Comparison

Mild C 500 mg and Buffered C

Mild C 500 mg (Carlson) lists 2 distinct ingredients and Buffered C (Swanson Premium Brand) 2 (rows of one ingredient counted once); 2 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)
IngredientMild C 500 mgBuffered C
Vitamin C500 mg (556%)500 mg (556%)
Calcium57 mg (4%)57 mg (4%)

Amounts are per serving as DSLD gives them: Mild C 500 mg, 1 capsule; Buffered C, 1 tablet. Current labels entered March 2020 and September 2018. Percentages of the Daily Value from 21 CFR 101.9. Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database.

Each product on its own

  • Mild C 500 mgCarlson: every row against all products listing it
  • Buffered CSwanson Premium Brand: every row against all products listing it