Vitamin B Complex
Goals
$10.78 $0.17 per serving
Product analysis
Vitamin B Complex supports normal energy metabolism and may help tiredness when B-vitamin intake is low. Riboflavin and B6 compare favorably on cost, though B5 offers weaker value.
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Nutrient Quality78
Several clearly named B-vitamin forms support a favorable quality picture. Missing mixture proportions and uncertainty around folate leave some comparisons incomplete.
Ingredient Transparency80
All nutrient amounts and forms are disclosed. Proportions within four mixed-source entries are omitted, limiting a more detailed comparison.
Value For Money61
Riboflavin and B6 offer favorable value, with niacin and biotin also reasonable. B5 compares poorly and folate value remains uncertain.
Customer Satisfaction92
Customer ratings are strongly favorable. A large review pool makes the satisfaction pattern well established without proving an energy benefit.
Product Focus73
The B vitamins share a focused role in normal energy metabolism. They may help deficiency-related tiredness but do not act as a stimulant when nutrient needs are already met.
- Format
Capsule - Container
- 60 Capsule(s)
- Per serving
- $0.17
- Customer rating
- 4.8 · 7,697 ratings
Goals
Impact
High effect
Vitamin B5 · 100 mgRiboflavin · 26 mgThiamin · 24 mg
Folate, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid and vitamin B6 can help reduce tiredness when intake is deficient. These normal metabolic roles do not establish a stimulant effect or extra energy when nutrition is adequate. Their declared amounts contribute to the saved findings, without evidence that higher quantities bring larger fatigue benefits.
How this product is rated for Energy
Ingredient fit94
Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin) contributes a relevant declared amount, with formula focus and serving quantity shaping the ingredient finding.
Goal fit
The relevant ingredient dominates the formula, while links to other goals reduce its recorded focus.
Dose adequacy
The serving provides a partial match to the saved amount comparisons, which are not clinical benefit percentages.
Pathways0
No energy pathway receives coverage. A nutrient contribution for deficiency-related fatigue remains separate from a stimulant effect or extra energy in adequate adults.
Depth
No energy pathway receives coverage; the nutrient contribution remains distinct from an alertness or general fatigue-relief effect.
Breadth
No energy area reaches the saved coverage target, so broad energy effects are not established.
Evidence78
Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin) leads the saved evidence finding. The supplied context limits expectations according to nutrient status, preparation and the population studied.
Evidence strength
Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin) provides the leading evidence contribution; its nutritional-status, population and preparation limits still determine the benefit that can be described.
Studied preparation
The included ingredients match the saved preparation comparisons; this does not establish a tested whole-product fatigue regimen.
Formulation logic100
The included ingredients meet the saved minimum amount comparisons, with no missing partner or configured conflict. These findings do not establish a combined benefit or overall safety.
Partner coverage
No missing required partner limits the included ingredients; this does not establish added benefit from combining them.
Conflicts
No configured ingredient conflict was identified; this does not establish overall safety or cover every possible interaction.
Effective doses
The included ingredients meet the saved minimum amount comparison, which is not proof of a clinically effective personal fatigue dose.
Vitamin B5 Not classified
No linked studies yet.
Impact
High effect
Biotin · 300 mcgNiacin · 32 mgRiboflavin · 26 mgThiamin · 24 mgVitamin B5 · 100 mgVitamin B6 · 34 mg
B vitamins support normal energy metabolism, but their physiological necessity does not show that extra amounts increase energy expenditure. A nutritional gap and adequate intake are different situations. The supplied facts do not establish added thermogenesis or lasting weight loss from this B-vitamin formula.
How this product is rated for Metabolism Support
Ingredient fit88
Six B vitamins are retained alongside folate.
Goal fit
Six B vitamins are retained alongside folate.
Dose adequacy
Retained amounts receive mixed recognition rather than uniformly reaching comparison endpoints.
Pathways0
Normal nutrient functions remain separate from the evaluated thermogenic categories, which receive no coverage.
Depth
No evaluated thermogenic category receives coverage.
Breadth
No evaluated category reaches the breadth threshold.
Evidence100
Thiamin leads the retained evidence finding, while its normal nutrient role does not establish increased energy expenditure above adequate intake.
Evidence strength
Thiamin leads the retained evidence finding, while its normal nutrient role does not establish increased energy expenditure above adequate intake.
Studied preparation
Retained preparations with usable amounts are accepted in the saved finding; this does not establish superior effects from particular nutrient forms.
Formulation logic100
No required partner is missing and no configured conflict is triggered. Amount recognition does not establish sustained thermogenesis.
Partner coverage
Retained ingredients require no missing partner; combining them does not establish additional thermogenic benefit.
Conflicts
No configured conflict is triggered, without establishing overall safety or personal suitability.
Effective doses
All 6 retained ingredients meet the comparison amount threshold; this is not proof of a clinically effective thermogenic dose.
Ingredients
| Ingredient | Amount per serving | Score |
|---|---|---|
Vitamin B1 (Thiamine Hydrochloride) | 24 mg | |
Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin 5-Phosphate, Riboflavin) | 26 mg | |
Vitamin B3 (Niacin, Niacinamide) | 32 mg | |
Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxal 5-Phosphate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride) | 34 mg | |
Magnafolate Pro | 400 mcg DFE | |
Biotin (Dicalcium Phosphate) | 300 mcg | |
Pantothenic Acid (D-Calcium Pantothenate) | 100 mg |
Riboflavin (Riboflavin 5-Phosphate) · 26 mg OverallScore83
Each serving provides 26 mg of riboflavin; it combines standard riboflavin and riboflavin 5'-phosphate. The proportions of the two forms are unknown.
How this ingredient is rated
Active Ingredient Quality & Bioavailability70
The serving combines standard riboflavin and riboflavin 5'-phosphate; the proportions of the two forms are not available.
Riboflavin Form Quality
Both standard riboflavin and riboflavin 5'-phosphate are identified, but their individual shares are unknown.
Dose, Safety & Label Transparency88
The stated riboflavin amount is 26 mg per serving, a moderate amount.
Dosage for Energy & Metabolism
A serving provides 26 mg of riboflavin, a moderate amount.
R5P Elemental Yield Transparency
The total riboflavin amount is stated; the amounts from each of the two forms are not available.
Additive Purity
No artificial additives were flagged in the available ingredient information.
Value100
A whole-product serving costs about $0.18.
Price per Serving Value
The price is about $0.18 per whole-product serving.
Vitamin B5 (D-Calcium Pantothenate) · 100 mg OverallScore70
A serving provides 100 mg of vitamin B5 as calcium D-pantothenate, a well-absorbed form. The price works out to about $0.90 per 500 mg of B5, based on whole-product serving prices.
How this ingredient is rated
Active Ingredient Quality & Bioavailability90
Calcium d-pantothenate is a stable, well-absorbed form of vitamin B5.
Vitamin B5 Chemical Form
Calcium d-pantothenate is a stable, well-absorbed form of vitamin B5.
Dose, Safety & Label Transparency76
A serving provides 100 mg of vitamin B5, with calcium D-pantothenate identified as its source.
Dosage Potency and Efficacy
A serving provides 100 mg of vitamin B5.
Label Transparency & Source Clarity
The saved facts identify calcium D-pantothenate as the source and specify the amount of B5.
Value20
The cost is about $0.90 per 500 mg of B5, based on whole-product serving prices; it is relatively high for this form.
Price per 500mg Vitamin B5
The cost is about $0.90 per 500 mg of B5, based on whole-product serving prices; it is relatively high for this form.
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Published studies used for the product analysis and the top-ranked studies for each ingredient and goal.
- Physicochemical properties of and volatile compounds in riboflavin fortified cloudy apple juice; study of its effect on job fatigue among Egyptian construction workers.
- Vitamin B status in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome.
- B-vitamins, related vitamers, and metabolites in patients with quiescent inflammatory bowel disease and chronic fatigue treated with high dose oral thiamine.
- Metabolic features of chronic fatigue syndrome.
- Effectiveness of Riboflavin in Inherited Metabolic Diseases: A Systematic Review
- Influence of thiamin supplementation on the health and general well-being of an elderly Irish population with marginal thiamin deficiency.
- Randomised clinical trial: high-dose oral thiamine versus placebo for chronic fatigue in patients with quiescent inflammatory bowel disease.
- Dietary reference values for thiamin.
- Effects of thiamine supplementation on exercise-induced fatigue.
- Long-term maintenance treatment with 300 mg thiamine for fatigue in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: results from an open-label extension of the TARIF study.
- Biotin and contribution to normal energy-yielding metabolism: evaluation of a health claim pursuant to Article 14 of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006.
- Pregnancy and lactation alter biomarkers of biotin metabolism in women consuming a controlled diet.
- Survey of the effect of biotin on glycemic control and plasma lipid concentrations in type 1 diabetic patients in kermanshah in iran (2008-2009)
- Chromium picolinate and biotin combination improves glucose metabolism in treated, uncontrolled overweight to obese patients with type 2 diabetes
- Biotin supplementation reduces plasma triacylglycerol and VLDL in type 2 diabetic patients and in nondiabetic subjects with hypertriglyceridemia
- Niacin and contribution to normal energy-yielding metabolism: evaluation of a health claim pursuant to Article 14 of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006.
- Targeted Microbiome Intervention by Microencapsulated Delayed-Release Niacin Beneficially Affects Insulin Sensitivity in Humans.
- The differential impact of three different NAD+ boosters on circulatory NAD and microbial metabolism in humans.
- Effects of extended-release niacin on lipid profile and adipocyte biology in patients with impaired glucose tolerance.
- Effect of the antilipolytic nicotinic acid analogue acipimox on whole-body and skeletal muscle glucose metabolism in patients with non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus.