Vitamin B12 With Folic Acid 500 mcg Cherry Flavor

Vitamin B12 With Folic Acid 500 mcg Cherry Flavor

Country Life4.7 (130 ratings)
Format:Lozenge Quantity: 100 Liquid(s) · 100 servings
$13.49 $0.13 per serving
iHerbLowest$13.49Pure Formulas$13.49Vitacost$13.49

Product analysis

56 out of 100

Vitamin B12 With Folic Acid 500 mcg Cherry Flavor combines two vitamins that support normal blood formation and can help with tiredness caused by low intake. Its clearest use is filling nutritional gaps.

AI assessment of the formula, label and price. How scoring works

Nutrient Quality30

Vitamin B12’s form is identified, but a quality advantage remains uncertain. Folate is not clearly identified by form alongside its amount, limiting comparison.

Ingredient Transparency81

Amounts are given for both vitamins, making their quantities easy to compare. Only the B12 form is identified alongside its amount, leaving folate less clearly described.

Value For Money50

Folate offers moderate value at the whole serving’s cost. The B12 value comparison is unresolved, so the combination’s full value remains uncertain.

Customer Satisfaction72

Customer ratings are very positive, although the review pool is relatively small. They describe satisfaction without confirming effects on energy, mood or memory.

Product Focus68

B12 and folate have a clear shared role in meeting nutritional needs for normal blood and nerve function. The many related health aims do not establish extra energy, mood or memory benefits when intake is adequate.

Format
Lozenge
Container
100 Liquid(s)
Per serving
$0.13
Customer rating
4.7 · 130 ratings
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Ingredients

IngredientAmount per servingScore
Folic Acid
400 mcg 58
Vitamin B12 (Cyanocobalamin)
 500 mcg 44
Gluten Free Adults 18–50 Vegan Kosher Dairy Free Halal Vegetarian
Report overview
Vitamin B12 (Cyanocobalamin) · 500 mcg OverallScore44
F Active Ingredient Quality & BioavailabilityB Dose, Safety & Label TransparencyD- Value
Vitamin B12 comes as cyanocobalamin, which the evaluation rates below several other forms. Each serving supplies 500 mcg, and the whole product costs about $0.27 per 1,000 mcg of B12.
How this ingredient is rated

Active Ingredient Quality & Bioavailability10

Cyanocobalamin is the sole identified B12 form and is rated below the active forms in this comparison.
Bioactive B12 Form Selection
The B12 is cyanocobalamin, a form the evaluation rates less favorably than methylcobalamin, adenosylcobalamin, or hydroxocobalamin.

Dose, Safety & Label Transparency79

The serving provides 500 mcg of B12, with the amount and cyanocobalamin form identified.
Therapeutic Dosage Level
Each serving provides 500 mcg of B12, a mid-range amount in this comparison.
Label and Form Transparency
The saved facts identify cyanocobalamin as the B12 form and 500 mcg as the amount per serving.

Value40

The whole-product cost is about $0.27 per 1,000 mcg of B12, a moderate cost for that amount.
Price per 1,000 mcg B12
For each 1,000 mcg of B12, the whole product costs about $0.27; the evaluation considers that a moderate cost.
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Folate · 400 mcg OverallScore58
F Active Ingredient Quality & BioavailabilityA+ Dose, Safety & Label TransparencyC Value
The serving provides 400 mcg folate as folic acid. Folic acid needs conversion before it becomes active.
How this ingredient is rated

Active Ingredient Quality & Bioavailability14

The folate source is folic acid, which needs conversion to become active. No branded source or methylfolate isomer marker is identified in the saved facts.
Folate Form Hierarchy
The folate source is folic acid, which needs conversion to become active.
Patented Sources & Isomeric Purity
No branded source or methylfolate isomer marker is identified in the saved facts.

Dose, Safety & Label Transparency100

The serving declares 400 mcg folic acid as the identified source amount.
Folate Dosage by Declared Basis
The serving declares 400 mcg folic acid as the identified source amount.

Value60

The whole-product serving costs about $0.13.
Price per Bioavailable Serving
The whole-product serving costs about $0.13.
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89 Performance

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89 Performance

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86 Performance

BioActive Vitamin B

Terry Naturally

The ingredient profile is well aligned with the original’s vitamin B12 and folate focus, supplying 1000 mcg of vitamin B12 as Methylcobalamin and 800 mcg of folate as (6S)-5-Methylfolate. It uses methylcobalamin B12 and methylfolate where the original uses a different form, while keeping both target nutrients clearly quantified.

88 Budget

MegaFolinic 800 mcg

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86 Budget

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89 Budget

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89 Value

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85 Value

B12 Energizer+ Natural Cherry Flavor

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84 Value

Methyl B-12 Natural Cherry Flavor

ZHOU

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