Each easy-to-swallow tablet of Quest Super Stress B + C 1,000 mg contains 1,000 mg of vitamin C (ascorbic acid); 50 mg of each of vitamin B1 (thiamine HCl), vitamin B2 (riboflavin), vitamin B3 (niacinamide), pantothenic acid (d-calcium pantothenate), and vitamin B6 (pyridoxine HCl); 1 mg of folic acid, 50 mcg of vitamin B12, 50 mcg of biotin, and 50 mg of PABA (para-aminoenzoic acid). This product contains no artificial preservatives, colours, flavours, or added sugar, starch, milk products, yeast, gluten, or salt.
Recommended Daily Allowance:
Dosage varies, depending on age.
Food Sources:
Vitamin C: Fruits and vegetables, especially Brussels sprouts, collards, kale, parsley, tomatoes, sweet peppers, watercress, black currants, oranges, lemons, strawberries.
B-Complex: Whole grains, legumes, brewer’s yeast, green leafy vegetables, liver, meat, poultry, fish, eggs, nuts.
Cause of Deficiency:
Vitamin C: Poor diet.
B-Complex: Diet of refined foods, excessive consumption of carbohydrates and sugars, caffeine, alcoholism, stress, environmental toxins, antibiotics.
Symptoms of Deficiency:
Vitamin C: Bleeding gums, easy bruising, fragile bones, poor wound healing, susceptibility to infection, hysteria, depression.
B-Complex: Nervousness, irritability, heart palpitations, indigestion, chronic fatigue, inability to concentrate, insomnia.
Complementary Nutrients:
Vitamin C: Bioflavonoids, vitamin E, selenium, beta-carotene.
B-Complex: The B vitamins work synergistically and should be taken together. Overall healthful diet.