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Activated C Food Complex

by New Chapter · tablet or pill · 90 vegetarian tablets

  • On the market (NIH)
  • DSLD label 181343
  • Serving 1 tablet

Activated C Food Complex by New Chapter lists 11 ingredients, 5 with an amount per serving of 1 tablet, such as 250 mg of vitamin C, 0.8 mg of ginger (rhizome) hydroethanolic extract, 0.6 mg of organic turmeric (rhizome) powder and 0.2 mg of organic ginger (rhizome) supercritical extract; 6 sit inside a blend without their own amounts. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on September 21, 2018.

What is in Activated C Food Complex?

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).

Activated C Food Complex: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 181343, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Vitamin Cas Ascorbic AcidVitamin C (Alt. Name: Ascorbic Acid) Note: from culture media250 mg417%Vitamin C in Activated C Food Complex against 18,583 products250 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 60 mg to 270 mg, the median 100 mg.DV 90 mgUL 2,000 mg250 mg

Higher than 68% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C (median 100 mg).

Stress and Energy Support BlendStress and Energy Support Blend Note: from culture media37.5 mg
organic Schizandrain the blend, no amount given
organic Macain the blend, no amount given
organic Chamomilein the blend, no amount given
Immune Support Blend30 mg
European Elderin the blend, no amount given
organic Eleutheroin the blend, no amount given
organic Astragalusin the blend, no amount given
Ginger (rhizome) hydroethanolic extract0.8 mgGinger in Activated C Food Complex against 1,770 products1 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 150 mg, the median 60 mg.1 mg

over 99% of 1,770 products listing ginger give more (median 60 mg).

organic Turmeric (rhizome) powderorganic Turmeric (rhizome) powder PlantPart: rhizome Note: from culture media0.6 mgTurmeric in Activated C Food Complex against 2,369 products0.8 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 500 mg, the median 150 mg.0.8 mg

98% of 2,369 products listing turmeric give more (median 150 mg).

organic Ginger (rhizome) supercritical extract0.2 mg
organic Turmeric (rhizome) supercritical extract0.2 mg

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 181343 (entered September 21, 2018), 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?

The rows in the top or bottom tenth of the products that list the same ingredient, and any above the adult upper limit at the most servings a day the directions give:

  • over 99% of the 1,770 products that print an amount of ginger list more than its 1 mg of ginger (2 rows of the label added together) (median 60 mg).
  • 98% of the 2,369 products that print an amount of turmeric list more than its 0.8 mg of organic turmeric (rhizome) powder (filed by NIH under turmeric) (2 rows of the label added together) (median 150 mg).

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?

3 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
Suggested Use: One tablet daily. Can be taken anytime, even on an empty stomach.
Can be taken on an empty stomach
Warnings
Caution: As with any dietary or herbal supplement, you should advise your healthcare practitioner of the use of this product.
If you are nursing, pregnant, or considering pregnancy, you should consult your healthcare practitioner prior to using this product.
Contains: Fermented soy and fermented wheat (as food source for Saccharomyces cerevisiae).
Allergens and what it does not contain
Non-GMO project verified.
Gluten free; 100% vegetarian; no artificial flavors or colors.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 181343.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Culture Media, organic Gum Acacia, Silicon Dioxide, Lac Resin, Carnauba wax, Maltodextrin, Magnesium Carbonate.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): ICS Certified Organic; OU.

How many labels does Activated C Food Complex have?

6 labels are on file under this name since October 27, 2014: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 181343 (current) Entered September 21, 2018 · on the market · 90 vegetarian tablets
  2. Label 181341 Entered September 21, 2018 · on the market · 60 vegetarian tablets
  3. Label 82732 Entered January 25, 2018 · off the market June 3, 2021 · 180 vegetarian tablets
  4. Label 40955 Entered December 29, 2014 · off the market March 8, 2017 · 180 tablets
  5. Label 40942 Entered December 29, 2014 · off the market March 27, 2018 · 90 tablets
  6. Label 38751 Entered October 27, 2014 · off the market March 27, 2018 · 60 tablets

DSLD also links this label to: Activated C Complex (package size difference, same product), Fermented Activated C Complex (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 New Chapter, Inc. (distributor), Brattleboro, VT. All New Chapter products.

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