C from Sodium Ascorbate

by Swanson · powder · 4.23 ounces

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 0 87614 11536 8
  • DSLD label 322709
  • Serving 2 g (1 Scoop)
  • 60 servings

C from Sodium Ascorbate by Swanson lists one ingredient: 1.77 g of vitamin C per serving of 2 g. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on February 23, 2025.

What is in C from Sodium Ascorbate?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 g. 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 from Sodium Ascorbate: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 322709, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Sodiumas Sodium Ascorbate230 mg10%Sodium in C from Sodium Ascorbate against 14,514 products230 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 15 mg to 142 mg, the median 55 mg.230 mg

Higher than 86% of 14,514 products listing sodium (median 55 mg).

Vitamin Cas Sodium Ascorbate1.77 g1,967%Vitamin C in C from Sodium Ascorbate against 18,583 products1,770 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 60 mg to 270 mg, the median 100 mg.DV 90 mgUL 2,000 mg1,770 mg

Higher than over 99% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C (median 100 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 322709 (entered February 23, 2025), 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?

The rows in the top or bottom tenth of the products that list the same ingredient, and any above the adult upper limit at the most servings a day the directions give:

  • Its 1,770 mg of vitamin C is higher than over 99% of the 18,583 vitamin C products that print an amount; 151 list more.

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 use: As a dietary supplement, mix one scoop (2 g) with eight ounces of water or juice. Scoop Included.
Warnings
Warning: For adults only.
Consult your healthcare provider before using this or any product if you are pregnant or nursing, taking medication or have a medical condition.
Keep out of reach of children.
Do not use if seal is broken.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 322709.

How many labels does C from Sodium Ascorbate have?

One label is on file, entered on February 23, 2025.

  1. Label 322709 (current) Entered February 23, 2025 · on the market · 4.23 ounces · UPC 0 87614 11536 8

DSLD also links this label to: Buffered Sodium Ascorbate Vitamin C Powder (image 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 Swanson Health Products (distributor), Fargo, ND. All Swanson products.

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