C-500 with Wild Rose Hips Plus Echinacea
by Puritan's Pride · other (e.g. tea bag) · 100 coated caplets
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 0 25077 12715 3
- DSLD label 285549
- Serving 1 caplet
- 100 servings
C-500 with Wild Rose Hips Plus Echinacea by Puritan's Pride lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 1 caplet, such as 500 mg of vitamin C, 100 mg of echinacea and 15 mg of wild rose hips. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on May 24, 2023.
What is in C-500 with Wild Rose Hips Plus Echinacea?
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). |
| Echinaceaas Echinacea angustifolia, Echinacea angustifolia, Echinacea purpurea | 100 mg | 61% of 234 products listing echinacea give more (median 200 mg). | |
| wild Rose Hips | 15 mg | 66% of 397 products listing dog rose give more (median 25 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 285549 (entered May 24, 2023), 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 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?
1 product lists the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- C-500 mg with Echinacea 100 mgPhysioLogics · off the market same ingredients
- Sinus DrainHerb Stop 2 shared, 58% alike
- Vitamin C-500 mg Plus EchinaceaNature's Bounty 2 shared, 58% alike
- EchinaceaProCaps Laboratories 2 shared, 58% alike
- Vitamin C with EchinaceaSolaray 2 shared, 58% alike
- Vitamin C-500 with Rose HipsWindmill Natural Vitamins · off the market 2 shared, 56% 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 daily, preferably with a meal.
- Warnings
- Warning: If you are pregnant, nursing, taking any medications or have any medical condition, consult your doctor before use.
- Avoid this product if you are allergic to sunflowers or daisy-like flowers.
- Discontinue use and consult your doctor if any adverse reactions occur.
- Not intended for use by persons under the age of 18. 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 285549.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Dicalcium Phosphate, Cellulose, Stearic Acid, Silica, 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 with Wild Rose Hips Plus Echinacea have?
One label is on file, entered on May 24, 2023.
- Label 285549 (current) Entered May 24, 2023 · on the market · 100 coated caplets · UPC 0 25077 12715 3
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.