Buffered C-Complex Powder
by NOW · powder · 8 ozs
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 7 33739 00770 4
- DSLD label 244694
- Serving 0.25 tsp ((slightly rounded) (approx. 1129 mg))
- 201 servings
Buffered C-Complex Powder by NOW lists 5 ingredients, 5 with an amount per serving of 0.25 tsp, such as 500 mg of vitamin C, 60 mg of calcium, 200 mg of citrus bioflavonoid complex and 100 mg of rose hips powder. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on February 25, 2021.
What is in Buffered C-Complex Powder?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 0.25 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 AscorbateVitamin C (Form: from Calcium Ascorbate) | 500 mg | 556% | Higher than 81% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,500 mg. |
| Calciumas Calcium AscorbateCalcium (Form: from Calcium Ascorbate) | 60 mg | 5% | 68% of 17,831 products listing calcium give more (median 115 mg). Per day at the most servings: 180 mg. |
| Citrus Bioflavonoid Complex | 200 mg | Higher than 83% of 2,343 products listing flavonoid (median 50 mg). Per day at the most servings: 600 mg. | |
| Rose Hips powder | 100 mg | Higher than 78% of 397 products listing dog rose (median 25 mg). Per day at the most servings: 300 mg. | |
| Acerola powder | 100 mg | Higher than 53% of 436 products listing acerola (median 60 mg). Per day at the most servings: 300 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 244694 (entered February 25, 2021), 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 1 to 3 servings 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 Buffered C-Complex Powder's, rare ingredients counting for more.
- Natural with Rose Hips Vitamin C 1000 mgSimply Right · off the market 4 shared, 90% alike
- Vitamin C 1000 mg with Natural Rose HipsSimply Right · off the market 4 shared, 90% alike
- Ester-C 1000NOW 5 shared, 80% alike
- Ester-C 1250 mgWonder Laboratories 5 shared, 80% alike
- Buffered Vitamin C 2500 mg w/BioflavonoidsWonder Labs · off the market 5 shared, 80% alike
- Buffered C 2500 mg PowderDC 5 shared, 80% 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: Take 1/4 teaspoon (slightly rounded) 1 to 3 times daily. Mix into orange juice or other strong tasting juices to mask the taste.
- Warnings
- Caution: For adults only.
- Consult physician if pregnant/nursing, taking medication, or have a medical condition.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Not manufactured with wheat, gluten, soy, milk, egg, fish, shellfish or tree nut ingredients. Produced in a GMP facility that processes other ingredients containing these allergens.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Non-GMO
- Not manufactured with wheat, gluten, soy, milk, egg, fish, shellfish or tree nut ingredients.
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place after opening.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 244694.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: None.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Triangle K (Kosher); GMP Quality Assured.
How many labels does Buffered C-Complex Powder have?
3 labels are on file under this name since October 25, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 244694 (current) Entered February 25, 2021 · on the market · 8 ozs · UPC 7 33739 00770 4
- Label 49889 Entered August 25, 2015 · off the market August 15, 2023 · 8 oz. · UPC 7 33739 00770 4
- Label 14478 Entered October 25, 2012 · off the market July 21, 2015 · 8 oz. · UPC 7 33739 00770 4
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names NOW Foods (manufacturer), Bloomingdale, IL. All NOW products.