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C-500 Complex 500 mg

by The Vitamin Shoppe · capsule · 300 capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 7 66536 01007 3
  • DSLD label 57204
  • Serving 1 capsule

C-500 Complex 500 mg by The Vitamin Shoppe lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 500 mg of vitamin C and 250 mg of citrus bioflavonoid. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on March 24, 2016.

What is in C-500 Complex 500 mg?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 capsule. 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-500 Complex 500 mg: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 57204, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Vitamin Cas Ascorbic Acid500 mg833%Vitamin C in C-500 Complex 500 mg against 18,583 products500 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 60 mg to 270 mg, the median 100 mg.DV 90 mgUL 2,000 mg500 mg

Higher than 81% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,000 mg.

Citrus Bioflavonoidas Citrus aurantium, Citrus BioflavonoidsCitrus Bioflavonoid (Form: Citrus aurantium PlantPart: fruit Genus: Citrus Species: aurantium, std. to 50% Citrus Bioflavonoids Note: 125 mg)250 mgFlavonoid in C-500 Complex 500 mg against 2,343 products250 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 100 mg, the median 50 mg.250 mg

Higher than 88% of 2,343 products listing flavonoid (median 50 mg). Per day at the most servings: 500 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 57204 (entered March 24, 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?

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 2 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?

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) capsule up to twice daily, preferably with meals.
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, Sugar, Salt, Soy, Dairy, Fish, Preservatives, Artificial Colors or Flavors.
Storage
STORE IN A COOL, DRY PLACE.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 57204.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Gelatin, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Magnesium Stearate.

How many labels does C-500 Complex 500 mg have?

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

  1. Label 183958 Entered November 21, 2018 · off the market May 4, 2020 · 100 capsules · UPC 7 66536 01006 6
  2. Label 57204 (current) Entered March 24, 2016 · on the market · 300 capsules · UPC 7 66536 01007 3
  3. Label 57203 Entered March 24, 2016 · off the market August 14, 2018 · 100 capsules · UPC 7 66536 01006 6
  4. Label 31074 Entered March 25, 2014 · on the market · 300 tablets · UPC 7 66536 01009 7
  5. Label 31073 Entered March 25, 2014 · on the market · 100 tablets · UPC 7 66536 01008 0
  6. Label 31072 Entered March 25, 2014 · off the market January 26, 2016 · 300 capsules · UPC 7 66536 01007 3
  7. Label 31071 Entered March 25, 2014 · off the market January 26, 2016 · 100 capsules · UPC 7 66536 01006 6

DSLD also links this label to: C-500 Complex (package size 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 Vitamin Shoppe, Inc. (distributor), Secaucus, NJ. All The Vitamin Shoppe products.

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