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Nature's Bounty Vitamin B-12 1,000 mcg vs Wholesome Story Myo-Inositol & D-Chiro Inositol Capsules
Nature's Bounty scores higher overall (8.5 vs 7.3 out of 10), mainly on efficacy, value and experience. Wholesome Story still leads on quality & purity.
Updated November 2026 from our full reviews · How we score

A best-selling 1,000 mcg cyanocobalamin tablet at about 5 cents a day; small and easy to swallow, with no third-party seal.
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A clean, NSF Contents Certified 40:1 inositol capsule, though matching the 4,000 mg dose used in PCOS trials takes 8 capsules and about $1.86 a day.
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The short answer
Choose Nature's Bounty if…
- Adults over 50 and others at higher risk of low B12
- People who eat few or no animal foods
- Budget shoppers
- You care most about efficacy, value, experience
Choose Wholesome Story if…
- Women with PCOS who want a third-party certified 40:1 inositol in capsules, with their clinician's input
- People who prefer small capsules to an unflavored powder
- Shoppers who value NSF and Clean Label Project verification
- You care most about quality & purity
Key differences
- Biggest scoring gap
- Value: Nature's Bounty 9.8, Wholesome Story 6.0. This factor covers cost per effective serving compared with category peers.
- Independent testing
- Only Wholesome Story carries NSF Contents Certified; Nature's Bounty has no independent certification we could verify. NSF Contents Certified: NSF confirms the product contains what the label says and no harmful levels of contaminants.
- Formula
- Of the key ingredients in our reviews, only Nature's Bounty lists vitamin B12.
- Format
- Nature's Bounty: tablet, 200 servings per container; Wholesome Story: capsule, 30 servings per container.
- Dietary labels
- Only Nature's Bounty is labeled vegetarian, soy-free, dairy-free and sugar-free. Only Wholesome Story is labeled vegan.
Side by side
| Vitamin B-12 1,000 mcg | Myo-Inositol & D-Chiro Inositol Capsules | |
|---|---|---|
| Our score | 8.5 / 10 | 7.3 / 10 |
| Efficacy (30%) | 8.8 | 6.6 |
| Quality & Purity (25%) | 7.2 | 8.6 |
| Value (20%) | 9.8 | 6.0 |
| Experience (15%) | 9.0 | 8.0 |
| Transparency (10%) | 7.5 | 7.8 |
| Form | Tablet | Capsule |
| Serving | 1 tablet200 servings per container | 4 Capsules30 servings per container |
| Price per serving | See retailer | $0.93 |
| Testing & certifications | None verified | NSF Contents CertifiedClean Label ProjectcGMP facility |
| Dietary | Vegetarian, Gluten-free, Non-GMO, Soy-free, Dairy-free, Sugar-free | Vegan, Gluten-free, Non-GMO |
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| Flavors | — | — |
| Creator video reviews | 1 | 5 |
Pros and cons
Vitamin B-12 1,000 mcg
- About $0.05 per day
- 1,000 mcg dose compensates for limited absorption of oral B12
- Small, coated tablets that are easy to swallow
- No USP or NSF certification
- Brand site shows an outdated %DV and the Amazon listing has copy errors
Myo-Inositol & D-Chiro Inositol Capsules
- Fully disclosed 2,000 mg myo-inositol and 50 mg D-chiro-inositol per serving, with no proprietary blend
- NSF Contents Certified and listed on Clean Label Project's Purity Award certificate
- Vegan capsules with only rice flour as a filler
- One serving is half the 4,000 mg daily dose used in many PCOS trials
- The studied dose takes 8 capsules and about $1.86 a day, so a bottle lasts 15 days
Our verdict: Nature's Bounty vs Wholesome Story
Nature's Bounty is the stronger product overall, 8.5 to 7.3 in our scoring, ahead on efficacy, value and experience. Each full review shows the evidence, testing and buyer feedback behind these scores.
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