1 Product identity

Ingredient risk

4 ingredients to use with caution

B-Complex

Name: B-Complex
Brand: Trader Joe's

BrandTrader Joe's→Other Combinations Other (e.g. tea bag) 19 ingredients 4 caution DSLD #26777

Net contents: 120 Caplet(s)

Target: Adults and Children 4 years and above

DSLD entry: 2013-10-25

2 Ingredients (19)

IngredientGroupSafety

SodiumSodiumConditionally Safe

ThiamineThiaminUse with Caution

RiboflavinRiboflavinGenerally Safe

NiacinNiacinConditionally Safe

Vitamin B6Vitamin B6Use with Caution

FolateFolateConditionally Safe

Vitamin B12Vitamin B12Use with Caution

BiotinBiotinGenerally Safe

Pantothenic AcidPantothenic Acid (Vitamin B5)—

CholineCholineGenerally Safe

PABAPABA—

Hydroxypropyl MethylcelluloseHypromellose—

Sodium CarbonateSodium Carbonate—

Microcrystalline CelluloseCellulose—

PectinPectin—

Silica DioxideSiliconGenerally Safe

Stearic AcidStearic Acid—

Magnesium StearateMagnesium stearateUse with Caution

Calcium SilicateCalcium Silicate—

Ingredient amounts require the full DSLD label. View full label at NIH DSLD →

⚠️ Use with caution — restricted in some markets

Thiamin — Wernicke encephalopathy: classic triad (confusion, ophthalmoplegia, ataxia) is present in only 16% of cases — any ONE element in an at-risk patie…

Vitamin B6 — Sensory neuropathy from chronic high-dose B6 (>200 mg/day) — presents as numbness, ataxia. Can be irreversible. Often self-prescribed by patients…

Vitamin B12 — Nitrous oxide anesthesia in subclinically B12-deficient patients can precipitate acute combined degeneration — always check B12 before elective p…

Magnesium — Severe deficiency (<0.50 mmol/L) causes secondary hypocalcemia and hypokalemia that will not correct until magnesium is repleted first [1].

3 Safety cross-reference

Sodium — Conditionally Safe

⚠ Hypertension

⚠ Fluid retention

Thiamin — Use with Caution

⚠ Very low toxicity

Riboflavin — Generally Safe

⚠ Harmless yellow urine

Niacin — Conditionally Safe

⚠ Flushing at >50 mg

⚠ Hepatotoxicity at high doses

Vitamin B6 — Use with Caution

Folate — Conditionally Safe

⚠ May mask B12 deficiency

⚠ Colorectal cancer risk debated

Vitamin B12 — Use with Caution

Biotin — Generally Safe

⚠ Interferes with troponin and thyroid lab assays

Pantothenic Acid — Limited Evidence

⚠ Diarrhea at very high doses

Choline — Generally Safe

⚠ Fishy odor at high doses

Silicon — Generally Safe

⚠ Very low toxicity

Magnesium — Use with Caution

⚠ Diarrhea (especially oxide)

⚠ Accumulates in renal impairment

Calcium — Limited Evidence

⚠ Cardiovascular risk debated >1,000 mg/day

⚠ Kidney stones

4 Label claims

• All Other

5 Data source

DSLD ID26777

Full labelView at NIH DSLD →

SourceOffice of Dietary Supplements, NIH

Market statusOn market

Entry date2013-10-25

6 More from Trader Joe's

View Trader Joe's Safety Scorecard → 27 products

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7 Cite this page

Vancouver

Pkhakadze G. B-Complex — product analysis [Internet]. Tbilisi: Public Health Institute of Georgia; 2026 [cited 2026 Aug 28]. Available from: https://supplement.ge/products/b-complex-26777/

CC BY 4.0. Product data from NIH DSLD; safety analysis by SupplementIndex.

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PHIG · Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Giorgi Pkhakadze, MD, MPH, PhD

Product data sourced from the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database (DSLD). Safety cross-referencing by SupplementIndex. This analysis is for informational purposes only. For corrections: info@accreditation.ge.
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