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Chewable C-500 Natural Orange Juice Flavor

by NOW · tablet or pill · 100 tablets

  • Off the market since February 2024 (NIH)
  • UPC 7 33739 00630 1
  • DSLD label 244628
  • Serving 1 chewable tablet

Chewable C-500 Natural Orange Juice Flavor by NOW lists 4 ingredients, 4 with an amount per serving of 1 chewable tablet, such as 500 mg of vitamin C, 5 mg of acerola powder and 5 mg of citrus bioflavonoid complex, beside 4 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on February 25, 2021.

What is in Chewable C-500 Natural Orange Juice Flavor?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 chewable 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 Natural Orange Juice Flavor: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 244628, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories5 Calories
Total Carbohydrates1 g1%Carbohydrate in Chewable C-500 Natural Orange Juice Flavor against 21,979 products1 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 6 g, the median 3 g.1 g

74% of 21,979 products listing carbohydrate give more (median 3 g). Per day at the most servings: 2 g.

Total Sugars1 gSugar in Chewable C-500 Natural Orange Juice Flavor against 11,807 products1 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 4 g, the median 2 g.1 g

69% of 11,807 products listing sugar give more (median 2 g). Per day at the most servings: 2 g.

Added Sugars1 g2%
Sugar Alcoholsas Sorbitol, XylitolSugar Alcohols (Form: Sorbitol, & Xylitol)less than 1 g
Vitamin Cas Ascorbic Acid, Sodium AscorbateVitamin C (Form: from Sodium Ascorbate) (Alt. Name: Ascorbic Acid)500 mg556%Vitamin C in Chewable C-500 Natural Orange Juice Flavor 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). Per day at the most servings: 1,000 mg.

Sodium40 mg2%Sodium in Chewable C-500 Natural Orange Juice Flavor against 14,514 products40 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 15 mg to 142 mg, the median 55 mg.40 mg

56% of 14,514 products listing sodium give more (median 55 mg). Per day at the most servings: 80 mg.

Acerola powder5 mgAcerola in Chewable C-500 Natural Orange Juice Flavor against 436 products5 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 14.5 mg to 300 mg, the median 60 mg.5 mg

84% of 436 products listing acerola give more (median 60 mg). Per day at the most servings: 10 mg.

Citrus Bioflavonoid Complex5 mgFlavonoid in Chewable C-500 Natural Orange Juice Flavor 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). Per day at the most servings: 10 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 244628 (entered February 25, 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:

  • 84% of the 436 products that print an amount of acerola list more than its 5 mg of acerola (median 60 mg).
  • 95% of the 2,343 products that print an amount of flavonoid list more than its 5 mg of citrus bioflavonoid complex (filed by NIH under flavonoid) (median 50 mg).

The NIH database records 1 to 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?

4 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: Chew 1 tablet 1 to 2 times daily.
Warnings
Not manufactured with wheat, gluten, soy, milk, egg, fish, shellfish or tree nut ingredients. Produced in a GMP facility that processes other ingredients containing these allergens.
Caution: Consult physician if pregnant/nursing, taking medication, or have a medical condition.
Keep out of reach of children.
Contains Xylitol, which is harmful to pets.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Not manufactured with wheat, gluten, soy, milk, egg, fish, shellfish or tree nut ingredients.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place after opening.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 244628.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Sugar, Turbinado, Sugar, Sorbitol, Hydroxypropyl Cellulose, Xylitol, natural Orange fruit juice powder, Stearic Acid, Natural Flavors, organic Stevia leaf extract, Magnesium Stearate, Silicon Dioxide.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Triangle K (Kosher); GMP Quality Assured.

How many labels does Chewable C-500 Natural Orange Juice Flavor have?

8 labels are on file under this name since December 21, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 244628 (current) Entered February 25, 2021 · off the market February 12, 2024 · 100 tablets · UPC 7 33739 00630 1
  2. Label 77510 Entered December 22, 2017 · off the market August 14, 2023 · 100 tablets · UPC 7 33739 00630 1
  3. Label 69523 Entered January 25, 2017 · off the market May 9, 2017 · 100 tablets · UPC 7 33739 00630 1
  4. Label 49865 Entered August 25, 2015 · off the market July 18, 2016 · 100 tablets · UPC 7 33739 00630 1
  5. Label 45735 Entered May 22, 2015 · off the market July 21, 2015 · 100 tablets · UPC 7 33739 00630 1
  6. Label 41374 Entered January 23, 2015 · off the market April 24, 2015 · 100 tablets · UPC 7 33739 00630 1
  7. Label 36322 Entered August 26, 2014 · off the market January 8, 2015 · 100 tablets · UPC 7 33739 00630 1
  8. Label 14372 Entered December 21, 2012 · off the market May 1, 2014 · 100 tablets · UPC 7 33739 00630 1

DSLD also links this label to: Chewable C-500 Natural Cherry-Berry Flavor (flavor difference), Chewable C-500 Natural Cherry-Berry Flavor (flavor difference), Chewable C-500 Natural Cherry-Berry Flavor (flavor difference), Chewable C-500 Natural Cherry-Berry Flavor (flavor difference), Chewable C-500 Natural Cherry-Berry Flavor (flavor difference), Chewable C-500 Natural Cherry-Berry Flavor (flavor difference), Chewable C-500 Natural Cherry-Berry Flavor (flavor difference), Chewable C-500 Natural Cherry-Berry 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 NOW Foods (manufacturer), Bloomingdale, IL. All NOW products.

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