1 Product identity

Ingredient risk

4 ingredients to use with caution

Vitamin B12

Name: Vitamin B12
Brand: Natures Plus Source of Life Garden

BrandNatures Plus Source of Life Garden→Botanical with Nutrients Capsule 40 ingredients 4 caution DSLD #320548

Net contents: 60 Vegan Capsule(s)

Target: Adults and Children 4 years and above

DSLD entry: 2025-01-23

2 Ingredients (40)

IngredientGroupSafety

ThiamineVitamin B1 (Thiamine)Use 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)—

Certified Organic Whole Food BlendBlend (Herb/Botanical)—

GuavaGuava—

Holy BasilHoly Basil—

LemonLemon—

Brown RiceRice—

AppleApple—

OrangeOrange (unspecified)—

GrapeGrape —

BlueberryBlueberry—

StrawberryStrawberry—

Cranberrycranberry—

BeetBeet—

BlackberryBlackberry—

Black CurrantBlack Currant—

Cherrycherry (unspecified)—

PomegranatePomegranate—

RaspberryRaspberry—

Carrot JuiceCarrot —

Red Bell PepperCapsicum—

Cucumbercucumber—

Sweet PotatoSweet Potato—

BroccoliBroccoli—

SpinachSpinach—

Mangomango—

PapayaPapaya—

Bilberrybilberry Generally Safe

CinnamonCinnamonUse with Caution

KaleKale—

PullulanPullulan—

Rice ProteinRice ProteinGenerally Safe

Potato StarchStarch—

Rice MaltodextrinMaltodextrin—

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…

Cinnamon 🇪🇺 — Coumarin TDI 0.1 mg/kg BW/day. Cassia type exceeds limits at typical supplement doses.

3 Safety cross-reference

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

NAC — Limited Evidence

⚠ GI upset

⚠ Rare bronchospasm

bilberry — Generally Safe

⚠ May increase bleeding risk at high doses

⚠ May lower blood glucose

Cinnamon — Use with Caution

⚠ Cassia: high coumarin (hepatotoxic)

⚠ May lower glucose

Rice Protein — Generally Safe

⚠ Lower in lysine

⚠ Arsenic contamination risk in some brands

4 Label claims

• Nutrient

• All Other

• Structure/Function

5 Data source

DSLD ID320548

Full labelView at NIH DSLD →

SourceOffice of Dietary Supplements, NIH

Market statusOn market

Entry date2025-01-23

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7 Cite this page

Vancouver

Pkhakadze G. Vitamin B12 — product analysis [Internet]. Tbilisi: Public Health Institute of Georgia; 2026 [cited 2026 Oct 18]. Available from: https://supplement.ge/products/vitamin-b12-320548/

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.
Publisher: PHIG