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Megafood Blood Builder™ Iron Supplement
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Every check we ran
Ingredient amounts are hidden inside a blend
The panel lists “Food Blend” as a combined amount. A blend total can’t tell you whether any single ingredient reaches a dose used in research.
UPC independently corroborated
Open Food Facts resolves 051494104279 to "Blood Builder Minis" (MegaFood) — consistent with this listing.
Listing claim matches the Supplement Facts panel
The listing claims 26 mg; the photo-read Supplement Facts panel shows Iron (as fermented iron bisglycinate) at 26 mg per serving — the listing text and its photo-read panel agree; this is internal consistency, not independent testing.
Not found in NIH's DSLD label registry
The NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database has no matching label yet. Ingestion lags the market — recorded as a gap, not a strike.
Past FDA recall bound to this product identity (closed)
The public record binds this recall through product_brand_title; FDA lists the case as Terminated. FoodState, Inc recalled it on 2016-04-15: “Multi Vitamin label fails to have required warning statement for iron and child resistant cap”. The recalled product was: “MegaFood Multi for Women 40+, Multivitamin & Mineral Dietary Supplement packaged in glass bottles UPC:5149410321 -Packaged 60 tablets; UPC:5149410322 -Packaged 120 tablets” — not necessarily the product on this page. Verify at FDA’s recall database.
180-day review-count history is on file
Exact-listing history records written-review counts from 730 on 2026-01-25 to 867 on 2026-07-15 (net +137). Count movements can reflect sales, listing variants, collection resets, or moderation; this history does not establish whether reviews are authentic.
This item belongs to a catalog variation family
The paid catalog links this exact item to a parent listing. Review counts on public product pages may be shared across sizes, flavors, or other variants, so the count history is listing context — not evidence that reviewers received or tested this exact variant.
What the listing promises — claim by claim
Why is this shown?
| Claim | Status | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| Clinical-evidence claim “…fish, shellfish or sesame in a GMP facility Clinically shown to increase Iron levels Improves energy & Ir…” | No evidence located We looked for: a named, citable clinical study of this product or formula | No named, citable study of this product or formula was located in public sources. The claim may rest on ingredient-level research rather than a trial of this product. |
| Manufacturing claim “…peanuts, soy, fish, shellfish or sesame in a GMP facility Clinically shown to increase Iron l…” | Claimed, not verifiable We looked for: the facility registration or certificate behind the claim | Facility-level claims can be accurate and still say nothing about this product’s contents. No registration document was located. |
| Benefit claim “…od Builder Iron Supplement for Women & Men - Increase Iron Levels Without Side Effects, Improves E…” | Not assessed We looked for: whether the ingredient doses on the label match the doses used in published research | Ingredient-level evidence for this formula isn’t in our knowledge base yet. Recorded as not assessed — not as a negative. |
“No evidence located” does not mean a claim is false — it means the seller has not put evidence proportionate to the claim on the public record, and we could not find any. Absence of proof is not proof of absence.
Verifiability profile — 4 of 6 public signals
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Identity
| UPC (barcode) — also our record ID | 051494104279 |
| Brand | MegaFood |
| Source listing identifier | B089HGM4VR |
| Retailer listing title | MegaFood Blood Builder Iron Supplement for Women & Men - Increase Iron… show full titleMegaFood Blood Builder Iron Supplement for Women & Men - Increase Iron Levels Without Side Effects, Improves Energy Levels, B12, Folic Acid & Vitamin C for Absorption, Vegan, Non-GMO, 72 Mini Tablets |
From the label (photo-read)
| Serving size | 2 tablets |
| Servings per container | 36 |
| Pack statement | 72 TABLETS |
| Badges printed on pack | THE MEGAFOOD WAY, ABSORBS LIKE FOOD, NON GMO Project VERIFIED, THE MEGAFOOD WAY ABSORBS LIKE FOOD, VEGAN, K, GLUTEN FREE, MADE WITHOUT 9 FOOD ALLERGENS |
Supplement Facts panel (photo-read):
| Ingredient | Amount per serving | Reading confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Vitamin C (as ascorbic acid) | 15 mg | High clearly legible in the photo |
| Folate (as folic acid) | 680 mcg DFE | High clearly legible in the photo |
| Folic acid | 408 mcg | High clearly legible in the photo |
| Vitamin B12 (as cyanocobalamin) | 30 mcg | High clearly legible in the photo |
| Iron (as fermented iron bisglycinate) | 26 mg | High clearly legible in the photo |
| Organic beetroot | 100 mg | High clearly legible in the photo |
| Food Blend | 18 mg | High clearly legible in the photo |
Claims printed on the packaging:
“Clinically shown to increase Iron levels” · “Improves energy & Iron levels without side effects” · “With high-absorption Iron Bisglycinate” · “Clinically shown to increase iron levels without side effects” · “Suggested Use: Adults take 2 tablets daily with a beverage.” · “May be taken any time of day, even on an empty stomach. Not intended for children.” · “**Daily Value not established” · “A gentle, effective Iron supplement with no Gl side effects, such as nausea or constipation”
Read by a vision model from 8 listing photos — verbatim extraction; OCR errors possible. Spot a mistake? It will be corrected on review.
Where it sells
| Seller | Price |
|---|---|
| Brand store (megafood.com) ↗ | $23.99 same product on the brand store — bottle count or subscription plan may differ from the retailer listing |
Brand store megafood.com: 100 supplement products (+7 merch items) — for comparison, single-focus brands typically carry 5–30 products; very broad catalogs are common among companies that rebrand ready-made formulas — a pattern note, not a verdict.
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Ingredient science
No knowledge-base entry yet for this formula's active ingredients — entries are added as the KB grows. Absence of a science card is a coverage gap, not a judgment.
Ingredient science — NIH references
Vitamin C — NIH ODS · MedlinePlus · PubMed (11,019) · UL 2000 mg (total intake, adults)
Folate — NIH ODS · MedlinePlus · PubMed (10,628) · UL 1000 mcg (synthetic folic acid from supplements/fortified food)
Vitamin B12 — NIH ODS · MedlinePlus · PubMed (5,006) · no UL established
Iron — NIH ODS · MedlinePlus · PubMed (28,479) · UL 45 mg (adults, from all sources)
Reference data from the NIH Office of Dietary Supplements, IOM Dietary Reference Intakes, and PubMed. A Tolerable Upper Intake Level is a documented reference figure, not a safety verdict — both the declared amount and the reference are shown for your own judgment. LookCloser gives no medical advice.
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