Buffered Vitamin C 500 mg
by Bluebonnet · capsule · 180 vegetable capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 7 43715 00569 3
- DSLD label 279653
- Serving 1 capsule
- 180 servings
Buffered Vitamin C 500 mg by Bluebonnet lists 5 ingredients, 5 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 500 mg of vitamin C, 56 mg of calcium, 250 mg of citrus bioflavonoid complex and 10 mg of rutin. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on January 23, 2023.
What is in Buffered Vitamin C 500 mg?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 capsule. 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 Ascorbate | 500 mg | 556% | Higher than 81% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C (median 100 mg). |
| Calciumas Calcium Ascorbate | 56 mg | 4% | 70% of 17,831 products listing calcium give more (median 115 mg). |
| Citrus Bioflavonoid Complex | 250 mg | Higher than 88% of 2,343 products listing flavonoid (median 50 mg). | |
| Hesperidinas Flavones, Flavonols, Phenolic Compoundsother related phenolics compounds | 100 mg | Higher than 79% of 552 products listing hesperidin (median 20 mg). | |
| Rutin | 10 mg | 74% of 1,232 products listing rutin give more (median 25 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 279653 (entered January 23, 2023), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD or its label image (PDF). 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?
5 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Bio Ascorbate Buffered Vitamin C ComplexSolgar · off the market same ingredients
- Ultimate C 500Highland Laboratories same ingredients
- Buffered Vitamin C 1000 mgBluebonnet same ingredients
- Mega Bio-C FormulaBluebonnet same ingredients
- Buffered Vitamin C 500 mgWhole Foods same ingredients
- Bio-Rutin Complex 500 mg / 500 mgCountry Life · off the market 4 shared, 89% 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: As a dietary supplement, take one capsule daily or as directed by a healthcare practitioner.
- Warnings
- Caution: For adults only.
- Consult physician if pregnant/nursing, taking medication, or have a medical condition.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Free of milk, egg, fish, crustacean shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, soybeans and sesame. Also free of gluten, barley, rice, sodium an sugar.
- Gluten free
Source: label statements in DSLD label 279653.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Hypromellose, Water, Purified, Cellulose, Magnesium Stearate.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Made with NON GMO ingredients; K Parve (Kosher).
How many labels does Buffered Vitamin C 500 mg have?
4 labels are on file under this name since June 25, 2018: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 279653 (current) Entered January 23, 2023 · on the market · 180 vegetable capsules · UPC 7 43715 00569 3
- Label 279652 Entered January 23, 2023 · on the market · 90 vegetable capsules · UPC 7 43715 00568 6
- Label 178143 Entered June 25, 2018 · off the market September 12, 2025 · 180 vegetable capsules · UPC 7 43715 00569 3
- Label 178142 Entered June 25, 2018 · off the market September 12, 2025 · 90 vegetable capsules · UPC 7 43715 00568 6
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Bluebonnet Nutrition Corporation (manufacturer), Sugar Land, TX. All Bluebonnet products.