Super Stress B-Complex with Vitamin C
Goals
$26.89 $0.11 per serving
Product analysis
Super Stress B-Complex with Vitamin C may help fill nutritional gaps that contribute to tiredness, while supporting normal use of energy from food. Its relevance to stress relief is less certain and depends partly on nutritional needs.
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Nutrient Quality50
Some B vitamins use favorable forms, while riboflavin and choline are less compelling choices for absorption. The quality of several other ingredient forms remains uncertain.
Ingredient Transparency88
Clear amounts make serving comparisons straightforward. Several forms, including folate and biotin, are not specified, leaving some quality differences unclear.
Value For Money58
Vitamin C, riboflavin and B6 offer favorable value at the full serving cost. Other ingredients offer more limited or uncertain value, so the blend is less consistent as a whole.
Customer Satisfaction89
Customer ratings are very positive. The large number of ratings gives this feedback a broad base, although ratings do not establish effectiveness.
Product Focus59
The formula mainly offers nutritional support for normal metabolism and tiredness linked to low intake. Its broad range of purposes does not establish a dependable stress-relief effect.
- Format
Capsule - Container
- 240 Capsule(s)
- Per serving
- $0.11
- Also available
Super Stress B-Complex with Vitamin C$16.79- Customer rating
- 4.7 · 4,888 ratings
Goals
Impact
High effect
Vitamin C · 500 mg
Vitamin C supports immune-cell activity and antioxidant protection, with modest cold-duration evidence from regular supplementation. B6, B12 and folate help maintain immune responses when intake is low, including immune-cell growth and antibody responses. The large B6 and B12 amounts do not establish additional immune benefit once nutritional needs are met.
How this product is rated for Immunity
Ingredient fit56
The relevant ingredients have a connection to immune support, with the strength of their amount findings varying by nutrient.
Goal fit
The formula includes relevant immune ingredients alongside ingredients aimed at other uses, which makes its immune focus less concentrated.
Dose adequacy
The declared amounts provide partial coverage of the saved comparisons; unresolved amounts cannot establish a contribution.
Pathways40
The strongest saved connection is innate immune cell activity.
Depth
The strongest saved connection is innate immune cell activity.
Breadth
The saved findings concentrate on one immune area, with limited breadth elsewhere.
Evidence100
The main support concerns normal nutrient functions, with any respiratory benefit limited to the specific evidence described above.
Evidence strength
Vitamin C leads the saved evidence finding; normal immune function does not itself establish infection prevention.
Studied preparation
The saved findings accept the relevant preparations; this does not imply that one nutrient form gives greater immune benefit.
Formulation logic100
The recognized ingredients meet the partner checks, and no configured conflict was found. Amount uncertainties still limit ingredients whose quantities are unresolved.
Partner coverage
The recognized ingredients do not require an additional partner for the roles considered here.
Conflicts
No configured ingredient conflict was identified from the available facts; this does not establish overall safety.
Effective doses
The recognized ingredients reach the saved amount threshold; that threshold is a comparison point, not proof of clinical effectiveness.
Impact
Highest effect
Folate · 340 mcg DFEVitamin B12 · 125 mcgVitamin C · 500 mg
B vitamins and folate contribute to normal metabolism and blood formation when intake is low. Vitamin C supplies additional nutritional support, although the saved result recognizes less coverage in that area than in B-vitamin functions. B12 and vitamin C make partial amount-based contributions. Larger nutrient amounts and the additional inositol and PABA do not establish added general-health outcomes.
How this product is rated for Everyday Health
Ingredient fit79
The relevant ingredients support the identified roles, with the saved amount comparison determining their contributions.
Goal fit
The relevant ingredients have a role here, while additional actives and links to other goals make the formula less focused.
Dose adequacy
The saved amount comparison is partial overall; some declared amounts contribute less than their comparison endpoints.
Pathways80
The saved result recognizes coverage of nutrient metabolism, blood formation.
Depth
The saved result places its strongest coverage in energy metabolism cofactors.
Breadth
The saved result recognizes coverage of nutrient metabolism, blood formation.
Evidence82
Vitamin B9 (Folate) leads the saved evidence finding; the supplied limitations still restrict what health benefits can be described.
Evidence strength
Vitamin B9 (Folate) leads the saved evidence finding; the supplied limitations still restrict what health benefits can be described.
Studied preparation
The saved finding accepts the relevant preparations; it does not establish that a named form or delivery method offers superior benefits.
Formulation logic100
The counted ingredients meet the saved partner and minimum-amount requirements, and no configured conflict is triggered.
Partner coverage
The ingredients counted in the saved result work alone or meet its partner requirements; this does not demonstrate added benefit from combining them.
Conflicts
No configured ingredient conflict was triggered by the supplied facts.
Effective doses
All ingredients counted in this finding reach its saved minimum amount criterion; this is not a proven threshold for health improvement.
Impact
Moderate effect
Vitamin B5 · 125 mgRiboflavin · 25 mgThiamin · 25 mgVitamin B12 · 125 mcg
B vitamins contribute to normal processing of food into usable energy, while folate supports normal blood formation. Their role is nutritional support, with benefits for tiredness most relevant when intake is inadequate. Vitamin C adds a further nutritional contribution related to tiredness.
How this product is rated for Energy
Ingredient fit74
Energy-related ingredients sit within a formula serving broader purposes. The assessed quantities provide a meaningful but incomplete match to the saved benchmarks.
Goal fit
Energy-related ingredients sit within a formula serving broader purposes.
Dose adequacy
The assessed quantities provide a meaningful but incomplete match to the saved benchmarks.
Pathways0
The saved findings concern nutritional support, with no direct energy mechanism receiving coverage. The saved findings show limited breadth across the assessed energy mechanisms.
Depth
The saved findings concern nutritional support, with no direct energy mechanism receiving coverage.
Breadth
The saved findings show limited breadth across the assessed energy mechanisms.
Evidence81
Vitamin B12 provides the strongest evidence contribution among the assessed ingredients. Qualifying ingredients are recorded as matching studied preparations.
Evidence strength
Vitamin B12 provides the strongest evidence contribution among the assessed ingredients.
Studied preparation
Qualifying ingredients are recorded as matching studied preparations.
Formulation logic100
The assessed ingredients can contribute independently or have their required partners. No ingredient conflict was flagged by the saved checks.
Partner coverage
The assessed ingredients can contribute independently or have their required partners.
Conflicts
No ingredient conflict was flagged by the saved checks.
Effective doses
All counted ingredients meet the saved minimum amount threshold.
Vitamin B5 Not classified
No linked studies yet.
Impact
Moderate effect
Vitamin C · 500 mg
Vitamin C at 500 mg provides antioxidant nutritional support. Its inflammation-related findings are conditional, with a signal in people who started with elevated CRP rather than a consistent benefit for all users.
How this product is rated for Inflammation
Ingredient fit35
The saved findings identify 1 relevant ingredients and 11 other active ingredients (Biotin, Choline, Folate, Inositol, Niacin, PABA, Riboflavin, Thiamin, Vitamin B12, Vitamin B5, Vitamin B6). The saved amount assessment is partial relative to the comparison amounts; undisclosed amounts cannot strengthen it.
Goal fit
The saved findings identify 1 relevant ingredients and 11 other active ingredients (Biotin, Choline, Folate, Inositol, Niacin, PABA, Riboflavin, Thiamin, Vitamin B12, Vitamin B5, Vitamin B6).
Dose adequacy
The saved amount assessment is partial relative to the comparison amounts; undisclosed amounts cannot strengthen it.
Pathways17
The strongest identified area is Oxidative and mitochondrial stress. 0 of 3 areas reach the saved coverage threshold.
Depth
The strongest identified area is Oxidative and mitochondrial stress.
Breadth
0 of 3 areas reach the saved coverage threshold.
Evidence87
Vitamin C provides the strongest evidence contribution among ingredients at the saved comparison amount. The saved findings match the assessed preparations at effective comparison amounts to studied preparations.
Evidence strength
Vitamin C provides the strongest evidence contribution among ingredients at the saved comparison amount.
Studied preparation
The saved findings match the assessed preparations at effective comparison amounts to studied preparations.
Formulation logic100
The assessed ingredients can work alone or have their identified partner present. No matched ingredient conflicts were recorded in the saved findings. 1 of 1 assessed ingredients reach the saved minimum comparison amount.
Partner coverage
The assessed ingredients can work alone or have their identified partner present.
Conflicts
No matched ingredient conflicts were recorded in the saved findings.
Effective doses
1 of 1 assessed ingredients reach the saved minimum comparison amount.
Impact
High effect
Folate · 340 mcg DFEVitamin B12 · 125 mcgVitamin B6 · 25 mgVitamin C · 500 mg
Vitamin C has some findings for subjective stress and acute stress responses, although preparation and nutritional status affect applicability. Vitamin B6 supports neurotransmitter metabolism, but its individual stress effect is uncertain because many findings involve combinations. Other B vitamins supply nutritional support without establishing a broad stress-relief effect.
How this product is rated for Stress Relief
Ingredient fit60
Relevant stress ingredients sit within a broader formula containing other actives.
Goal fit
Relevant stress ingredients sit within a broader formula containing other actives.
Dose adequacy
Declared amounts contribute unevenly; larger quantities do not establish stronger psychological stress relief.
Pathways55
The strongest represented area is mood and neurotransmitter synthesis, with effects still limited by the ingredients’ evidence.
Depth
The strongest represented area is mood and neurotransmitter synthesis, with effects still limited by the ingredients’ evidence.
Breadth
The principal represented areas are mood and neurotransmitter synthesis. This does not establish benefits across every aspect of stress.
Evidence72
Vitamin C has some findings for subjective stress and acute stress responses, with nutritional status and preparation affecting applicability.
Evidence strength
Vitamin C has some findings for subjective stress and acute stress responses, with nutritional status and preparation affecting applicability.
Studied preparation
The evaluated preparations match the supplied references, although whole-product and lasting everyday benefits remain unestablished.
Formulation logic100
The evaluated ingredients can contribute independently or have their specified accompanying nutrients represented.
Partner coverage
The evaluated ingredients can contribute independently or have their specified accompanying nutrients represented.
Conflicts
No specified ingredient conflict was found in the supplied combination.
Effective doses
The evaluated ingredients have sufficient amounts for their assigned roles, without establishing a clinically effective dose.
Vitamin B5 Not classified
No linked studies yet.
Impact
High effect
Biotin · 50 mcgNiacin · 50 mg NEVitamin B12 · 125 mcgRiboflavin · 25 mgThiamin · 25 mgVitamin B5 · 125 mgVitamin B6 · 25 mg
B vitamins help the body use carbohydrate, fat and protein through normal enzyme and cofactor functions. Supplying more does not establish a rise in resting or daily energy expenditure when intake is adequate. The declared amounts do not demonstrate sustained metabolic-rate or weight-loss effects.
How this product is rated for Metabolism Support
Ingredient fit71
Vitamin B1 (Thiamin) contributes to the saved ingredient and amount findings. The supplied scientific context limits expectations for a direct metabolism boost.
Goal fit
The formula includes ingredients serving other purposes, reducing its specific focus on the included metabolism-related ingredients.
Dose adequacy
Some included amounts provide partial comparison contributions, without establishing how much energy expenditure would change.
Pathways0
Normal nutrient functions remain separate from thermogenesis. No direct energy-expenditure route receives a contribution.
Depth
No direct energy-expenditure route receives a contribution from the supplied findings.
Breadth
No route meets the coverage threshold, leaving limited breadth across energy-expenditure mechanisms.
Evidence100
Vitamin B1 (Thiamin) leads the included evidence finding. Cellular energy roles and metabolic biomarkers do not by themselves demonstrate higher whole-body energy expenditure.
Evidence strength
Vitamin B1 (Thiamin) leads the saved evidence comparison, while its supplied findings do not establish a routine energy-expenditure boost.
Studied preparation
The included preparations are accepted for comparison; this does not establish that the product reproduces a thermogenesis trial.
Formulation logic100
No missing partner or configured conflict is identified. Meeting comparison amounts does not establish added thermogenesis from the formula.
Partner coverage
The supplied findings identify no missing partner needed by the included ingredients.
Conflicts
No configured ingredient conflict is identified in the supplied formula; this is a limited interaction check.
Effective doses
The included ingredients meet the minimum amount threshold, which does not establish an effective thermogenic dose.
Impact
High effect
Folate · 340 mcg DFEVitamin B12 · 125 mcgVitamin B6 · 25 mgVitamin C · 500 mgCholine · 20 mgRiboflavin · 25 mg
Folate supports normal nutrient-dependent metabolism; the supplied elimination findings concern arsenic-exposed adults, particularly those with low folate. These exposure-specific findings do not establish generalized toxin clearance. The other counted nutrients mainly have essential cofactor or antioxidant roles, which do not establish extra toxin removal. The formula provides nutritional support with these specific limits.
How this product is rated for Liver & Detox
Ingredient fit56
Folate provides a conditional nutrient connection within a broad formula containing many ingredients for other purposes. Declared nutrient amounts receive a mixture of full and partial recognition; ingredients below the cutoff are omitted from this comparison.
Goal fit
Folate provides a conditional nutrient connection within a broad formula containing many ingredients for other purposes.
Dose adequacy
Declared nutrient amounts receive a mixture of full and partial recognition; ingredients below the cutoff are omitted from this comparison.
Pathways45
The strongest saved coverage concerns methyl-group supply; this describes a metabolic role, not measured toxin removal. The saved findings cover methyl-group supply; gut binding is not established.
Depth
The strongest saved coverage concerns methyl-group supply; this describes a metabolic role, not measured toxin removal.
Breadth
The saved findings cover methyl-group supply; gut binding is not established.
Evidence96
Vitamin B9 (Folate) leads the saved evidence finding; this does not establish routine toxin clearance. Most counted preparations meet the saved checks; Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin), Vitamin B6 do not.
Evidence strength
Vitamin B9 (Folate) leads the saved evidence finding; this does not establish routine toxin clearance.
Studied preparation
Most counted preparations meet the saved checks; Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin), Vitamin B6 do not.
Formulation logic100
The counted ingredients meet the saved partner requirements. No configured ingredient conflict was found in the supplied facts.
Partner coverage
The counted ingredients meet the saved partner requirements.
Conflicts
No configured ingredient conflict was found in the supplied facts.
Effective doses
Every counted ingredient meets the saved minimum amount criterion, which is not a proven toxin-clearance dose.
Riboflavin Not classified
No linked studies yet.
Vitamin B6 Not classified
No linked studies yet.
Ingredients
| Ingredient | Amount per serving | Score |
|---|---|---|
Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid) | 500 mg | |
Thiamine (Thiamine Hydrochloride) | 25 mg | |
Riboflavin | 25 mg | |
Niacin (Niacinamide) | 50 mg NE | |
Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine Hydrochloride) | 25 mg | |
Folate | 340 mcg DFE | |
Vitamin B12 (Cyanocobalamin) | 125 mcg | |
Biotin | 50 mcg | |
Pantothenic Acid (Calcium Pantothenate) | 125 mg | |
Choline (Choline Bitartrate) | 20 mg | |
Inositol | 50 mg | |
Para-Aminobenzoic Acid | 25 mg |
PABA · 25 mg OverallScore84
The serving lists 25 mg of PABA. Using the whole-product price, the cost works out to about $0.45 per 100 mg of PABA, including any other ingredients.
How this ingredient is rated
Active Ingredient Quality & Bioavailability80
PABA is identified by name; the available facts do not establish a pharmaceutical grade or purity designation.
PABA Source & Grade
PABA is identified by name; the available facts do not establish a pharmaceutical grade or purity designation.
Dose, Safety & Label Transparency95
The serving lists 25 mg of PABA. The recorded ingredient facts identify no FD&C dyes, titanium dioxide, or hydrogenated oils.
PABA Dosage Alignment
The serving contains 25 mg of PABA.
Label Disclosure Clarity
The PABA amount is listed separately as 25 mg per serving.
Additive and Excipient Quality
The recorded ingredient facts identify no FD&C dyes, titanium dioxide, or hydrogenated oils.
Value70
Using the whole-product price, the cost works out to about $0.45 per 100 mg of PABA, including any other ingredients.
Price per 100mg PABA
Using the whole-product price, the cost works out to about $0.45 per 100 mg of PABA, including any other ingredients.
Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine Hydrochloride) · 25 mg OverallScore84
The 25 mg of vitamin B6 per serving exceeds the European adult upper limit for a whole day. Its source is pyridoxine hydrochloride, and the whole product costs about $0.11 per serving.
How this ingredient is rated
Ingredient Form & Label Quality100
The B6 source is pyridoxine hydrochloride. No artificial dyes, titanium dioxide, or talc were flagged in the evaluation.
Vitamin B6 Form Identification
The B6 source is identified as pyridoxine hydrochloride.
Clean Label and Excipient Purity
No artificial dyes, titanium dioxide, or talc were flagged in the evaluation.
Dose, Safety & Label Transparency60
25 mg of B6 per serving exceeds the European adult upper limit for a whole day. The source is identified on the label.
Vitamin B6 Dose & Safety Policy
25 mg of B6 per serving exceeds the European adult upper limit for a whole day.
Label Transparency
The label identifies the B6 source as pyridoxine hydrochloride.
Value100
At about $0.11 per whole-product serving, the cost is roughly $0.0045 per mg of B6.
Vitamin B6 Price Efficiency
The whole-product price works out to about $0.0045 per mg of B6.
Riboflavin · 25 mg OverallScore67
Each serving provides 25 mg of riboflavin as standard riboflavin, a moderate amount in the evaluation. The whole-product serving costs about $0.11, a low price in the evaluation.
How this ingredient is rated
Active Ingredient Quality & Bioavailability30
The ingredient is standard riboflavin, which the body converts to active forms.
Riboflavin Form Quality
Standard riboflavin needs conversion into active forms in the body.
Dose, Safety & Label Transparency88
The label gives 25 mg of riboflavin per serving, a moderate amount in the evaluation. The evaluation did not flag artificial colors or sweeteners in the available ingredient list.
Dosage for Energy & Metabolism
The serving supplies 25 mg of riboflavin, a moderate amount in the evaluation.
R5P Elemental Yield Transparency
The phosphate yield issue does not apply to standard riboflavin.
Additive Purity
No artificial colors or sweeteners were flagged in the available ingredient list.
Value100
A whole-product serving costs about $0.11, a low price in the evaluation.
Price per Serving Value
A whole-product serving costs about $0.11, a low price in the evaluation.
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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.
- A new perspective on vitamin B12 deficiency in rheumatology: a case-based review.
- Effects of Vitamin B12 Supplementation on Cognitive Function, Depressive Symptoms, and Fatigue: A Systematic Review, Meta-Analysis, and Meta-Regression.
- Patients' experiences with methylcobalamin injections in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
- Cobalamin deficiency: clinical picture and radiological findings.
- Vitamin B12 Deficiency: Common Questions and Answers.
- Intakes of Folate, Vitamin B6, and Vitamin B12 in Relation to All-Cause and Cause-Specific Mortality: A National Population-Based Cohort.
- The responsiveness of plasma homocysteine to small increases in dietary folic acid: a primary care study.
- Associations of Serum Folate and Homocysteine Concentrations with All-Cause, Cardiovascular Disease, and Cancer Mortality in Men and Women in Korea: the Cardiovascular Disease Association Study.
- The concept of folic acid supplementation and its role in prevention of neural tube defect among pregnant women: PRISMA.
- Systematic review of adverse health outcomes associated with high serum or red blood cell folate concentrations.