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Chewable C 500 mg Mixed Fruit

by GNC · tablet or pill · 180 vegetarian tablets

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 0 48107 17772 0
  • DSLD label 243018
  • Serving 1 to 4 tablets; amounts per 1 tablet
  • 180 servings

Chewable C 500 mg Mixed Fruit by GNC lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 tablet, such as 500 mg of vitamin C and 5 mg of citrus bioflavonoids complex, beside 3 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on January 22, 2021.

What is in Chewable C 500 mg Mixed Fruit?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 tablet. 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).

Chewable C 500 mg Mixed Fruit: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 243018, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories15 Calories
Total Carbohydrates3 g1%Carbohydrate in Chewable C 500 mg Mixed Fruit against 21,979 products3 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 6 g, the median 3 g.3 g

47% of 21,979 products listing carbohydrate give more (median 3 g).

Total Sugars3 gSugar in Chewable C 500 mg Mixed Fruit against 11,807 products3 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 4 g, the median 2 g.3 g

Higher than 53% of 11,807 products listing sugar (median 2 g).

Added Sugars3 g6%
Vitamin Cas Ascorbic Acid500 mg556%Vitamin C in Chewable 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).

Citrus Bioflavonoids Complex5 mgFlavonoid in Chewable C 500 mg Mixed Fruit against 2,343 products5 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 100 mg, the median 50 mg.5 mg

95% of 2,343 products listing flavonoid give more (median 50 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 243018 (entered January 22, 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?

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:

  • 95% of the 2,343 products that print an amount of flavonoid list more than its 5 mg of citrus bioflavonoids complex (filed by NIH under flavonoid) (median 50 mg).

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
Directions: As a dietary supplement, chew one to four tablets daily followed by a liquid.
Warnings
Keep out of reach of children.
Contains: Wheat and soybeans.
Warning: Consult your physician prior to using this product if you are pregnant, nursing, taking medication, or have a medical condition.
Discontinue use two weeks prior to surgery.
Allergens and what it does not contain
No artificial colors, no preservatives, sodium free, no dairy.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 243018.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Dextrose, Sucrose, Stearic Acid, Cellulose, Magnesium Stearate, natural and artificial Raspberry flavor, Rose Hips powder, Acerola fruit extract, Black Currant fruit extract, Green Pepper powder, dried Molasses, Hesperidin Complex, Rutin powder, Citrus Pectin powder, Potassium Chloride, Magnesium Oxide.

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

How many labels does Chewable C 500 mg Mixed Fruit have?

5 labels are on file under this name since November 25, 2013: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 243018 (current) Entered January 22, 2021 · on the market · 180 vegetarian tablets · UPC 0 48107 17772 0
  2. Label 74806 Entered August 22, 2017 · off the market December 13, 2022 · 180 vegetarian tablets · UPC 0 48107 12368 0
  3. Label 74803 Entered August 22, 2017 · off the market December 13, 2022 · 90 vegetarian tablets · UPC 0 48107 12369 7
  4. Label 28652 Entered December 24, 2013 · off the market May 11, 2017 · 180 vegetarian tablets · UPC 0 48107 12368 0
  5. Label 27241 Entered November 25, 2013 · off the market May 11, 2017 · 90 vegetarian tablets · UPC 0 48107 12369 7

DSLD also links this label to: Chewable C 500 mg Fruit 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 General Nutrition Corporation (distributor), Pittsburgh, PA. All GNC products.

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