Alfalfa With Vitamin C
by Basic Organics · tablet or pill · 250 tablets
- Off the market since October 2023 (NIH)
- UPC 0 54458 50425 2
- DSLD label 3276
- Serving 1 tablet; amounts per 3 tablets
Alfalfa With Vitamin C by Basic Organics lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 3 tablets, such as 50 mg of vitamin C and 500 mg of alfalfa. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on December 23, 2011.
What is in Alfalfa With Vitamin C?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 3 tablets. 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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vitamin Cas Ascorbic Acid | 50 mg | 83% | 77% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 150 mg. |
| Alfalfaas Alfalfa powderAlfalfa (Form: as Alfalfa powder) PlantPart: seed | 500 mg | Higher than 71% of 477 products listing alfalfa (median 200 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,500 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 3276 (entered December 23, 2011), 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 3 servings 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?
The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Alfalfa With Vitamin C's, rare ingredients counting for more.
- Alfalfa 500 mgVitamin World 1 shared, 70% alike
- Alfalfa 500 mgGNC Natural Brand 1 shared, 70% alike
- Alfalfa Extract 500 mgVitaCeutical Labs 1 shared, 70% alike
- Alfalfa 550 mgVitabase 1 shared, 70% alike
- Alfalfa 500 mgGood 'N Natural · off the market 1 shared, 70% alike
- Organic Alfalfa LeafNature's Answer · off the market 1 shared, 70% alike
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, three times daily, preferably with meals.
- Warnings
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place protected from light.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 3276.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Cellulose, Talc, Stearic Acid, Pharmaceutical Glaze, Magnesium Stearate.
How many labels does Alfalfa With Vitamin C have?
One label is on file, entered on December 23, 2011.
- Label 3276 (current) Entered December 23, 2011 · off the market October 11, 2023 · 250 tablets · UPC 0 54458 50425 2
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Basic Organics, Inc. (distributor), Columbus, OH. All Basic Organics products.