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C-1500 Complex 1500 mg

by The Vitamin Shoppe · tablet or pill · 300 tablets

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 7 66536 01020 2
  • DSLD label 54605
  • Serving 1 tablet

C-1500 Complex 1500 mg by The Vitamin Shoppe lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 1 tablet, such as 1,500 mg of vitamin C, 15 mg of citrus bioflavonoid complex and 2.5 mg of rose hips extract. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on December 23, 2015.

What is in C-1500 Complex 1500 mg?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 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).

C-1500 Complex 1500 mg: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 54605, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Vitamin Cas Ascorbic Acid1,500 mg2,500%Vitamin C in C-1500 Complex 1500 mg against 18,583 products1,500 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 60 mg to 270 mg, the median 100 mg.DV 90 mgUL 2,000 mg1,500 mg

Higher than 99% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C (median 100 mg).

Citrus Bioflavonoid Complexas Citrus aurantium, Total BioflavonoidsCitrus Bioflavonoid Complex (Form: 50% Total Bioflavonoids Note: 7.5 mg, Citrus aurantium PlantPart: fruit Genus: Citrus Species: aurantium)15 mgFlavonoid in C-1500 Complex 1500 mg against 2,343 products15 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 100 mg, the median 50 mg.15 mg

86% of 2,343 products listing flavonoid give more (median 50 mg).

Rose Hips extractRose Hips extract PlantPart: fruit Genus: Rosa Species: canina Note: equivalent to 10 mg Rose Hips powder2.5 mgDog Rose in C-1500 Complex 1500 mg against 397 products2.5 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 10 mg to 65 mg, the median 25 mg.2.5 mg

95% of 397 products listing dog rose give more (median 25 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 54605 (entered December 23, 2015), 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:

  • Its 1,500 mg of vitamin C is higher than 99% of the 18,583 vitamin C products that print an amount; 176 list more.
  • 95% of the 397 products that print an amount of dog rose list more than its 2.5 mg of rose hips extract (filed by NIH under dog rose) (median 25 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?

6 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.

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) tablet daily, preferably with a meal.
Warnings
WARNING: Consult your healthcare provider prior to use if you are pregnant, nursing, taking any medication or have any medical conditions.
KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.
TAMPER EVIDENT Do not use if outer seal is broken or missing.
Allergens and what it does not contain
gluten free dairy free soy free nut free
Does not contain: Yeast, Wheat, Gluten, Salt, Soy, Dairy, Fish, Preservatives, Artificial Colors or Flavors.
Storage
STORE IN A COOL, DRY PLACE.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 54605.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Stearic Acid, Magnesium Stearate, Hydroxypropyl Cellulose, Silicon Dioxide, Pharmaceutical Glaze.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): V SUITABLE FOR MOST VEGETARIANS.

How many labels does C-1500 Complex 1500 mg have?

4 labels are on file under this name since July 25, 2014: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 54605 (current) Entered December 23, 2015 · on the market · 300 tablets · UPC 7 66536 01020 2
  2. Label 54603 Entered December 23, 2015 · on the market · 100 tablets · UPC 7 66536 01019 6
  3. Label 35819 Entered July 25, 2014 · off the market December 1, 2015 · 300 tablets · UPC 7 66536 01020 2
  4. Label 35817 Entered July 25, 2014 · off the market December 1, 2015 · 100 tablets · UPC 7 66536 01019 6

Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).

Who makes it?

The label names Vitamin Shoppe, Inc. (distributor), Secaucus, NJ. All The Vitamin Shoppe products.

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