Apple Pectin Plus Vitamin C
by Vitamin World · other (e.g. tea bag) · 100 coated caplets
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 0 74312 78964 9
- DSLD label 1853
- Serving 1 to 3 caplets; amounts per 3 caplets
- 33 servings
Apple Pectin Plus Vitamin C by Vitamin World lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 3 caplets, such as 30 mg of vitamin C, 300 mg of calcium and 1,500 mg of apple pectin, beside 3 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on November 25, 2011.
What is in Apple Pectin Plus Vitamin C?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 3 caplets. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 5 Calories | ||
| Total Carbohydrates | 2 g | 1% | 58% of 21,979 products listing carbohydrate give more (median 3 g). |
| Dietary Fiber | 2 g | 8% | 38% of 6,987 products listing fiber give more (median 2 g). |
| Vitamin C | 30 mg | 50% | 83% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C give more (median 100 mg). |
| Calcium | 300 mg | 30% | Higher than 77% of 17,831 products listing calcium (median 115 mg). |
| Sodium | 5 mg | 1% | 89% of 14,514 products listing sodium give more (median 55 mg). |
| Apple PectinApple Pectin Note: (from 375 mg of a 4:1 extract) (1.5 g) | 1,500 mg | Higher than 92% of 526 products listing pectin (median 86 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 1853 (entered November 25, 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?
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:
- Its 1,500 mg of apple pectin (filed by NIH under pectin) is higher than 92% of the 526 pectin products that print an amount; 35 list more.
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?
The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Apple Pectin Plus Vitamin C's, rare ingredients counting for more.
- PectiPure Modified Citrus PectinSwanson Ultra · off the market 4 shared, 76% alike
- Grapefruit Pectin 1000 mgSource Naturals 4 shared, 76% alike
- Modified Citrus Pectin PowderAllergy Research Group · off the market 4 shared, 66% alike
- MCP PowderVital Nutrients · off the market 4 shared, 65% alike
- Modified Citrus Pectin PowderVitamins Direct 4 shared, 65% alike
- PectaSolDouglas Laboratories · off the market 4 shared, 65% 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
- DIRECTIONS: For adults, take one (1) to three (3) caplets daily, preferably with meals.
- Warnings
- Keep out of reach of children.
- WARNING: If you are pregnant, nursing or taking any medications, consult your doctor before use.
- Discontinue use and consult your doctor if any adverse reactions occur.
- Do not use if seal under cap is broken or missing.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- No Artificial Color, Flavor or Sweetener, No Preservatives, No Sugar, No Starch, No Milk, No Lactose, No Soy, No Gluten, No Wheat, No Yeast, No Fish.
- Storage
- Store at room temperature.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 1853.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Vegetable Cellulose, Apple Pectin, Dicalcium Phosphate, Calcium Silicate, Ascorbic Acid, Vegetable Magnesium Stearate.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): QUALITY ASSURED.
How many labels does Apple Pectin Plus Vitamin C have?
One label is on file, entered on November 25, 2011.
- Label 1853 (current) Entered November 25, 2011 · on the market · 100 coated caplets · UPC 0 74312 78964 9
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Vitamin World, Inc. (manufacturer), Ronkonkoma, NY, U.S.A.. All Vitamin World products.