Buffered C 2500 mg Powder
by DC · powder · 8 ounces
- On the market (NIH)
- DSLD label 265659
- Serving 1 tsp
- 41 servings
Buffered C 2500 mg Powder by DC lists 8 ingredients, 8 with an amount per serving of 1 tsp, such as 2,000 mg of vitamin C, 228 mg of calcium, 1,450 mg of rose hips and 1,000 mg of acerola. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on April 11, 2022.
What is in Buffered C 2500 mg Powder?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 tsp. 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 | 2,000 mg | 2,222% | Higher than over 99% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C (median 100 mg). |
| Calcium AscorbateBuffered C Ascorbate | 2,500 mg | ||
| Calciumas Calcium Ascorbate | 228 mg | 18% | Higher than 72% of 17,831 products listing calcium (median 115 mg). |
| Calcium Ascorbate | 2,500 mg | ||
| Rose Hips | 1,450 mg | Higher than 98% of 397 products listing dog rose (median 25 mg). | |
| Acerola | 1,000 mg | Higher than 94% of 436 products listing acerola (median 60 mg). | |
| Bioflavonoids | 500 mg | Higher than 94% of 2,343 products listing flavonoid (median 50 mg). | |
| Rutin | 25 mg | 37% of 1,232 products listing rutin give more (median 25 mg). | |
| Hesperidin Complexas Hesperidin | 25 mg |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 265659 (entered April 11, 2022), 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:
- Its 2,000 mg of vitamin C is higher than over 99% of the 18,583 vitamin C products that print an amount; 79 list more.
- Its 1,450 mg of rose hips (filed by NIH under dog rose) is higher than 98% of the 397 dog rose products that print an amount; 5 list more.
- Its 1,000 mg of acerola is higher than 94% of the 436 acerola products that print an amount; 12 list more.
- Its 500 mg of bioflavonoids (filed by NIH under flavonoid) is higher than 94% of the 2,343 flavonoid products that print an amount; 65 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?
5 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Buffered Vitamin C 2500 mg w/BioflavonoidsWonder Labs · off the market same ingredients
- Ester C Powder 2500 mgDC same ingredients
- Ester-C 1250 mgWonder Laboratories same ingredients
- Ester C 1250 mgDC same ingredients
- Ester-C 1000NOW same ingredients
- Natural Source Super C-500Windmill · off the market 5 shared, 92% 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 (1) teaspoon daily mixed with juice, hot water (as a tea) or other liquid. Add honey or sweetener if desired.
- Warnings
- Tamper Evident: Do not use this product if imprinted foil seal under cap is broken or missing.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Caution: If you are pregnant or nursing do not take this product.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Gluten Free
- Storage
- Keep tightly closed. Store at room temperature: 59 degrees - 86 degrees F (15 degrees to 30 degrees C).
Source: label statements in DSLD label 265659.
What else is on the label?
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Quali Pure.
How many labels does Buffered C 2500 mg Powder have?
2 labels are on file under this name since April 22, 2021: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 265659 (current) Entered April 11, 2022 · on the market · 8 ounces
- Label 245218 Entered April 22, 2021 · off the market August 24, 2021 · 8 ozs
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Dee Cee Laboratories, Inc. (manufacturer), White House, TN. All DC products.