Buffered Vitamin C Chewable 500 mg Natural Orange Flavor
by Solaray · gummy or jelly · 100 chewables
- Off the market since May 2023 (NIH)
- UPC 0 76280 44905 1
- DSLD label 254657
- Serving 1 chewable
- 100 servings
Buffered Vitamin C Chewable 500 mg Natural Orange Flavor by Solaray lists 5 ingredients, 5 with an amount per serving of 1 chewable, such as 500 mg of vitamin C, 16 mg of calcium, 15 mg of acerola cherry and 15 mg of rose hips, beside 2 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on September 24, 2021.
What is in Buffered Vitamin C Chewable 500 mg Natural Orange Flavor?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 chewable. 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 | less than 1 g | 1% | |
| Sugar | 2 g | 48% of 11,807 products listing sugar give more (median 2 g). | |
| Vitamin Cas Calcium Ascorbate | 500 mg | 556% | Higher than 81% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C (median 100 mg). |
| Calciumas Calcium AscorbateCalcium (Form: as Calcium Ascorbate) | 16 mg | 1% | 94% of 17,831 products listing calcium give more (median 115 mg). |
| Acerola Cherry | 15 mg | 75% of 436 products listing acerola give more (median 60 mg). | |
| Rose Hips | 15 mg | 74% of 195 products listing rose (unspecified) give more (median 30 mg). | |
| Bioflavonoid Concentrateas Citrus | 20 mg | 81% of 2,343 products listing flavonoid give more (median 50 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 254657 (entered September 24, 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?
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:
- 94% of the 17,831 products that print an amount of calcium list more than its 16 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?
The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Buffered Vitamin C Chewable 500 mg Natural Orange Flavor's, rare ingredients counting for more.
- Chewable C 500 mg Raspberry-CherryVitaCeutical Labs 6 shared, 76% alike
- Raspberry-Cherry Chewable Vitamin C 500 mgVSN Vital Strength Nutrition · off the market 6 shared, 76% alike
- Raspberry-Cherry Chewable Vitamin C 500 mgVitamer Laboratories 6 shared, 76% alike
- Chewable Vitamin C 500 mg Raspberry-CherryWoodstock Vitamins 6 shared, 76% alike
- Vitamin C with Natural Rose Hips Tablets, 1000 mgMember's Mark 4 shared, 74% alike
- Vitamin C 500 mgup&up 4 shared, 74% 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: Use only as directed. Take one chewable tablet daily.
- Warnings
- Warning: Do not use if safety seal is broken or missing.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Keep your licensed health care practitioner informed when using this product.
- Do not feed to children under 1 year of age.
- Bee products may cause an allergic reaction in some people.
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 254657.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Fructose, Molasses, Orange juice concentrate, natural Tangerine flavor, Silica, Stearic Acid, Honey, Maltodextrin, Sodium Citrate, Cellulose.
How many labels does Buffered Vitamin C Chewable 500 mg Natural Orange Flavor have?
One label is on file, entered on September 24, 2021.
- Label 254657 (current) Entered September 24, 2021 · off the market May 18, 2023 · 100 chewables · UPC 0 76280 44905 1
DSLD also links this label to: Buffered Vitamin C Chewable 485 mg Natural Orange Flavor (image 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 Nutraceutical Corp. (manufacturer). All Solaray products.