C 500 mg

by 21st Century · tablet or pill · 250 tablets

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 7 40985 22338 3
  • DSLD label 258363
  • Serving 1 tablet

C 500 mg by 21st Century lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 tablet, such as 500 mg of vitamin C and 30 mg of calcium. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on October 22, 2021.

What is in C 500 mg?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 tablet. The capsule beside an amount places it among every product in the NIH database that lists the same ingredient: the bar is the middle half of their amounts, the line in it the median, the whiskers the 10th and 90th percentiles; the green tick is the FDA Daily Value and the red dashed tick the adult upper limit (IOM).

C 500 mg: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 258363, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Vitamin Cas Ascorbic Acid500 mg556%Vitamin C in C 500 mg against 18,583 products500 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 60 mg to 270 mg, the median 100 mg.DV 90 mgUL 2,000 mg500 mg

Higher than 81% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C (median 100 mg).

Calciumas Calcium CarbonateCalcium (Form: as Calcium Carbonate)30 mg2%Calcium in C 500 mg against 17,831 products30 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 252 mg, the median 115 mg.DV 1,300 mgUL 2,500 mg30 mg

84% of 17,831 products listing calcium give more (median 115 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 258363 (entered October 22, 2021), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD. Amounts are what the maker printed; DSLD does not test products. Daily Values: the FDA's Daily Value page.

Is that a lot?

Every amount on this label with a position sits within the middle 80% of the products that list the same ingredient.

The NIH database records one serving a day from the label's directions; its % Daily Values are for adults and children 4 or more years of age. The directions as printed are further down this page.

The Tolerable Upper Intake Level is the most of a nutrient per day, from food, water and supplements together, that is likely to pose no risk for almost all adults (Institute of Medicine, 2011). It does not apply under medical supervision. This page compares labels; it is not medical advice.

Sources: amounts from the DSLD label; Daily Values from 21 CFR 101.9(c)(8)(iv); adult upper limits from the Institute of Medicine's DRI summary tables (2011). How positions are computed.

Which products have the closest formulas?

6 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.

Source: ingredient lists of every product's current label in DSLD (version 9.4.0); similarity weights each shared ingredient by how rare it is.

What does the label say about taking it?

Quoted from the label as DSLD transcribed it: the maker's words, including any claim about what the product does, which the FDA has not evaluated and PlainVitamins does not endorse.

Directions
Directions: As a vitamin supplement, adults take one (1) tablet daily with any meal or as directed by a healthcare provider. Do not exceed recommended dosage.
Warnings
Do not exceed recommended dosage.
Warning: Consult a healthcare provider prior to use if pregnant, nursing, on medications, have a medical condition or are planning a medical procedure.
Stop use and contact a physician if adverse reactions occur.
Keep out of reach of children.
Do not use if product appears to be tampered with or seal is broken.
Allergens and what it does not contain
No added Sugar, Yeast, Preservatives or Artificial Flavors.
Gluten free
Storage
Store at room temperature.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 258363.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Stearic Acid, Cellulose, Croscarmellose Sodium, Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, Contains <2% of.

How many labels does C 500 mg have?

6 labels are on file under this name since August 23, 2019: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 258363 (current) Entered October 22, 2021 · on the market · 250 tablets · UPC 7 40985 22338 3
  2. Label 258362 Entered October 22, 2021 · on the market · 110 tablets · UPC 7 40985 22316 1
  3. Label 258361 Entered October 22, 2021 · on the market · 110 tablets · UPC 7 40985 21190 8
  4. Label 205880 Entered August 23, 2019 · off the market August 6, 2021 · 250 tablets · UPC 7 40985 22338 3
  5. Label 205874 Entered August 23, 2019 · off the market August 6, 2021 · 110 tablets · UPC 7 40985 22316 1
  6. Label 205577 Entered August 23, 2019 · off the market August 6, 2021 · 110 tablets · UPC 7 40985 21190 8

DSLD also links this label to: C-500 (package size difference, same product), C-500 (package size difference, same product), C-500 (image difference, same product), C-500 (package size difference, same product), C 500 (image difference, same product), C 500 (package size difference, same product).

Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).

Who makes it?

The label names 21st Century HealthCare, Inc. (manufacturer), Tempe, AZ. All 21st Century products.

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