary

  • When to take a B vitamin?

    Although usually not indicated on product labels, it may be best to take a B vitamin with a large meal. For example, taking riboflavin with a large meal has been shown to more than quadruple its absorption.

B vitamin supplements compared in this review

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B vitamin supplements compared in this review

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Best Naturals Vitamin B-6 25 mg

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Bluebonnet Pantothenic Acid 500 mg

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Country Life Coenzyme B-Complex

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Doctor's Best Fully Active Folate 400

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Dr. Mercola Niacinamide Vitamin B3

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Endurance Products Company Endur-Acin

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GNC B-Complex 100

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Jamieson Chewable B Complex - Berry Bliss

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Jarrow Formulas B-12 & Folate - Lemon and other natural flavors

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Jarrow Formulas B-Right

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Kirkland Signature Super B-Complex

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Mason Natural B-12 50 mcg

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MoxyVites B-Complex Plus Whole Food

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Nature Made B12 1,000 mcg

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Nature Made Super B

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New Chapter Fermented Coenzyme B Complex

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NOW Niacinamide 500 mg

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NusaPure Benfotiamine 300 mg

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Pure Encapsulations B12 Liquid

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Puritan's Pride Super Biotin 5,000 mcg

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Seeking Health Hydrox-Adeno

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Solaray Vitamin B-1

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Solgar B-Complex "100"

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Superior Source B-12 1,000 mcg

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Swanson P-5-P

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Thorne Riboflavin 5'-Phosphate

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Trader Joe's B-6 / Folic Acid / B-12

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Vitacost Vitamin B2 100 mg

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Walgreens Folic Acid

You must be a member to get the full test results along with ConsumerLab.com recommendations and quality ratings. You will get results for 26 B vitamin and B-complex supplements selected by ConsumerLab.com and 3 others which passed testing in its voluntary Quality Certification Program. In this comprehensive review, you'll discover:
  • Which B vitamin supplements failed testing and which passed
  • Cost comparisons and quality ratings of B vitamin supplements
  • Information on what B vitamin supplements can and cannot do for you -- some may reduce memory decline!
  • Important differences among forms of B vitamins, such as those of niacin (nicotinic acid, niacinamide, and inositol hexanicotinate), folate (natural folate, folic acid, and L-5-methyltetrahydrofolate), and B-12 (methylcobalamin and cyanocobalamin), as well as how oral B-12 compares to B-12 injections.
  • Use and dosage information for thiamin, niacin, vitamin B-6, B-12, biotin, folate (folic acid), and pantothenic acid.
  • How amounts of B vitamins in supplements compare to the amounts you actually need - the results may surprise you!
  • What you need to know about new intake guidelines — and why you shouldn't rely on Daily Values (DVs) listed on labels
  • Side effects and potential drug interactions with B vitamins
  • Safety concerns with B vitamins, and how to use them safely

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