Ascorbplex 1000 Non-Acid Ascorbate Complex
by Douglas Laboratories · tablet or pill · 100 tablets
- On the market (NIH)
- DSLD label 8928
- Serving 1 tablet
- 100 servings
Ascorbplex 1000 Non-Acid Ascorbate Complex by Douglas Laboratories lists 5 ingredients, 5 with an amount per serving of 1 tablet, such as 90 mg of calcium, 400 mcg of magnesium, 60 mg of potassium and 100 mg of pectin. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on June 1, 2012.
What is in Ascorbplex 1000 Non-Acid Ascorbate 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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vitamin Cas Calcium/Magnesium/Potassium Ascorbate ComplexVitamin C (Form: as Calcium/Magnesium/Potassium Ascorbate Complex) | 1,000 mg | 1,667% | |
| Calciumas Calcium AscorbateCalcium (Form: as Calcium Ascorbate Complex) | 90 mg | 9% | 60% of 17,831 products listing calcium give more (median 115 mg). |
| Magnesiumas Magnesium Ascorbate ComplexMagnesium (Form: as Magnesium Ascorbate Complex) | 400 mcg | 1% | This amount is far outside what other labels list for magnesium, or disagrees with the label's own %DV: possibly a unit or transcription slip in the database. Check the label image on DSLD. |
| Potassiumas Potassium Ascorbate ComplexPotassium (Form: as Potassium Ascorbate Complex) | 60 mg | 2% | 69% of 11,614 products listing potassium give more (median 99 mg). |
| Pectin | 100 mg | Higher than 50% of 526 products listing pectin (median 86 mg). | |
| Bioflavonoids | 100 mg | Higher than 62% of 2,343 products listing flavonoid (median 50 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 8928 (entered June 1, 2012), 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?
The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Ascorbplex 1000 Non-Acid Ascorbate Complex's, rare ingredients counting for more.
- Ascrobplex 1000Douglas Laboratories · off the market 5 shared, 89% alike
- Buffered Vitamin C 1000 mgMartin Avenue Pharmacy 5 shared, 89% alike
- Ascorbplex 1000 Buffered Vitamin CDouglas Laboratories 5 shared, 89% alike
- DaVinci Poten-CDaVinci Laboratories of Vermont 5 shared, 69% alike
- DaVinci Poten-C 500DaVinci Laboratories of Vermont · off the market 5 shared, 69% alike
- DaVinci Poten-C 500DaVinci Laboratories 5 shared, 69% 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 Usage: As a dietary supplement, adults take 1 tablet daily or as directed by your healthcare professional.
- Warnings
- KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.
- Tamper resistant package, do not use if outer seal is missing.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- This product contains NO yeast, wheat gluten, soy protein, milk/dairy, corn, sodium, sugar, starch, artificial coloring, preservatives or flavoring.
- Storage
- For optimal storage conditions, store in a cool, dry place. (59(0)-77(0)F/15(0)-25(0)C) (35-65% relative humidity)
Source: label statements in DSLD label 8928.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Cellulose, Alfalfa, Vegetable Stearate, Silica.
How many labels does Ascorbplex 1000 Non-Acid Ascorbate Complex have?
5 labels are on file under this name since June 1, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 26908 Entered November 25, 2013 · off the market May 22, 2020 · 180 tablets · UPC 3 10539 00058 8
- Label 26903 Entered November 25, 2013 · off the market December 15, 2015 · 90 tablets · UPC 3 10539 75639 3
- Label 8929 Entered June 1, 2012 · off the market August 27, 2013 · 180 tablets · UPC 3 10539 00058 8
- Label 8928 (current) Entered June 1, 2012 · on the market · 100 tablets
- Label 8926 Entered June 1, 2012 · off the market August 27, 2013 · 90 tablets · UPC 3 10539 75639 3
DSLD also links this label to: Ascrobplex 1000 (package size difference, same product), Ascorbplex 1000 (package size difference, same product), Ascorbplex 1000 (package size difference, same product), Ascorbplex 1000 Buffered Vitamin C (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 Douglas Laboratories (manufacturer), Pittsburgh, PA. All Douglas Laboratories products.