C-500 mg Timed Release
by Puritan's Pride · other (e.g. tea bag) · 250 coated caplets
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 0 74312 12433 4
- DSLD label 318236
- Serving 1 caplet
- 250 servings
C-500 mg Timed Release 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 hip, wild. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on September 25, 2024.
What is in C-500 mg Timed Release?
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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vitamin Cas Ascorbic Acid | 500 mg | 556% | 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 mg | 66% of 2,343 products listing flavonoid give more (median 50 mg). Per day at the most servings: 50 mg. | |
| Rose Hip, Wildas Rosa canina | 16 mg | 73% of 85 products listing rose hip give more (median 40 mg). Per day at the most servings: 32 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 318236 (entered September 25, 2024), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD or its label image (PDF). 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?
The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with C-500 mg Timed Release's, rare ingredients counting for more.
- Vitamin C Buffered C-1000Healths Harmony 3 shared, 87% alike
- Vitamin CHealths Harmony 3 shared, 87% alike
- Vitamin C 1000 mg with Rose HipsNature's Blend 3 shared, 73% alike
- Roziprofen Rose Hip Extract With Vitamin CNutrients for Health 2 shared, 69% alike
- C-Max 1500 mgDouglas Laboratories 2 shared, 69% alike
- Sustained Release C 1500 with Rose HipsWindmill Natural Vitamins 2 shared, 69% 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: 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 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 318236.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Cellulose, Dicalcium Phosphate, Maltodextrin, Palm Leaf Glaze, Natural, Silica, Triacetin, Magnesium Stearate.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): QA Quality Assured.
How many labels does C-500 mg Timed Release have?
2 labels are on file under this name since June 23, 2021: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 318236 (current) Entered September 25, 2024 · on the market · 250 coated caplets · UPC 0 74312 12433 4
- Label 250902 Entered June 23, 2021 · off the market March 21, 2023 · 250 coated caplets · UPC 0 74312 12433 4
DSLD also links this label to: C-500 mg (package size difference, same product), C-500 mg (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.