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 14 mg, and 100.0% list Calcium Pantothenate as the primary form.
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.
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| 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 9,834 products with a disclosed amount, against the RDA of 5.
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- 97.7% of products fall below the fairy-dust threshold (440 mg, 20% of the studied low dose).
- 0.3% of products don't disclose an amount because Pantothenic Acid (Vitamin B5) is declared inside a proprietary blend.
Where does your dose rank?
Enter a per-serving dose (mg) to see exactly how it compares to the 9,834 on-market pantothenic acid (vitamin b5) products with a disclosed amount. The chart above groups doses into deciles; this looks up the exact percentile for one number.
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Search interest over time
How often people search for pantothenic acid (vitamin b5) on Google, US only, the last 5 years. This is public interest, not DSLD label data — a spike here doesn't necessarily line up with anything on this page, and Google's own index (100 = that term's peak popularity in the chosen window) is relative, not an absolute search-volume count.
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Forms explained
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 diarrhea at 10-20g/day of calcium D-pantothenate (Linus Pauling Institute); 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.