Chewable C Fruit Flavor 500 mg
by Source Naturals · tablet or pill · 250 tablets
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 0 21078 00463 9
- DSLD label 181520
- Serving 1 tablet
Chewable C Fruit Flavor 500 mg by Source Naturals lists 5 ingredients, 5 with an amount per serving of 1 tablet, such as 500 mg of vitamin C, 24 mg of citrus bioflavonoid complex, 20 mg of rutin and 5 mg of acerola cherry fruit extract, beside 3 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on September 21, 2018.
What is in Chewable C Fruit Flavor 500 mg?
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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 5 Calories | ||
| Total Carbohydrates | 2 g | 1% | 58% of 21,979 products listing carbohydrate give more (median 3 g). Per day at the most servings: 6 g. |
| Sugar | 1 g | 69% of 11,807 products listing sugar give more (median 2 g). Per day at the most servings: 3 g. | |
| Vitamin Cas Ascorbic Acid, Sodium AscorbateVitamin C (Form: as Sodium Ascorbate) (Alt. Name: Ascorbic Acid) | 500 mg | 833% | Higher than 81% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,500 mg. |
| Sodium | 50 mg | 2% | 51% of 14,514 products listing sodium give more (median 55 mg). Per day at the most servings: 150 mg. |
| Citrus Bioflavonoid Complex | 24 mg | 80% of 2,343 products listing flavonoid give more (median 50 mg). Per day at the most servings: 72 mg. | |
| Rutin | 20 mg | 62% of 1,232 products listing rutin give more (median 25 mg). Per day at the most servings: 60 mg. | |
| Acerola Cherry fruit extract | 5 mg | 84% of 436 products listing acerola give more (median 60 mg). Per day at the most servings: 15 mg. | |
| Rose Hips | 2 mg | 96% of 195 products listing rose (unspecified) give more (median 30 mg). Per day at the most servings: 6 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 181520 (entered September 21, 2018), 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).
- 96% of the 195 products that print an amount of rose (unspecified) list more than its 2 mg of rose hips (filed by NIH under rose (unspecified)) (median 30 mg).
The NIH database records 1 to 3 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?
2 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Chewable C Fruit Flavor 120 mgSource Naturals same ingredients
- Chewable Acerola Berry FlavorCountry Life same ingredients
- Chewable C 500 mg Raspberry-CherryVitaCeutical Labs 7 shared, 92% alike
- Raspberry-Cherry Chewable Vitamin C 500 mgVSN Vital Strength Nutrition · off the market 7 shared, 92% alike
- Raspberry-Cherry Chewable Vitamin C 500 mgVitamer Laboratories 7 shared, 92% alike
- Chewable Vitamin C 500 mg Raspberry-CherryWoodstock Vitamins 7 shared, 92% 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
- Suggested use: 1 tablet up to three times daily. These pleasant-tasting, fruit-flavored tablets may be chewed or allowed to dissolve in the mouth.
- Warnings
- Contains wheat and soy.
- Note: If you are pregnant, may become pregnant, or breastfeeding, consult your health care professional before using this product.
- Do not use if either tamper-evident seal is broken or missing.
- Keep out of the reach of children.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 181520.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Fructose, Sorbitol, Microcrystalline Cellulose, natural Tropical flavor, Hydroxypropyl Cellulose, Honey flavor, Stearic Acid, natural Orange flavor, Magnesium Stearate, natural Cherry flavor.
How many labels does Chewable C Fruit Flavor 500 mg have?
2 labels are on file under this name since September 21, 2018: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 181520 (current) Entered September 21, 2018 · on the market · 250 tablets · UPC 0 21078 00463 9
- Label 181517 Entered September 21, 2018 · on the market · 100 tablets · UPC 0 21078 00462 2
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Source Naturals, Inc. (distributor), Santa Cruz, CA. All Source Naturals products.