AOR Advanced B Complex Ultra is a full B vitamin formula in a time-release tablet, built on the company's original Advanced B Complex with PQQ added. Two tablets carry all eight B vitamins, several in more than one form, plus choline, inositol and pyrroloquinoline quinone. Helps the body's ability to metabolize nutrients. The bottle holds 60 tablets.
What Advanced B Complex Ultra is licensed for
It is licensed for sale by Health Canada and bears NPN 80068201. The licence also lists:
Helps in energy metabolism and in tissue formation.
Helps to form red blood cells.
Helps to support liver function.
Helps to prevent Vitamin B12 deficiency.
A factor in the maintenance of good health.
What is in two tablets
The label lists vitamin B1 as benfotiamine at 100 mg, B2 as riboflavin-5-phosphate at 10 mg, B3 as niacin at 30 mg and B5 as calcium D-pantothenate with pantethine at 300 mg. B6 comes as pyridoxal-5'-phosphate at 50 mg. Vitamin B12 is 1000 mcg split across three forms: methylcobalamin, hydroxocobalamin and cobamamide. Folate is 1000 mcg of calcium L-5-MTHF and biotin is 500 mcg.
Alongside the B vitamins sit choline bitartrate (246 mg), myo-inositol (308 mg) and 2.5 mg of PQQ, a compound often grouped with the B vitamins. The tablet is vegan, gluten-free, dairy-free and non-GMO.
Why the time-release tablet
The tablet releases its contents gradually instead of all at once. AOR uses this format because the formula contains niacin (nicotinic acid), the form of B3 that can cause a warm skin flush, and a slower release makes that flush less likely.
How it compares
Next to Advanced B Complex, the Ultra version adds PQQ and the time-release tablet and uses niacin for part of its B3. A typical store-brand B-50 uses thiamine hydrochloride, pyridoxine and cyanocobalamin, where this formula uses benfotiamine, P5P and three B12 forms.
How to take it
Adults take one tablet once or twice a day with food. At two tablets a day the bottle lasts 30 days; at one a day it lasts two months. Consult a health care practitioner prior to use if you are pregnant or breastfeeding. "People sensitive to nicotinic acid may experience flushing of the skin that is generally mild and transient." The full directions and cautions are under How to Take.
Who it suits
It suits adults who want a high-dose B complex with methylated folate and coenzyme forms of B6 and B12 in a single tablet taken with meals.
AOR Advanced B Complex Ultra FAQ
Will the niacin make my skin flush?
Some people sensitive to nicotinic acid notice a mild, short flush. The time-release tablet spreads the niacin out over several hours.
Which form of folate does it use?
Calcium L-5-MTHF, 1000 mcg per two tablets.
Is it vegan?
Yes. AOR lists it as vegan, gluten-free, dairy-free and non-GMO.
Dicalcium phosphate, glycerine, gum arabic, hydroxypropylcellulose, hypromellose, microcrystalline cellulose, silicon dioxide, sodium stearyl fumarate, water and xanthan gum.
Directions Adults (18 and over): take one tablet one to two times daily with food, or as directed by a qualified health care practitioner. Do not exceed the daily dose unless instructed by a health care practitioner.
Cautions and warnings: Consult a health care practitioner prior to use if you are pregnant or breastfeeding. People sensitive to nicotinic acid may experience flushing of the skin that is generally mild and transient. Stop use of vitamin B6 products and ask a health care practitioner if you develop symptoms of sensory nerve problems, such as numbness, tingling, or pain in the extremities. When using this product you may experience mild gastrointestinal symptoms (abdominal cramps and diarrhoea), headache and/or fatigue, in which case discontinue use.
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