Food-Based B-Complete
Retirée du marché américain le 10 November 2014 (selon le DSLD)
Rainbow Light, food supplement from the US market
Label withdrawn from the US market. Food-Based B-Complete (Rainbow Light), a food supplement au code-barres 021888109029, is described by its US market label, recorded on 25 February 2015. If sold in France, it would be subject to 3 points of French or European regulation, detailed below. Doses of folates, niacine are not compared: their US units depend on the form. The formula sold in Europe under the same name may differ.
Official label, entered on 25 February 2015. Dietary Supplement Label Database (DSLD), US National Institutes of Health: current and off-market labels, retrieved 27 October 2026.
Source: NIH Office of Dietary Supplements, Dietary Supplement Label Database (CC0); US market labels.
Displayed label: Official label. Labels on the market are prioritised, followed by the most recent for the same status.
If this product were sold in France
- Dose déclarée au-delà d'une limite
Vitamine B6: up to 50 mg a day according to the label (at most 1 serving a day), above the maximum dose of 2 mg set in France for a food supplement (2006 Order, not revised since November 2006).
Source: French orders of 9 May 2006 and 14 November 2006 as published in the Official Journal (maximum daily doses), arrêté du 9 mai 2006, annexe III.
- À vérifier
Vitamine B6: up to 50 mg a day according to the label, above the limite de sécurité from EFSAEuropean Food Safety Authority. for adults (12 mg a day). Le repère de l'EFSA porte sur l'apport total d'une journée, alimentation et compléments.
Source: EFSA, Overview on Tolerable Upper Intake Levels (version 11, August 2025), limite supérieure de sécurité (UL).
- Conditions légales
Brassica oleracea L.: L'étiquetage doit comporter un avertissement recommandant aux personnes ayant une hypothyroïdie ou un traitement de la thyroïde de consulter leur médecin.
Source: French orders of 9 May 2006 (nutrients), 24 June 2014 (plants) and 26 September 2016 (other substances), consolidated LEGI collection, arrêté du 24 juin 2014, annexe I.
- Conditions légales
Urtica dioica L.: L'étiquetage des compléments alimentaires contenant les parties souterraines de cette plante doit comporter une mention recommandant de prendre conseil auprès d'un professionnel de santé ("Demander l'avis de votre médecin et /ou pharmacien").
Source: French orders of 9 May 2006 (nutrients), 24 June 2014 (plants) and 26 September 2016 (other substances), consolidated LEGI collection, arrêté du 24 juin 2014, annexe I.
A daily dose is calculated only if the label gives the maximum number of servings and a unit of mass (or international units for vitamin D). Quantities come from the label, not an analysis. In the United States, the label presents this product as a ‘dietary supplement’; in France, a product of this type may belong to another category (a sports powder, for example), and maximum food supplement doses do not apply to it.
Label composition
- Brand
- Rainbow Light
- Barcode
- 021888109029
- Form
- Tablet
- One serving
- 1 tablet
- Servings
- up to 1 serving per day
- Other ingredients (in English, as written)
- Microcrystalline Cellulose, Stearic Acid, Silica, Modified Cellulose, Coating
| Ingredient (as written, in English) | Category | Per serving |
|---|---|---|
| Vitamin B1 | Vitamin | 50 mg |
| Riboflavin | Vitamin | 50 mg |
| Niacin | Vitamin | 50 mg |
| Vitamin B6 | Vitamin | 50 mg |
| Folic Acid | Vitamin | 400 µg |
| Vitamin B12 | Vitamin | 50 µg |
| Biotin | Vitamin | 300 µg |
| Vitamin B5 | Vitamin | 50 mg |
| Choline | Vitamin | 42 mg |
| Inositol | Other substance | 50 mg |
| Food and Herbal Ingredients | Blend | 145 mg |
| organic Spirulina | Micro-organism | 30 mg |
| Eleuthero (Eleutherococcus senticosus) | Plant | 100 mg |
| Vegetables, Herbs & Greens 4:1 extracts | Blend | 15 mg |
| Astragalus (Astragalus membranaceus) | Plant | not stated |
| Beet (Beta vulgaris) | Plant | not stated |
| Broccoli (Brassica oleracea) | Plant | not stated |
| Carrot | Plant | not stated |
| Celery (Apium graveolens) | Plant | not stated |
| Green Beans (Phaseolus vulgaris) | Plant | not stated |
| Horsetail | Plant | not stated |
| Jujube | Plant | not stated |
| Stinging Nettle (Urtica dioica) | Plant | not stated |
| Parsley (Petroselinum crispum) | Plant | not stated |
| Seaweed | Other | not stated |
| Spinach | Plant | not stated |
Dietary Supplement Label Database (DSLD), US National Institutes of Health: current and off-market labels, retrieved 27 October 2026.
Source: NIH Office of Dietary Supplements, Dietary Supplement Label Database (CC0); US market labels.
Other versions of this label
The differences below describe each other version relative to the label shown on this page. They concern active ingredient rows and quantities per serving as written. Missing quantities are not estimated and different units are not converted. Dates refer to entry into DSLD, not necessarily to a formula change.
Official label: Food-Based B-Complete
Entered into DSLD on 25 February 2015. Retirée du marché américain le 28 March 2023 (selon le DSLD).- Active ingredient added : Kelp (quantity not stated)
- Active ingredient added : Nettle (quantity not stated)
- Active ingredient removed : Green Beans (quantity not stated)
- Active ingredient removed : Seaweed (quantity not stated)
- Active ingredient removed : Stinging Nettle (quantity not stated)
Source
This information reproduces the US label recorded by the US National Institutes of Health (NIH). It does not say whether the product is effective and does not replace advice from a doctor or pharmacist, particularly during pregnancy or when taking medication.
List declared on (register: Dietary Supplement Label Database (DSLD), US National Institutes of Health: current and off-market labels).
List recorded in 2015. Photograph the packaging to check whether it has changed. Photograph the packaging
Brand : Rainbow Light