C-2000 Complex 2000 mg
by The Vitamin Shoppe · tablet or pill · 300 tablets
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 7 66536 01256 5
- DSLD label 55631
- Serving 2 tablets
- 150 servings
C-2000 Complex 2000 mg by The Vitamin Shoppe lists 8 ingredients, 8 with an amount per serving of 2 tablets, such as 2,000 mg of vitamin C, 120 mg of calcium, 50 mg of potassium and 160 mg of citrus bioflavonoid complex. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on January 25, 2016.
What is in C-2000 Complex 2000 mg?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 tablets. 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 Ascorbic Acid | 2,000 mg | 3,333% | Higher than over 99% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C (median 100 mg). |
| Calciumas Dicalcium PhosphateCalcium (Form: from Dicalcium Phosphate) | 120 mg | 12% | Higher than 51% of 17,831 products listing calcium (median 115 mg). |
| Potassiumas Potassium Aspartate, Potassium CitratePotassium (Form: as {Potassium} Citrate, {Potassium} Aspartate) | 50 mg | 2% | 72% of 11,614 products listing potassium give more (median 99 mg). |
| Citrus Bioflavonoid Complexas Total BioflavonoidsCitrus Bioflavonoid Complex (Form: 50% Total Bioflavonoids Note: 80 mg) | 160 mg | Higher than 83% of 2,343 products listing flavonoid (median 50 mg). | |
| Rose Hips powder | 10 mg | 71% of 397 products listing dog rose give more (median 25 mg). | |
| Acerola extractAcerola extract PlantPart: fruit Genus: Malpighia Species: punicifolia Classifier: L. Note: 4:1 | 10 mg | 76% of 436 products listing acerola give more (median 60 mg). | |
| Rutin | 10 mg | 74% of 1,232 products listing rutin give more (median 25 mg). | |
| Citrus Pectin | 10 mg | 91% of 526 products listing pectin give more (median 86 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 55631 (entered January 25, 2016), 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 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.
- 91% of the 526 products that print an amount of pectin list more than its 10 mg of citrus pectin (filed by NIH under pectin) (median 86 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 C-2000 Complex 2000 mg's, rare ingredients counting for more.
- Ester-C 1000NOW 6 shared, 75% alike
- Ester-C 1250 mgWonder Laboratories 6 shared, 75% alike
- Buffered Vitamin C 2500 mg w/BioflavonoidsWonder Labs · off the market 6 shared, 75% alike
- Buffered C 2500 mg PowderDC 6 shared, 75% alike
- Ester C 1250 mgDC 6 shared, 75% alike
- Ester C Powder 2500 mgDC 6 shared, 75% 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 two (2) tablets 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, Animal Derivatives, Artificial Colors or Flavors.
- Storage
- STORE IN A COOL, DRY PLACE.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 55631.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Dicalcium Phosphate, Stearic Acid, Magnesium Stearate, Aqueous Film Coating.
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-2000 Complex 2000 mg have?
6 labels are on file under this name since May 23, 2014: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 55631 (current) Entered January 25, 2016 · on the market · 300 tablets · UPC 7 66536 01256 5
- Label 55630 Entered January 25, 2016 · on the market · 100 tablets · UPC 7 66536 01255 8
- Label 33126 Entered May 23, 2014 · off the market December 4, 2015 · 300 tablets · UPC 7 66536 01256 5
- Label 33125 Entered May 23, 2014 · off the market December 4, 2015 · 100 tablets · UPC 7 66536 01255 8
- Label 33045 Entered May 23, 2014 · off the market April 29, 2014 · 300 tablets · UPC 7 66536 01256 5
- Label 33044 Entered May 23, 2014 · off the market April 29, 2014 · 100 tablets · UPC 7 66536 01255 8
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.