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C-500 mg

by Puritan's Pride · tablet or pill · 100 coated caplets

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 0 74312 12430 3
  • DSLD label 250876
  • Serving 1 caplet
  • 100 servings

C-500 mg by Puritan's Pride lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 1 caplet, such as 500 mg of vitamin C, 25 mg of citrus bioflavonoid complex and 16 mg of rose hips. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on July 27, 2021.

What is in C-500 mg?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 caplet. 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 mg: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 250876, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Vitamin Cas Ascorbic Acid500 mg556%Vitamin C in C-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 Bioflavonoid Complexas Citrus spp.25 mgFlavonoid in C-500 mg against 2,343 products25 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 100 mg, the median 50 mg.25 mg

66% of 2,343 products listing flavonoid give more (median 50 mg). Per day at the most servings: 50 mg.

Rose Hips16 mgDog Rose in C-500 mg against 397 products16 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 10 mg to 65 mg, the median 25 mg.16 mg

65% of 397 products listing dog rose give more (median 25 mg). Per day at the most servings: 32 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 250876 (entered July 27, 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 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: For adults, take one (1) caplet two times daily, preferably with meals.
Warnings
Warning: If you are pregnant, nursing, taking any medications or have any medical condition, consult your doctor before use.
Discontinue use and consult your doctor if any adverse reactions occur.
Keep out of reach of children.
Do not use if seal under cap is broken or missing.
Allergens and what it does not contain
No artificial color, flavor or sweetener, no preservatives, no sugar, no starch, no milk, no lactose, no soy, no gluten, no wheat, no yeast, no fish. Sodium free.
Storage
Store at room temperature.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 250876.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Vegetable Cellulose, Dicalcium Phosphate, Contains Less Than 2% of.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Quality Assured.

How many labels does C-500 mg have?

3 labels are on file under this name since May 24, 2017: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 250876 (current) Entered July 27, 2021 · on the market · 100 coated caplets · UPC 0 74312 12430 3
  2. Label 250638 Entered June 23, 2021 · on the market · 30 coated caplets · UPC 0 25077 30262 8
  3. Label 73863 Entered May 24, 2017 · on the market · 100 rapid release softgels · UPC 0 74312 16295 4

DSLD also links this label to: C-500 mg Timed Release (package size difference, same product), C-500 mg Timed Release (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 Puritan's Pride, Inc. (manufacturer), Ronkonkoma, NY, U.S.A.. All Puritan's Pride products.

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