Vitamin C 500 mg Orange Flavor
by Bluebonnet EarthSweet Chewables · tablet or pill · 90 chewable tablets
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 7 43715 00505 1
- DSLD label 315067
- Serving 1 chewable tablet
- 90 servings
Vitamin C 500 mg Orange Flavor by Bluebonnet EarthSweet Chewables lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 chewable tablet, such as 500 mg of vitamin C and 19 mg of calcium, beside 3 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on September 25, 2024.
What is in Vitamin C 500 mg Orange Flavor?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 chewable 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 10 Calories | ||
| Total Carbohydrates | 3 g | 1% | 47% of 21,979 products listing carbohydrate give more (median 3 g). |
| Total Sugars | 3 g | Higher than 53% of 11,807 products listing sugar (median 2 g). | |
| Added Sugars | 3 g | 6% | |
| Vitamin Cas Calcium Ascorbate, L-Ascorbic Acid | 500 mg | 556% | Higher than 81% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C (median 100 mg). |
| Calciumas Calcium Ascorbate | 19 mg | 1% | 93% of 17,831 products listing calcium give more (median 115 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 315067 (entered September 25, 2024), 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?
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:
- 93% of the 17,831 products that print an amount of calcium list more than its 19 mg of calcium (median 115 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?
5 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Chewable Love Buffs Buffered Vitamin C Supplement 250 mg Natural Orange FlavorNature's Plus · off the market same ingredients
- Chewable Love Buffs 250 mg Natural Orange FlavorNatures Plus · off the market same ingredients
- Chewable Love Buffs Vitamin C 250 mg Natural Orange FlavorNaturesPlus same ingredients
- Chewable Mild-C Natural Tangerine FlavorCarlson same ingredients
- Chewable Mild-C 250 mg Natural Tangerine FlavorCarlson same ingredients
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 chewable tablet daily or as directed by a healthcare practitioner.
- Warnings
- Caution: For adults only. Keep out of reach of children.
- Consult physician if pregnant/nursing, taking medication, or have a medical condition.
- 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 and sodium.
- Gluten free
- Storage
- Store tightly closed in a cool, dry place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 315067.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Sugar, Orange Flavor, Natural, Magnesium Stearate, Stearic Acid, Vanilla Flavor, Natural, Grape, Powder, Grape Seed Extract, Powder, Blueberry, Powder, Wild, Blueberry Extract, Powder, Wild, Raspberry, Powder, Raspberry Seed Concentrate, Powder, Cranberry, Powder, Prune, Powder, Tart Cherry, Bilberry, Powder, Wild, Bilberry Extract, Powder, Wild, Strawberry, Powder.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): K Parve (Kosher).
How many labels does Vitamin C 500 mg Orange Flavor have?
2 labels are on file under this name since January 23, 2023: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 315067 (current) Entered September 25, 2024 · on the market · 90 chewable tablets · UPC 7 43715 00505 1
- Label 279636 Entered January 23, 2023 · off the market August 22, 2023 · 90 chewable tablets · UPC 7 43715 00505 1
DSLD also links this label to: Vitamin C 500 mg Natural Orange Flavor (image difference, same product), Vitamin C 500 mg Natural Orange Flavor (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 Bluebonnet Nutrition Corporation (manufacturer), Sugar Land, Texas. All Bluebonnet EarthSweet Chewables products.