B-12

Name: B-12
Brand: B-12

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Ingredients · 32

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Common questions

Is B-12 healthy?

B-12 scores 15/100 on Tallow — our avoid band. That number comes from what is on the label: the ingredients, how processed it is, and what it is packaged in. It is not a verdict on your diet — Tallow does not weigh calories, portion size or how often you eat it, so a high score means the ingredients are clean, not that the food is unlimited.

What is in B-12?

B-12 lists 32 ingredients, starting with - Vitamin b-12 (as Cyanocobalamin Or Methylcobalamin), Mannitol, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Magnesium Stearate and Stearic Acid. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does B-12 contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in B-12’s ingredient list matches a seed oil — canola, soybean, corn, cottonseed, grapeseed, sunflower, safflower, rice bran or peanut oil, or an unspecified "vegetable oil".

How processed is B-12?

We don’t have a NOVA classification on file for B-12 yet, so the processing axis scores it neutrally.

How does B-12 compare to other vitamins?

At 15/100 B-12 scores worse than most vitamins we have scored. A higher-scoring option in vitamins is Nature Made Vitamin D3 1000 IU Tablets at 97/100.

Is B-12 organic?

B-12 is not certified organic in our data.

Has B-12 been lab tested?

Not yet. No independent lab has published results for B-12, so its score is based on its ingredient list, processing and packaging alone.

Full methodology: how we score products.