Comparison

Buffered Ascorbic Acid Powder and Buffered C Capsules

Buffered Ascorbic Acid Powder (Pure Encapsulations) lists 4 distinct ingredients and Buffered C Capsules (Ortho Molecular Products) 4 (rows of one ingredient counted once); 4 are on both labels. On the site's similarity measure, which compares ingredient lists (1 for the same list, rarer ingredients counting for more; amounts are not part of it), the two formulas score 1.00: the same ingredients, at the amounts in the table below.

Amount per serving (and % of the Daily Value)
IngredientBuffered Ascorbic Acid PowderBuffered C Capsules
Vitamin C1,220 mg (1356%)700 mg (778%)
Calcium100 mg (8%)100 mg (8%)
Magnesium60 mg (14%)100 mg (24%)
Potassium20 mg (under 1%)20 mg (under 1%)

Amounts are per serving as DSLD gives them: Buffered Ascorbic Acid Powder, 2.2 g; Buffered C Capsules, 2 capsules. Current labels entered July 2023 and February 2018. Percentages of the Daily Value from 21 CFR 101.9. Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database.

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