Vitamin B-1, also known as Thiamine, is an essential nutrient first classified in 1936 by the chemist Robert Williams. As a coenzyme, thiamine helps your body metabolize carbohydrates and lipids and in a noncoenzymatic capacity plays a role in nerve tissue.
Why do some B vitamin supplements from NOW® have an odor? Is this normal?
B vitamins by nature do not have a pleasant aroma . This is normal and does not indicate the product is expired or otherwise compromised. The expiration date of any NOW® supplement is printed on the bottom of the bottle.
Sometimes you may get B vitamin powder residue on the capsules, usually yellow in color. Again, this is a normal occurrence. There is often a small amount of powder that escapes during the encapsulation process, and it sometimes coats the outside of the capsules.
Supplement Facts
Serving Size: 1 Tablet
Amount Per Serving % Daily Value
Thiamine (as Thiamine HCl) (Vitamin B-1) 100 mg 6670%
Suggested Use: As a dietary supplement, take one Thiamine Vitamin B1 tablet daily, preferably with meals.
Free of: sugar, salt, starch, yeast, wheat, gluten, corn, soy, milk.
Other Ingredients: Cellulose, Stearic Acid (vegetable source) and Magnesium Stearate (vegetable source).