Pantothenic Acid (Vitamin B5)

Of 10,036 on-market pantothenic acid (vitamin b5) products in the January 2026 DSLD dump, the median declared dose is 12.5 mg, and 100.0% list Calcium Pantothenate as the primary form.

10,036

on-market products

12.5 mg

median dose

14.0%

below RDA

—

above UL

Form share

Of 9,536 products with an identifiable primary form, here is the share held by each form of Pantothenic Acid (Vitamin B5) on the market today.

Form	Quality tier	n	Share
Calcium Pantothenate	Tier 1	9,536	100.0%

Form share over time

Entry-year breakdown of the top forms, 2012–2025.

Dose distribution

Deciles of declared dose per serving (mg), among 9,370 products with a disclosed amount, against the RDA of 5.

97.8% of products fall below the fairy-dust threshold (440 mg, 20% of the studied low dose).
0.4% of products don't disclose an amount because Pantothenic Acid (Vitamin B5) is declared inside a proprietary blend.

By dosage form

By target group

Top brands

Brand	Products
Douglas Laboratories	284
Centrum	173
DC	138
Nature's Way	130
Wonder Laboratories	118
MegaFood	110
Emergen-C	106
The Vitamin Shoppe	101
Source Naturals	101
Nature Made	99
New Chapter	91
Pure Encapsulations	89
Life Extension	88
Higher Nature	88
Country Life	86
NOW	86
Bluebonnet	84
Metagenics	82
GNC Mega Men	81
Bayer One A Day	80
Vitamin World	78
Solgar	77
Puritan's Pride	76
XYMOGEN	76
ProCaps Laboratories	75

Forms explained

Calcium Pantothenate Tier 1

Elemental fraction: 92.0% (pantothenic-acid-equivalent; calcium pantothenate MW 476.53 contains two pantothenate units (confirmed PubChem formula))

The standard, near-universal commercial form because free pantothenic acid is an unstable, hygroscopic oil unsuitable for tableting; no documented inferior-bioavailability concern for the calcium salt.

Source: eCFR 21 CFR 184.1212; PubChem CID 443753

Reference values

RDA (adult): 5 mg — Adequate Intake, no RDA established: 5mg/day for adults (insufficient data to derive an EAR)
Tolerable Upper Intake Level (adult): not established — Not established -- no reports of toxicity in humans at high intakes; anecdotal GI distress (diarrhea) at ~10g/day, data insufficient for a UL
Studied clinical dose range: 2200–2200 mg
Yang M et al. 2014, Dermatol Ther (Heidelb) 4:93-101, PMID 24831048 -- RCT, a pantothenic-acid-based supplement (2.2g/day total) reduced facial acne lesion counts vs placebo over 12 weeks; well tolerated. Single dose level tested.
Note: "D-Calcium Pantothenate"/"Calcium D-Pantothenate"/"Calcium Pantothenate" are the same compound, redundant DSLD naming variants.