PlainVitamins

C 500 mg Mixed Fruit

by Natural Factors · other (e.g. tea bag) · 180 chewable wafers

  • Off the market since July 2014 (NIH)
  • UPC 0 68958 01336 7
  • DSLD label 8201
  • Serving 1 wafer

C 500 mg Mixed Fruit by Natural Factors lists one ingredient: 500 mg of vitamin C per serving of 1 wafer. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on April 26, 2012.

What is in C 500 mg Mixed Fruit?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 wafer. 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 Mixed Fruit: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 8201, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories10 Calories
Total Carbohydrates2 g1%Carbohydrate in C 500 mg Mixed Fruit against 21,979 products2 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 6 g, the median 3 g.2 g

58% of 21,979 products listing carbohydrate give more (median 3 g).

Sugar2 gSugar in C 500 mg Mixed Fruit against 11,807 products2 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 4 g, the median 2 g.2 g

48% of 11,807 products listing sugar give more (median 2 g).

Vitamin Cas Ascorbic Acid, Sodium AscorbateVitamin C (Form: as Sodium Ascorbate, & Ascorbic Acid)500 mg833%Vitamin C in C 500 mg Mixed Fruit 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).

Sodium35 mg2%Sodium in C 500 mg Mixed Fruit against 14,514 products35 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 15 mg to 142 mg, the median 55 mg.35 mg

60% of 14,514 products listing sodium give more (median 55 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 8201 (entered April 26, 2012), 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 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
Suggested Usage: 1 wafer per day or as directed by a health professional.
Warnings
Keep out of reach of children.
Sealed for your protection. Do not use if seal is broken.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Contains no artificial sweeteners; no dairy, wheat or yeast.
Storage
For freshness, store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 8201.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Dextrose, Fructose, fruit flavors, Magnesium Stearate, Color, Citric Acid, Licorice, Citrus Bioflavonoids, hesperidin bioflavonoids, Rosehips, Rutin, Silica.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Purity & Potency Guaranteed; (recycle) Recyclable container.

How many labels does C 500 mg Mixed Fruit have?

3 labels are on file under this name since November 25, 2011: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 8201 (current) Entered April 26, 2012 · off the market July 15, 2014 · 180 chewable wafers · UPC 0 68958 01336 7
  2. Label 8197 Entered April 26, 2012 · off the market July 15, 2014 · 90 chewable wafers · UPC 0 68958 01332 9
  3. Label 2269 Entered November 25, 2011 · off the market October 14, 2011 · 90 chewable wafers · UPC 0 68958 01332 9

DSLD also links this label to: C 500 mg (flavor difference), Pomegranate 250 mg (flavor difference), C 500 mg (flavor difference), C 500 mg Blueberry, Raspberry And Boysenberry (flavor difference), C 500 mg Jungle Juice Flavor (flavor difference), C 500 mg Jungle Juice Flavor (image difference, same product), C 500 mg Jungle Juice Flavor (package size difference, same product), C 500 mg Tangy Orange Flavor (flavor difference).

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

Who makes it?

The label names Natural Factors Canada (manufacturer). All Natural Factors products.

Where next?