Calcium pantothenate

Studies in people

• No harm found

  Rare vitamin shortfall²

  Pantothenic acid deficiency is rare, and no health concerns related to it were found.

• Benefit

  Diet and inflammation marker⁴

  In older adults in South Korea, eating more pantothenic acid was linked to lower levels of a marker of inflammation over time.

• No harm found

  Vitamin levels in teens⁵

  In 63 healthy teens, eating less pantothenic acid than suggested still came with normal blood levels.

How it’s made and used

• Exercise performance³

  In trained male cyclists, 16 weeks of pantothenic acid did not change muscle CoASH or exercise performance.

• Vitamin levels in pregnancy⁶

  In pregnant and breastfeeding women, average blood pantothenate was lower than in other women.

• Vitamin excretion in urine⁷

  In people eating a peanut butter diet, taking pantothenic acid raised pantothenic acid in urine, and taking niacin lowered it.

• Vitamin levels in the body⁸

  People eating little pantothenic acid had less of it in their blood and urine than those taking a supplement.

• Vitamin levels in older adults⁹

  In older people studied, those taking pantothenic acid supplements had higher levels of it in their urine.

The signal at the top counts the findings in people and in animal and lab studies. A concern in studies of people outranks animal and lab studies, and “No concerns” needs at least one finding in people. When most findings in people point one way, the page leans that way (“Mostly”), and every finding is still shown. Findings whose study type is not stated are shown but not counted. This page is a reference, not medical advice. It describes what regulators and published research say. Talk to a doctor or dietitian about your own diet.